{"id":24,"date":"2025-07-20T00:14:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T00:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tsm.nmc.mybluehost.me\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2026-07-04T00:48:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T00:48:05","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24\" class=\"elementor elementor-24\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b558b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75b558b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0af43e elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrifty_vertical_timeline\" data-id=\"d0af43e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6 15l6-6 6 6\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ttw-carousel-button ttw-carousel-button-down\" data-ttw-carousel-action=\"next\" aria-label=\"Next timeline section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6 9l6 6 6-6\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ttw-item elementor-repeater-item-aa50289\" data-ttw-bg=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/old-store-front.webp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-stage\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-layer\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/old-store-front.webp');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-edge-fade\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ttw-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/old-store-front.webp\" alt=\"The Beginning\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-marker\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date\">1919<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date ttw-date-mobile\">1919<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ttw-title\">The Beginning<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-description\"><p>Brothers Harry and Robert Borun, along with Norman Levin, founded Borun Brothers as a Los Angeles drug wholesaler. This business laid the foundation for what would later become the Thrifty name.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ttw-item elementor-repeater-item-44b7a8d\" data-ttw-bg=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/thriftykey.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-stage\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-layer\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/thriftykey.jpg');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-edge-fade\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ttw-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/thriftykey.jpg\" alt=\"Thrifty Drug Store Opens\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-marker\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date\">1929<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date ttw-date-mobile\">1929<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ttw-title\">Thrifty Drug Store Opens<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-description\"><p>The Borun brothers opened their first retail stores under the name Thrifty Cut Rate Drug Store. The first location opened at 412 S. Broadway in downtown Los Angeles.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ttw-item elementor-repeater-item-51c8987\" data-ttw-bg=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/l8rdln-b78690997z.120100914153703000g9uptj45.2.webp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-stage\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-layer\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/l8rdln-b78690997z.120100914153703000g9uptj45.2.webp');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-edge-fade\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ttw-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/l8rdln-b78690997z.120100914153703000g9uptj45.2.webp\" alt=\"A Legend Is Born\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-marker\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date\">1940<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date ttw-date-mobile\">1940<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ttw-title\">A Legend Is Born<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-description\"><p>Harry and Robert Borun created Thrifty Ice Cream as an affordable in-store treat that brought customers into Thrifty Drug Stores and encouraged them to stay longer. That same year, Thrifty purchased an ice cream plant on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, giving the brand its own production home and helping establish the quality and consistency customers would come to love.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ttw-item elementor-repeater-item-b2d5b07\" data-ttw-bg=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/scoop-1.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-stage\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-layer\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/scoop-1.png');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-edge-fade\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ttw-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/scoop-1.png\" alt=\"The Iconic Scoop\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-marker\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date\">1940<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date ttw-date-mobile\">1940<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ttw-title\">The Iconic Scoop<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-description\"><p>Thrifty\u2019s iconic cylindrical scoop was introduced alongside Thrifty Ice Cream in 1940. Designed to make hard ice cream easier for employees to serve, the scooper created the clean, flat-topped shape that became one of the brand\u2019s most recognizable trademarks.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ttw-item elementor-repeater-item-b85634b\" data-ttw-bg=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/oldthriftypackaging.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-stage\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-layer\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/oldthriftypackaging.png');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-edge-fade\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ttw-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/oldthriftypackaging.png\" alt=\"Early Award Recognition\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-marker\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date\">1948\u20131952<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date ttw-date-mobile\">1948\u20131952<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ttw-title\">Early Award Recognition<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-description\"><p>Thrifty Ice Cream began earning gold medals at major California fairs, including the Los Angeles County Fair and California State Fair. These early wins helped establish the brand\u2019s reputation for quality, flavor, and consistency.