OLLI 0218 - Purple Door Ice Cream
Course Description
Calling all ice cream lovers! Learn the ins and outs of ice cream making and small business ownership. Step through the science of small batch super-premium ice cream making and flavor creation with Lauren Schultz, the founder and co-owner of Purple Door Ice Cream who will share her story of starting and owning a small business in Milwaukee. Purple Door’s community initiative, Milk for Milwaukee, provides fresh milk to area homeless shelters and has donated over 30,000 gallons. Lauren has been awarded the 2014 Governor’s Trailblazer Award for Women in Business and the 2018 Milwaukee Business Journal’s Women of Influence Award for Entrepreneur. Purple Door has received the 2015 SBA Emerging Small Business Award and has been noted in lists of the Top 10 and 25 Ice Cream shops in America in multiple national publications.
Presenter(s)
Lauren Schultz
Lauren Schultz is the founder and co-owner of Purple Door Ice Cream. Purple Door produces super-premium, hand-crafted ice cream using local, fresh and natural ingredients as much as possible and sells product at their retail scoop shops and in area grocers and restaurants. Purple Door is committed to supporting local businesses and promoting social and environmental responsibility. Purple Door’s community initiative, Milk for Milwaukee, provides fresh milk to area homeless shelters and has donated over 30,000 gallons of milk. Lauren has been awarded the 2014 Governor’s Trailblazer Award for Women in Business and the 2018 Milwaukee Business Journal’s Women of Influence Award for Entrepreneur. Purple Door has received accolades of the 2015 SBA Emerging Small Business Award and noted in lists of the Top 10 and 25 Ice Cream shops in America in multiple national publications.