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Media Contact: Janay Boucan
Email: info@doublescoopicecream.com
Website: www.doublescoopicecream.com
Double Scoop Ice Cream Atlanta Grand Opening!
ATLANTA, GA May 1, 2024 – Double Scoop Ice Cream is excited to announce that the Atlanta location will have a Grand Opening with Mayor Andre Dickens on Friday, May 24th at 2pm. They are giving out free kid’s cups of ice cream while supplies last! Double Scoop Ice Cream Atlanta located at 3455 MLK Jr. Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30331, (a block away from Cascade Skating Rink) has a drive-thru, walk-up window, and delivery services via UberEats. They are open daily between 2pm-8pm, are cashless, and accept all major debit/credit cards and Apple/Google Pay.
Janay Boucan, 34, and Evonne Bazemore, 31 are biological sisters and the co-founders of Double Scoop Ice Cream, a Black-owned brick-and-mortar ice cream shop headquartered in Stonecrest, Georgia. Janay and Evonne worked at this same location as teenagers and purchased the building in August 2019. They purchased their second location in Atlanta, received approval from the City of Atlanta to rezone the property, and are now open for business!
Janay and Evonne went from employees to owners— served as “scoopers” at this same location as teenagers and then purchased the building. They were known for making the best sundaes with a smile and for having exceptional customer service. Janay, who is also a realtor, saw the commercial property for sale and inquired about the property. Janay spoke with Evonne about the opportunity and they both agreed that it would be amazing to bring back delicious ice cream products and exceptional customer service to their hometown.
Janay and Evonne always said, “One day, we will own and operate our own ice cream shop!” They had no idea that it would be the same ice cream shop that they worked for when they were teenagers. They purchased the building from their previous supervisor and created Double Scoop Ice Cream. After posting their purchase of the property on social media outlets, such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, friends, family, and complete strangers, wanted to support their business. They supported their business by donating money to provide 1,000 free kid’s sundaes, and they exceeded their goal! Double Scoop Ice Cream provided 1,000 free kids sundaes on grand opening weekend! Their grand opening weekend was Saturday, October 12, 2019 and the City of Stonecrest proclaimed that February 14th (Valentine’s Day) is “Double Scoop Ice Cream Day!” They were also part of Georgia Power’s Black History Month Campaign!
They were recently featured on Launched & Legal with Dayna Thomas, Esq. on the Atlanta Small Business Network and shared their experience of owning and operating a brick-and-mortar ice cream shop. They were also featured on Redfin, a full-service real estate brokerage, and they shared how to create an ice cream bar in your home! They recently visited their high school, Miller Grove High School, and were interviewed by the students from MGTV News. They plan to partner with their Work Based Learning (WBL) Program so that they can hire more students. They were recently featured on WSBTV’s People 2 People Dr. King Special with Anchors Fred Blankenship and Berndt Peterson and they discussed how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would be proud of them for making their dreams of owning an ice cream shop come true. In July 2020, they were featured on Fox 5 Atlanta with reporter Portia Bruner and they discussed how they thrived during COVID-19! They were also featured on 11 Alive News and participated in the Trivia Friday segment about ice cream!
Janay Boucan and Evonne Bazemore’s goals are:
● To continue to raise funds by selling t-shirts for the #DoubleScoopScholarship, which we awarded to three high school seniors in Dekalb County
● To purchase a food/ice cream truck
● Expand our business by purchasing another standalone building in Atlanta, Georgia
About Double Scoop Ice Cream
Double Scoop Ice Cream is a Black-owned brick-and-mortar ice cream shop operated by two sisters, Janay Boucan and Evonne Bazemore. They used to work at this same location when they were teenagers and now they own it! Their motto is, “It’s what you deserve!” because you deserve exceptional customer service and a double scoop of ice cream! They have a wide variety of specialty dessert products, such as ice cream, sundaes, Italian ice, and more! They have over 35 flavors of ice cream and love sharing them on all social media platforms.
Thank you!
Double Scoop Owners, Janay Boucan and Evonne Bazemore