Washington DC, May 26th, 2017 – This week marks the 90th anniversary for Marriott International. Now the largest hotel chain in the world, it is hard to believe that it originated as an A&W Root Beer stand. In 1927 J. Willard Marriott founded that root beer stand which later grew into the Hot Shoppes Restaurant… Read more »
Author: dcrowe
Why Are We All So Obsessed With Ice Cream?
By Jessica Gross One reporter’s theory. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ My relationship with ice cream began in the womb. In the two weeks before I was due, my mother drank a coffee milkshake every day. She’d had a love affair with coffee ice cream for nearly her whole life. In fourth grade, her class was asked to describe… Read more »
America’s Oldest Veteran Says Ice Cream Is the Key to a Long Life
“The supercentenarian prescribes to the “Overton Diet,” saying, “I eat ice cream every night. It makes me happy.”
Eating Ice Cream For Breakfast May Improve Mental Performance And Alertness, Study Says
Most parents would consider it a crime to give a child ice cream for breakfast. But they might rethink allowing their kids to have a scoop of the cold, sweet treat first thing in the morning, if they knew it could make them smarter. Although an early morning sugar rush may be parents and teachers worst… Read more »
Vintage Good Humor Truck
Introducing the newest member to the Scoops2u Ice Cream fleet: our Vintage Good Humor Truck! Celebrate 50 years of ice cream fun and show the younger generations how it was back in the day with a visit from our rare vintage Good Humor ice cream truck! We offer the largest variety of classic ice cream novelty bars for special… Read more »
Employee Appreciation Day
Employee Appreciation Day is celebrated the first Friday of March. We think employee appreciation should be recognized more than just once a year. Lack of appreciation leads to lower employee retention and therefore increases on-boarding and training costs. We created the following infographic to shed light on this situation and illustrate easy ways to maintain a happier… Read more »
Holiday Happenings
Let us warm you up this winter season with our holiday happenings! Our popular popcorn presents are guaranteed to delight any recipient. We offer 15 different fresh flavors of popcorn and multiple styles so you can customize your gourmet gifts. All of our catered winter events feature festive music and decorations that will enhance the atmosphere for any group gathering. Host a… Read more »
Introducing Our Salty Division
We are POPping with excitement to announce our salty division, The Royal Popcorn Factory! The Royal Popcorn Factory features freshly popped, gourmet flavors. Some of our favorites include Queen’s Caramel, Baron’s Old Bay, Diamond [Chocolate] Drizzle, & Cheddar Crowns. Each batch is hand popped with the highest quality ingredients and made the day we deliver. This year… Read more »
Children’s Hospital Visit
This summer has been a special one at Scoops because we have had the pleasure of partnering with HOT99.5 to bring Free Ice Cream Fridays to the DMV! Every Friday we have stopped at a different location to spread joy throughout the greater DC area. On Friday August 14th, we were invited into the Children’s National Medical… Read more »
Phish
Phish was one of our favorite concerts that we attended at Merriweather Post Pavilion last summer. We were so excited when we learned that they will be performing not one, but TWO nights at MPP this summer season! The band will be live in Columbia, MD on August 15 & 16. Tickets are still available at:… Read more »