Snelgrove Ice Cream was a family-owned company in Salt Lake City 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 company, which owned the former Snelgrove ice cream factory.
Snelgrove ice cream parlors were located in various locations in the Salt Lake area and in other Utah 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 art deco. The store's look was enhanced with a 40-foot-wide sign (12 m) from the early 1960s, with the name Snelgrove in large looping cursive neon letters, and a spinning giant double cone. 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. On February 19, 2008, Dreyer ice cream announced it would no longer make the Snelgrove brand.
Recently the Store was reopened under the Snelgroves name with some edits to the original recipes. The store was opened under a new owner; Lyndsey Cotter a descendant of the original owners of Snelgrove Ice Cream.
References
- "Cone sign Won't Melt", article by Kersten Swinyard in Deseret News from Friday, April 15, 2005, Retrieved on June 18, 2009
- "Snelgrove ice cream melts away", article by Brianna Lange in "Salt Lake Tribune" on February 23, 2008, Retrieved on March 1, 2008
- "Dreyer's Ice Cream to shelve Snelgrove brand", article by Ace Stryker, Associated Press Writer on February 19, 2008, Retrieved on March 1, 2008