Caffè Classico Foods started in 1976 as a single, family-owned store called Gelato's. Located in an out-of-the-way San Francisco neighborhood, word quickly got out about the shop's homemade Italian-style ice cream, and long lines stretched out the door and down the street. After opening two more stores, demand outstripped supply and the company opened its first factory in 1980.
The popularity of our gelato (the Italian word for ice cream) continued to grow, and the Italian-style gelatorias, since renamed Gelato Classico, began to pop up all over the country. Time magazine, in a cover story article called Gelato Classico® “ the absolute best ice cream in the universe without argument.” In the wake of this success, Baskin-Robbins acquired Caffè Classico Foods in 1991. |
