All About Us
For 22 years, it has been all about ice cream at the corner of Olive and D in Porterville. Over the years, the parent company of Baskin Robbins, British conglomerate Allied Domecq PLC, the world's third-largest distiller (Ballantine scotch, Kahlua liqueur, Canadian Club whiskey, Courvoisier cognac, and Beefeater gin) has been acquiring (TOGOs, Dunkin' Donuts) and diversifying (gas stations, convenience stores, combo stores) and getting further away from ice cream. So, when Allied Domecq informed us, John and Debbie Lopez, local Baskin-Robbins franchisees for almost 17 years, that our franchise agreement would not be renewed, we decided we wanted to continue to keep it all about ice cream at the corner of Olive and D. To this end, we are proud to announce our new name, All About Ice Cream, continuing at 40 W. Olive in Porterville, featuring premium and super –premium ice cream made by McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams in Santa Barbara. We will continue with the service and superior products you have come to expect, from our delicious ice cream pies and cakes, to the increasingly popular non-fat real fruit smoothies (now made with 100% fruit juice!) and blended iced cappuccino drinks. On the traditional side, we will continue to feature sundaes, banana splits, malts, and old-fashioned ice cream sodas.
In the months to come, we may add additional items to compliment our existing menu, making All About Ice Cream a true hometown Porterville treat shop, able to cater to the tastes of our community. Still locally and family owned and operated, but now featuring ice cream made by family owned creamery McConnell’s, we feel fortunate to be able to bring such quality to Porterville—and hope to do so for many years to come!!!!
When we started
Coming Nov. 1, 1998 (All Saints Day)
The Lopez
family has been scooping up ice cream at the corner of Olive and D for over 22 years. In December, 1981, John and Debbie Lopez and their two sons, Steve, then 2, and Tim, 6 mos., moved to Porterville from Merced to take over the Baskin Robbins ice cream shop next to Smith’s Market. During that time, many changes have taken place, Smith’s is now Save Mart, and the
Lopez family now includes 7 children—Sam, Leah, David, Daniel, and Katie added to the ranks! Weekdays will find John and at least 2-3 of the Lopez kids dishing up your favorite flavors, while Debbie can usually be found weeknights creating those delectable desserts many have come to love.
John usually starts training his children to work in the store around their 10th birthday, and they are eager to fill your orders. The Lopez family see change as inevitable, and many changes are coming soon, but they are committed to bringing you a quality ice cream from their little corner of the world at 40 W. Olive Ave. for many years to come!
As firm believers in family values rooted in Biblical principles, the Lopez family invites you and your family to worship with them at the Porterville Church of the Nazarene.