Cauldron Ice Cream Explained

Cauldron Ice Cream
Type:Private
Industry:Dessert
Founded:May 2015
Founder:Terence Lioe
Desiree Le
Num Locations:6 (2024)
Area Served:California
Texas

Cauldron Ice Cream is an American chain of ice cream parlors serving California and Texas. Founded in 2015, it is known for making its ice cream using liquid nitrogen to create its ice cream.

History

The chain was founded in May 2015, in Santa Ana, California, by the couple Terence Lioe and Desiree Le.[1] Lioe had bought an ice cream machine for $16,000 in 2014, and wanted to open an ice cream shop with Le. They wanted to bring some flavors they had tasted in Singapore to the shop and experimented with the machine for six months.[2] [3] Its style of serving its ice cream, in egg waffles, started a trend amongst other, sometimes international, ice cream parlors.[4] [5] In 2017, it began franchising stores in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1] [6] It also started opening locations in Toronto in 2018, its first outside California.[7] Locations in San Diego and Dallas were also conceived in that year.[8] [9] [10] The Toronto parlor closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

Menu

Cauldron Ice Cream offers eight flavors of small-batch ice cream, which are rotated monthly.[12] It also sells lattes, boba, and Middle Earth, a blend of boba, cream, and coffee. The ice cream is made using liquid nitrogen, speeding up the freezing process and creating a unique texture.[13] The ice cream can be served as a rose instead of the typical scoop. It is also enveloped in an egg waffle, which the chain is also known for.[14] The debut of this addition started a trend that carried over to many other dessert vendors, including ones in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.[5] [15]

Locations

As of 2024, Cauldron Ice Cream has six locations in California and Texas, with three in each state. In California, the chain has locations in Fremont, San Jose, and Santa Ana. Texas has parlors in Carrollton, Dallas, and Frisco.[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017-12-25 . Cauldron Ice Cream Signs Multi-Unit Franchise Deal In Northern California . 2024-08-08 . Food & Beverage Magazine . en . August 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240808053441/https://www.fb101.com/cauldron-ice-cream-signs-multi-unit-franchise-deal-northern-california/ . live .
  2. Web site: Luna . Nancy . 2019-03-06 . Breakout Brands: Cauldron Ice Cream . 2024-08-08 . . en . March 7, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190307210809/https://www.nrn.com/emerging-chains/breakout-brands-cauldron-ice-cream . live .
  3. Web site: Mills . Michelle . 2018-09-02 . This is a puffle cone, and it’s the latest ice cream trend . 2024-08-08 . . en-US . August 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240808053435/https://www.ocregister.com/2018/09/02/this-is-a-puffle-cone-and-heres-why-its-the-latest-ice-cream-trend/ . live .
  4. Web site: Krystal . Becky . 2023-05-24 . This trendy ice cream cone looks like bubble wrap and tastes like a waffle . 2024-08-08 . . en-US . December 31, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191231181838/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/this-trendy-ice-cream-cone-looks-like-bubble-wrap-and-tastes-like-a-waffle/2017/04/04/a5c14b78-0a87-11e7-b77c-0047d15a24e0_story.html . live .
  5. Web site: Jung . Helin . 2015-08-11 . 5 Reasons You Must Have a Puffle Cone With Your Ice Cream Right Now . 2024-08-08 . . en-US . August 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240808053445/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/food-cocktails/news/a44704/puffle-cones-are-so-cute/ . live .
  6. Web site: Yadegaran . Jessica . 2017-12-27 . O.C.’s Cauldron Ice Cream and its “puffle” coming to San Jose in 2018 . 2024-08-08 . . en-US . March 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210310014056/https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/12/27/o-c-s-cauldron-ice-cream-and-its-puffle-coming-to-san-jose-in-2018/ . live .
  7. Web site: Sabharwal . Kavita . 2018-01-04 . Cauldron Ice Cream goes international with multi-unit franchise deal in Canada . 2024-08-08 . Restobiz . en-CA . April 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240415153223/https://www.restobiz.ca/cauldron-ice-cream-goes-international-multi-unit-franchise-deal-canada/ . live .
  8. Web site: Satariano . Jenna . 2018-03-06 . Cauldron Ice Cream Set to Open First San Diego Shop in April . 2024-08-08 . Restaurant News . en-US . July 7, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180707060818/http://www.restaurantnews.com/cauldron-ice-cream-set-to-open-first-san-diego-shop-in-april-030618/ . live .
  9. Web site: Hostetter . Alaena . 2018-04-04 . Nitrogen-Frozen Ice Cream Shop Will Blanket Dallas With Creamy Frozen Treats . 2024-08-08 . . en . September 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230926100121/https://dallas.eater.com/2018/4/4/17193728/cauldron-ice-cream-opening-six-dallas-locations . live .
  10. Web site: 2018-06-08 . Cauldron, home to the viral ‘puffle cone’ ice cream, opens first San Diego shop . 2024-08-08 . . en-US . August 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240808053435/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2018/06/08/cauldron-home-to-the-viral-puffle-cone-ice-cream-opens-first-san-diego-shop-2/ . live .
  11. Web site: Robertson . Becky . 2020-02-29 . Toronto's only Cauldron Ice Cream location has permanently closed . 2024-08-08 . blogTO . en . February 21, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240221182605/https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2020/06/torontos-only-cauldron-ice-cream-permanently-closed/ . live .
  12. Web site: Harrison . Olivia . 2016-09-15 . These Ice Cream Bouquets Are The Only Things We Want For Valentine's Day . 2024-08-08 . . en . December 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208101643/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2017/01/138188/ice-cream-roses-cauldron-ice-cream . live .
  13. Web site: Pershan . Caleb . 2017-12-21 . Cauldron Plots Five Bay Area Locations for Bubble Waffle Ice Cream . 2024-08-08 . . en . March 4, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240304122231/https://sf.eater.com/2017/12/21/16806538/cauldron-bubble-waffle-ice-creamsocal-opening-northern-california . live .
  14. Web site: Madigan . Ada . 2015-08-21 . We Try the Now-Famous Cauldron's Puffle Cone . 2024-08-08 . . en . August 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240808053435/https://orangecoast.com/ocdining/stuff-love-cauldrons-puffle-cone . live .
  15. Web site: Sivasubramanian . Shami . 2016-10-21 . Presenting puffle cones, our new ice cream cone crush . 2024-08-08 . . en . August 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240808053436/https://www.sbs.com.au/food/article/presenting-puffle-cones-our-new-ice-cream-cone-crush/xvlgfb3xd . live .
  16. Web site: Official website . 2024-08-07 . August 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240808053441/https://cauldronicecream.com/ . live .

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