Zippy's said the contract with
The arrangement will result in annual servings of at least 23,500 gallons (88,957 liters) of vanilla and 16,000 gallons (60,567 liters) of chocolate ice cream from Dave’s as dessert and in milk shakes, Zippy’s said.
The bankruptcy last month of national food and beverage firm
The 37-year-old company in
The ice cream is also sold in
Leong expressed gratitude for the support from Zippy’s.
“I’m just trying to keep my staff employed during the holidays, and as long as I have a few more local companies like Zippy’s to jump on board, my 20 employees will continue to have jobs,” Leong said in a statement. “I can’t thank Zippy’s enough for their help and association.”
The restaurant's parent company,
“Buying ice cream, or any other local product, from small local producers presents the risk of continuity of supply, but we urge other local companies to look at local producers, especially when the product is as high of a quality as Dave’s,” Yokota said in a statement.
"We believe that local companies need to support each other. It’s good for jobs, for the economy, and for our shared food security,” Yokota said.
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