Ample Hills is an American

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company. Founded by Brian Smith and Jackie Cuscuna as a pushcart in 2010, the company became known for its "playful" flavors and expanded into a chain prominent in New York City and with additional locations in Florida. Their first storefront, in

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, opened in 2011, selling out 130 gallons of ice cream in just 4 days. A Los Angeles location closed after 15 months. The company filed for bankruptcy in March 2020 prior to the

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due to

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es from its Red Hook factory. Schmitt Industries acquired Ample Hills from bankruptcy for $1 million. The founders signed a lease to open a new ice cream company and shop, the Social, in March 2021.

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