Izzy's Ice Cream

by Izzy's

2000 – 2022 GONE FOREVER

Gone. Both shops closed in 2020, and in November 2022 the company stopped production, pulled its pints from stores and donated the last of its stock. The Izzy's trademark was cancelled in 2024, and the original St. Paul shop is now a different ice cream business.

Last verified Nov 3, 2026

A St. Paul scoop shop that opened in 2000 and grew into pints in about 80 grocery stores and the ice cream of the Minnesota Twins. The pandemic emptied its shops in 2020, and the company itself melted away two years later.

🧾 One more thingThe house signature was the "Izzy scoop," a small extra ball of a second flavor perched on top of a regular cone or dish. The owners also said theirs was the first solar-powered ice cream shop in the country, by their own calculations.

Filed under: Frozen & Dairy · the ’00s & later

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📅 Timeline

2000Izzy's opened its first shop on Marshall Avenue in St. Paul's Merriam Park neighborhood in July.
2008The owners described the shop as the first solar-powered ice cream shop in the US, by their own calculations.
2019Izzy's was the Minnesota Twins' ice cream supplier and sold pints in about 80 grocery stores.
2020The original St. Paul shop closed in April and the Minneapolis shop on August 31, as pandemic sales collapsed.
2022In November, the company stopped production, pulled its pints from stores and donated its remaining stock.
2024The IZZY'S ICE CREAM trademark registration was cancelled in February.

❓ People also ask

What was an Izzy scoop?

A small extra scoop, about three-quarters of an ounce, of a second flavor set on top of a regular cone or dish.

Why did Izzy's Ice Cream close?

The company could not recover from pandemic changes. Its shops closed in 2020, and in November 2022 it ended its grocery business too.

Can you still buy Izzy's ice cream?

No. The pints left stores in 2022 and the trademark was cancelled in 2024. The former St. Paul shop now houses a different ice cream business.

🧾 Sources

WCCO, Izzy's Ice Cream closes down their business (2022)
Star Tribune, Izzy's Ice Cream closes, unable to recover from pandemic changes (2022)
Star Tribune, Izzy's Ice Cream closes original shop in St. Paul after 20-year run (2020)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce CO—, Izzy's Ice Cream: Jeff Sommers (2019)
KQED Bay Area Bites, Izzy's Ice Cream: A Minnesota fairy tale (2008)
USPTO, Trademark status: IZZY'S ICE CREAM (serial 76199588) (2024)

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