19/10/2023
๐ฆ Discover the Lappert's Super Premium Ice Cream - Downtown Redlands, CA Legacy! ๐บ
Walter Lappert, an Austrian-born American entrepreneur, fulfilled his dream of crafting exceptional ice cream in the heart of Kauai. ๐๏ธ๐จ With 125 ultra-premium flavors inspired by the Hawaiian spirit and high-quality local ingredients, Lappert's Aloha Ice Cream was born on December 21, 1983.
Walter's friendly smile, flat cap, white beard, and floral shirt became iconic, now immortalized in our logo. ๐งข๐ธ
In 1984, his son Michael expanded the joy to Sausalito, and today, we have two independent companies: Lappert's Hawaii and Lappert's Ice Cream on the US mainland. ๐๐ฆ
Now, introducing Lappert's Ice Cream of Redlands, California! ๐ Owned by a local resident, Joe Genua, it's one of the few stores allowed to carry the Lappert's name. ๐จ๐
Join us in savoring the legendary taste of Lappert's award-winning ultra-premium ice cream. ๐ฆโค๏ธ
Walter Lappert was an Austrian-born American entrepreneur who owned a crepe shop in San Francisco. At 61, Walter and his wife Mary retired to the Hawaiian island of Kauai. There, Walter decided to fulfill a lifelong dream of opening an ice cream store and making his own ice cream using treasured family recipes from Europe. Walter created an impressive menu of 125
ultra-premium ice cream flavors using high-quality local Hawaiian ingredients. On December 21,1983, Lappertโs Aloha Ice Cream was born in the historic town of Hanapepe in Kauai County, Hawaii.
Walter could always be found in his ice cream shop, chatting with tourists and locals alike. He became a local fixture and was best known for his friendly smile, flat cap, white beard, and floral shirt that are now immortalized into his companyโs logo.
In 1984, Walterโs son, Michael made it possible for folks on the mainland to enjoy his fatherโs ice cream with the opening of an ice cream shop in the idyllic seaside town of Sausalito, and a small plant across the San Francisco Bay in Richmond, CA. Michael, an avid traveler, expanded on his fatherโs Hawaiian inspired flavors to include exciting tropical flavors from around the world.
Today, two independent companies exist: Lappertโs Hawaii (in Hawaii) and Lappertโs Ice Cream (in the US mainland). They both continue in the great Walter Lappert tradition of making award-winning, handcrafted, ultra-premium ice cream using the highest quality, all natural ingredients with the same love and attention that Walter put in his ice cream back in 1983.
Why is Lappertโs Ice Cream of Redlands, California a special store? The opening of the Redlands, CA store is an example of one of the very few stores that is allowed to feature the Lappertโs Ice Cream name. The Lappertโs Redlands store is owned and operated by a local Redlands resident, Joe Genua. The entire Lappertโs team is excited to be apart of the growing and vibrant Redlands community. Now, residents of Redlands and the Inland Empire can enjoy one of the ice creamโs worldโs best kept secrets: the legendary taste of Lappertโs award winning ultra-premium ice cream.