There is a sense of excitement in the air! We are excited because we miss the synergy and excitement that comes with a warm summer night ice cream run. We miss making eye contact with our patrons. We miss seeing smiles. We love the visualization of our product in the dip cabinets and our customers […]
Phase 5 couldn’t have come soon enough. After much discussion, we have decided to open the doors and welcome our patrons back into the store. We miss the synergy and excitement that comes with a warm summer night family ice cream runs, first dates, and post-baseball game meet-ups. We miss making eye contact with our […]
So much of 2020 was heart wrenching and tough. The daily reminders of those we lost, those infected, and positivity percentages. The cataclysmic shift in how we live our lives, is hard to wrap our heads around. But now, the latest statistic being shared daily is the number of vaccines being administered a day. It gives […]
Capannari Ice Cream has been preparing to re-open the retail shop to make it CDC compliant. Our focus is to ensure both our customers and our staff are safe, prepared, and ready to make the necessary adjustments. With some small changes, we are ready to go! I was able to sit in the gazebo this […]
Here we go again! I CANNOT believe we are in our 20th season. It can’t be true! I love my job as much as I did the day it all began. June 30, 2001, was the day it all started. We had 12 kids on staff, ice cream in dip cabinets and a WHOLE LOTTA […]
It’s that time of year. We have spent the winter months picking out our summer Mooovies, listening to bands for Concerts in the Park, and ordering our flags for I-Pledge. We are so fortunate to have fellow merchants understand the importance of our events. Their monetary support helps us pay for copyrights, band fees, and […]
Am I the only one in the Midwest that thinks the winter has flown by? We were just doing our close out pint sale, right? Every season, I envision myself closing shop and heading somewhere warm. NEVER happens! As soon as we close, we take a one week break to breathe in and then we […]
Capannari Ice Cream is excited to be partnering with Goldbelly. Our previous partner, Foody Direct was bought out by Goldbelly and Goldbelly has graciously taken us in. We are so happy because, for our customer, NOTHING but the name has changed. You can still get CHICAGO’S BEST Ice Cream delivered all over the country. For […]
Owner Katie Dolan-Dix sits down with Joe Collier of the MPEI Podcast to talk about starting a company, growing a company, and the best part of Capannari’s (hint: it’s not the free supply of ice cream). Take a listen here!
Mark your Calendars! We’ve just finished planning all the wonderful events we host every summer including: Coolest School Promotion (featuring 13 area schools) 8 Concerts-in-the-Park 3 Mooovie Nights 5 “I Pledge” dates in July All this in anticipation for yet another great year of “Gathering ‘Round” at Capannari Ice Cream. First Up – Easter Egg […]