Local ice cream parlor re-opens under new management

A downtown Milledgeville’s sweet spot has reopened it’s doors after a brief absence earlier this year.
The newly named store, Scoops Too, is now under the ownership of Amy Jones, local owner of Bruster’s Real Ice Cream. Jones recognized that the space offered features that would be beneficial to her business and decided to lease the building from the previous owners Josh and Cessalie Nichols.
“We know the people that own the building, they were friends of ours. They know we own the Bruster’s and we just got to chatting about it,” said Jones. “We like that it has some inside seating, we don’t have that at Bruster’s, and also we like the party room, that’s a plus that we don’t have at Bruster’s.”
Since the business has reopened there have been a few changes and additions to the preexisting product line of the old Scoops. Scoops Too will still sell many of the same variety of candies and chocolates sold previously. However, instead of selling Scoops ice cream, Jones has brought in Bruster’s Real Ice Cream homemade ice cream. Some other new yummy additions to the store are homemade baked goods, cakes and homemade fudge made by a local couple.
Jones feels that her business will do well in the economy due to the affordable prices of her inventory.
“We’re trying to keep prices at a more affordable price considering the economy. We want people to be able to afford to come on a regular basis, not a once in a while special treat,” said Jones.
In the near future Scoops Too will also be hosting birthday parties for children in their party room and will also be offering the Bobcat Card for students.
Belinda Washlesky, executive director of Milledgeville Main Street, is very delighted that Scoops Too has joined the downtown community. She visited the establishment earlier this month and was very pleased with the customer service and product line they offer.
“When I was in Scoops, I noticed that it was sparkly clean and had tons of good-looking merchandise,” Washlesky said. “While trying to decide which flavor ice cream I wanted, Amy suggested that I try their new seasonal flavors ‘Pumpkin Pecan’ and/or ‘Apple Crisp.’ Oh my goodness, I had the Pumpkin Pecan and it was to die for.”
John Motes, a junior general business major, recently visited Scoops Too and already has great things to say about his experience.
“The ladies that own it were there and were very nice. The ice cream was awesome along with the service,” Motes said. “Same exotic colors with new and improved people and ice cream.”
The store is open for business and will continually add more and more sweet treats. Jones expressed that she is very excited and enthusiastic about the success of her business.
“We are really excited, we’ve had a lot of college students in and you know we need the support of the college to help make it a go, I mean we need a lot of business to be able to stay here and provide this space. It’s a fun environment and I hope it goes well so that we can be successful,” Jones said.

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