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ttw-item elementor-repeater-item-4cec45c\" data-ttw-bg=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Malted-Krunch-Triple-with-badge.webp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-stage\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-layer\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Malted-Krunch-Triple-with-badge.webp');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-edge-fade\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ttw-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Malted-Krunch-Triple-with-badge.webp\" alt=\"Thirteen Years of Gold\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-marker\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date\">1961<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date ttw-date-mobile\">1961<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ttw-title\">Thirteen Years of Gold<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-description\"><p>By 1961, Thrifty Ice Cream had earned its thirteenth consecutive gold medal at both the Los Angeles County Fair and California State Fair, with judging based on flavor, texture, sanitation, color, body, and packaging.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ttw-item elementor-repeater-item-41e776a\" data-ttw-bg=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/oldthriftysignscoops.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-stage\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-layer\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/oldthriftysignscoops.jpg');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-edge-fade\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ttw-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/oldthriftysignscoops.jpg\" alt=\"A West Coast Favorite\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-marker\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date\">1970s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date ttw-date-mobile\">1970s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ttw-title\">A West Coast Favorite<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-description\"><p>By the 1970s, Thrifty Ice Cream had become a beloved part of Southern California culture. Its affordable scoops, classic flavors, and signature cylinder-shaped servings made it a neighborhood favorite.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ttw-item elementor-repeater-item-ddcab99\" data-ttw-bg=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/File03.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-stage\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-layer\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/File03.jpg');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-edge-fade\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ttw-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/File03.jpg\" alt=\"El Monte Factory Opens\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-marker\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date\">1976<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date ttw-date-mobile\">1976<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ttw-title\">El Monte Factory Opens<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-description\"><p>Thrifty opened its larger ice cream facility in El Monte, California, replacing the original Hollywood plant. The new factory was built to serve hundreds of Thrifty stores and support growing wholesale demand and is where the ice cream is made to this day.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ttw-item elementor-repeater-item-5a67982\" data-ttw-bg=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5-Stack-Cone.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-stage\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-layer\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5-Stack-Cone.png');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-edge-fade\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ttw-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5-Stack-Cone.png\" alt=\"Stacking the Awards\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-marker\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date\">1988<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date ttw-date-mobile\">1988<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ttw-title\">Stacking the Awards<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-description\"><p>Thrifty Ice Cream earned 24 gold medals at the Los Angeles County Fair, more than any other competitor that year. The achievement reinforced Thrifty\u2019s long-standing reputation for award-winning quality.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ttw-item elementor-repeater-item-71e65eb\" data-ttw-bg=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/riteaidthriftycounter.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-stage\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-layer\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/riteaidthriftycounter.jpg');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-edge-fade\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ttw-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/riteaidthriftycounter.jpg\" alt=\"Rite Aid Era Begins\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-marker\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date\">1996<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date ttw-date-mobile\">1996<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ttw-title\">Rite Aid Era Begins<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-description\"><p>Thrifty Drug Stores and Thrifty PayLess were acquired by Rite Aid. Rite Aid kept Thrifty Ice Cream counters in many West Coast stores, helping preserve the brand\u2019s loyal following.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ttw-item elementor-repeater-item-40c9c75\" data-ttw-bg=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4-Scround-Hero-scaled.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-stage\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-layer\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4-Scround-Hero-scaled.png');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-edge-fade\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ttw-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4-Scround-Hero-scaled.png\" alt=\"Classic Packaging Changes\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-marker\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date\">2008<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date ttw-date-mobile\">2008<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ttw-title\">Classic Packaging Changes<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-description\"><p>Thrifty phased out its traditional half-gallon brick-style cartons and moved toward newer packaged formats, while keeping the same recognizable flavors and scoop-shop experience.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ttw-item elementor-repeater-item-303dfcd\" data-ttw-bg=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20251211_153919-scaled.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-stage\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-layer\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20251211_153919-scaled.jpg');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-edge-fade\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ttw-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20251211_153919-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Factory Legacy Continues\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-marker\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date\">2010<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date ttw-date-mobile\">2010<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ttw-title\">Factory Legacy Continues<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-description\"><p>The El Monte factory continued producing ice cream for hundreds of Rite Aid stores and wholesale customers. Thrifty remained known for its flash-freeze process, real ingredients, and signature scoop style.