Kopp's Frozen Custard

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company_name = Kopp's Frozen Custard
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company_type = Private
foundation = 1950 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
location = 18880 W Bluemound Rd.
Brookfield, WI 53045-6079
United States
industry = Restaurant
key_people = Elsa Kopp, founder (deceased)
Karl Kopp (son), owner of Greenfield and Glendale stands
Dick McGuire, owner of Brookfield stand
area_served = Milwaukee metropolitan area
industry = fast casual restaurant
products = frozen custard, jumbo burgers
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homepage = [http://www.kopps.com www.kopps.com]
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Kopp's Frozen Custard is a restaurant chain located in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. It specializes in frozen custard and large "jumbo" hamburgers. Founded by Elsa Kopp in 1950, the restaurants continue to be heralded by local publications for their quality food. [ [http://www2.jsonline.com/onwisconsin/dining/best/custard.asp Kopp's, Oscar's top our custard dream team] , "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"] They have locations in three Milwaukee suburbs.

Kopp's was the first custard stand to offer a special "flavor of the day" in addition to the more traditional chocolate and vanilla flavors.Fact|date=June 2007

History

Founding

Elsa Kopp opened the first Kopp's stand at 6005 W. Appleton Ave., Milwaukee, WI (now the site of Robert's Frozen Custard) in 1950. A German immigrant with no prior business experience, Kopp started the stand after her husband, Karl Kopp, developed Parkinson's disease.

Some support in starting the business came from Leon Schneider, a custard machine repairman (later the founder of Leon's Frozen Custard), whom Elsa Kopp had met while working at a bakery.

The Kopp's frozen custard stand rose in popularity quickly during the 1950's and was soon seen as a Milwaukee staple. [ [http://www.shepherd-express.com/7_28_05/noize_eatdrink.htm Custard Cool-Off] , "Shepherd Express"]

Flavor of the Day

By 1960 the Kopp's stand had become a great success. It was then that Elsa started further "tweaking" her frozen custard recipes. Initially it was the chocolate and vanilla (tampering with the traditional vanilla was often regarded as "heresy" to the early frozen custard community.) Next came a revolution in the industry as Kopp's began offering special, new flavor concoctions referred to as the "flavor of the day". [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_20030610/ai_n10872231 A peaches 'n' cream career] , "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"]

References

External links

* [http://www.kopps.com Official Website]