It was all a dream.
We started Creamy Boys with a mission to bring one of the best things about New Zealand to the United States. We’re talking about Real Fruit Ice Cream, a highlight of our childhood in Hawke’s Bay, especially on our lunch breaks from work on the orchard.
It’s a simple recipe made with real ingredients, which creates a creamy, refreshing and delicious soft-serve ice cream. My (Duncan) Dad is an apple orchardist and mum grew up on a strawberry farm in Scotland, so this is a product close to my heart!
In 2020, I started with an ice cream truck, bought in Arkansas on Facebook marketplace. I towed it home, spent 9 months building it, and began making ice cream in Venice Beach. Soon Creamy Boys joined the Mar Vista Farmers market and was working events around Los Angeles such as Smorgasburg.
In 2021 we had a successful pop up at Goat Hill in Manhattan Beach. In 2022, we secured a long-term lease and built out our first permanent store at 1136 Hermosa Ave, Hermosa Beach. We couldn’t be happier about the location!
We’re stoked with the journey so far and excited for what’s ahead. Our mantra is “honor the product, serve the people, and invent the rest” — and the last piece is about the crazy events, merch, action sports we’re done with Creamy Boys, and seeing where this ice cream journey will take us next. Cream on!