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ttw-item elementor-repeater-item-1f56786\" data-ttw-bg=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thrifty_Ice_Cream_products_sold.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-stage\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-layer\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thrifty_Ice_Cream_products_sold.png');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-edge-fade\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ttw-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thrifty_Ice_Cream_products_sold.png\" alt=\"New Flavors and Pint Sizes\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-marker\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date\">2011<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date ttw-date-mobile\">2011<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ttw-title\">New Flavors and Pint Sizes<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-description\"><p>Thrifty expanded its product lineup with new flavors and smaller package sizes, including pint containers. The brand continued balancing nostalgia with new ways for customers to enjoy its ice cream.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ttw-item elementor-repeater-item-f597ad1\" data-ttw-bg=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_20260629_122239.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-stage\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-layer\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_20260629_122239.jpg');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-edge-fade\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ttw-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_20260629_122239.jpg\" alt=\"Thrifty Reaches Mexico\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-marker\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date\">2014<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date ttw-date-mobile\">2014<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ttw-title\">Thrifty Reaches Mexico<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-description\"><p>Licensed Thrifty scoop shops continued growing in Mexico, with ice cream produced at the El Monte plant. This helped extend the brand beyond Southern California while keeping production tied to its original roots.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ttw-item elementor-repeater-item-991b498\" data-ttw-bg=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/New_Scoop.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-stage\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-layer\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/New_Scoop.png');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-edge-fade\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ttw-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/New_Scoop.png\" alt=\"The Iconic Scoop Goes Public\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-marker\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date\">2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date ttw-date-mobile\">2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ttw-title\">The Iconic Scoop Goes Public<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-description\"><p>For the first time, Thrifty\u2019s signature cylindrical ice cream scoop became available to the public. The tool helped preserve one of the most recognizable parts of the Thrifty Ice Cream experience.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ttw-item elementor-repeater-item-da2ac2f\" data-ttw-bg=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cone-Boy-Group-Logo-scaled.webp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-stage\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-layer\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cone-Boy-Group-Logo-scaled.webp');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-edge-fade\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ttw-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cone-Boy-Group-Logo-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Award-Winning Flavor Continues\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-marker\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date\">2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date ttw-date-mobile\">2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ttw-title\">Award-Winning Flavor Continues<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-description\"><p>Thrifty\u2019s Chocolate Chip Ice Cream earned a gold medal at the Los Angeles International Dairy Competition, showing that the brand\u2019s award-winning quality continued into a new generation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ttw-item elementor-repeater-item-77beaea\" data-ttw-bg=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cone-Boy-Jail-Break.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-stage\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-layer\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cone-Boy-Jail-Break.png');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-edge-fade\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ttw-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cone-Boy-Jail-Break.png\" alt=\"New Independence\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-marker\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date\">2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date ttw-date-mobile\">2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ttw-title\">New Independence<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-description\"><p>For the first time in 85 years under new ownership, Thrifty Ice Cream is now an independent company, making ice cream the same way since 1940, and scooping memories from generation to generation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ttw-item elementor-repeater-item-8780d13\" data-ttw-bg=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thrifty_icecream_Logo_expanded_\u00ae-02.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-stage\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-item-bg-layer\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thrifty_icecream_Logo_expanded_\u00ae-02.png');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-bg-edge-fade\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ttw-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thriftyicecream.com\/staging\/9033\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thrifty_icecream_Logo_expanded_\u00ae-02.png\" alt=\"A New Chapter for Thrifty\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-marker\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date\">2025\u2013Present<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ttw-date ttw-date-mobile\">2025\u2013Present<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ttw-title\">A New Chapter for Thrifty<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttw-description\"><p>Thrifty Ice Cream began a new chapter focused on wider distribution, updated packaging, and more flavors. 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