About Us
Bassetts Ice Cream is Rich in History, but Richer in Flavor!
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Bassetts Ice Cream is not only delicious, it has a long and proud history as well. America’s oldest ice cream brand is a family-owned and operated business that has been making high-quality ice cream with a luxuriously silky mouthfeel since 1861. That's over 160 years of experience and tradition in every scoop. Bassetts Ice Cream has a unique recipe, which has been handed down from generation to generation, that creates an ice cream eating experience like no other.
How could Bassetts Ice Cream out last all other ice cream brands? Try a scoop of Bassetts Ice Cream today and taste the difference. Read more
Family Owned Since 1861
Meet the Family
Behind Bassetts Ice Cream
Michael Strange is the CEO of Bassetts Ice Cream and the great-great grandson of the company's founder, Lewis Dubois Bassett. Read more
Alex Strange - Growing up in Minnesota did not stop this member of the Bassett family's sixth generation from getting involved in the family's ice cream business... Read more
Eric Bassett is a member of the Bassett family's sixth generation involved in the daily operations of the company and is responsible for Bassetts Catering...Read more
International
Bassetts Ice Cream
In May 2008, the first order of Bassetts Ice Cream was sent by container ship to Beijing, China. Mr. Sun Gongyun (James Sun) established the Beijing Sino-American Food Company in order to introduce Bassetts "World Famous" Ice Cream Read more
In June of 2017, the first Bassetts Ice Cream store in South Korea was unveiled! Bassetts teamed up with Mia Yoon, owner of the Beigel Caffe chain, and her brother Steven Yoon Read more
In 2020, a partner in Taiwan begins importing Bassetts Ice Cream. Hi Lai Harbour Restaurants announces that they will be the first in Taiwan to offer Bassetts Ice Cream. Read more
Our Global Presence