Snelgrove Ice Cream was a family-owned company in

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founded in 1929 by Charles Rich Snelgrove (1887-1976), and later managed by his eldest son C. Laird Snelgrove. The operation remained family-owned until about 1990. The name brand is now owned by the

Dreyer's Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. ("Dreyer's"), is an American ice cream company, founded in 1928 in Oakland, California, where its present-day headquarters office remains. The company's two signature brands, ''Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream'' and ''Edy's ...

company, which owned the former Snelgrove ice cream factory. Snelgrove

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s were located in various locations in the Salt Lake area and in other

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communities. The largest of these was the flagship store located at 850 East 2100 South, in the Sugar House neighborhood of Salt Lake City, but it was torn down to make way for other developments in March 2021. The decor and architecture of the store was

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. The store's look was enhanced with a from the early 1960s, with the name ''Snelgrove'' in large looping cursive neon letters, and a spinning giant double

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. The factory producing Snelgrove Ice Cream is located directly behind this store. The next oldest location was the Snelgrove store on East South Temple in downtown Salt Lake City. Because Snelgrove ice cream was a sentimental favorite in Utah, Dreyer's continued to make and distribute Snelgrove brand ice cream, using some of the original Snelgrove flavors like Canadian Vanilla and Burnt Almond Fudge. Snelgrove Ice Cream was sold in Utah, New Mexico, Idaho, Montana, and Colorado."Cone sign Won't Melt"
article by Kersten Swinyard in ''Deseret News'' from Friday, April 15, 2005, Retrieved on June 18, 2009 On February 19, 2008, Dreyer ice cream announced it would no longer make the Snelgrove brand."Snelgrove ice cream melts away"
article by Brianna Lange in "Salt Lake Tribune" on February 23, 2008, Retrieved on March 1, 2008
article by Ace Stryker, Associated Press Writer on February 19, 2008, Retrieved on March 1, 2008

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