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'''Nico's Ice Cream''' is an [[ice cream]] company based in [[Portland, Oregon]], United States. Founder Nico Vergara launched the business in 2021, initially operating as a [[food cart]] and via [[Pop-up restaurant|pop-ups]]. After operating in [[Prost Marketplace]], Vergara opened the first [[brick and mortar]] shop in [[Northeast Portland, Oregon|northeast Portland]]'s [[Cully, Portland, Oregon|Cully]] neighborhood in November 2021 followed by a second in the [[Vernon, Portland, Oregon|Vernon]] neighborhood in November 2022. In 2024, the business expanded to California, opening shops in [[Monterey Bay]] and [[Santa Cruz, California|Santa Cruz]]. |
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'''Nico's Ice Cream''' is an [[ice cream]] company based in [[Portland, Oregon]], founded by Nico Vergara in 2021. The business began as a [[food cart]] and [[Pop-up restaurant|pop-up]] operation before opening its first [[brick and mortar]] location in [[Prost Marketplace]] in [[Northeast Portland, Oregon|northeast Portland]]'s [[Cully, Portland, Oregon|Cully]] neighborhood in November 2021, followed by a second location in the [[Vernon, Portland, Oregon|Vernon]] neighborhood in November 2022. In 2024, the business expanded to California, opening shops in [[Monterey Bay]] and [[Santa Cruz, California|Santa Cruz]]. |
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Vergara and Kelton Stone are co-owners. Nico's has garnered a positive reception. Half pints of Nico's Ice Cream are available at approximately 100 locations in Oregon and Washington.
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Known for its New Zealand-style soft serve, Nico’s Ice Cream distributes its products to numerous retail locations across Oregon and Washington. |
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Nico's Ice Cream specializes in [[New Zealand]]-style soft serve ice cream.[{{Cite web |last=Belli |first=Lily |date=2024-11-19 |title=Portland darling Nico’s brings fruit-blended soft serve to downtown Santa Cruz |url=https://lookout.co/portland-darling-nicos-brings-fruit-blended-soft-serve-to-downtown-santa-cruz |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=[[Lookout Santa Cruz]] |language=en-US}}] Fruit options include blueberries, kiwi, mango (on "Tropical Thursday"),[{{Cite web |last=Acker |first=Lizzy |date=2022-06-06 |title=9 new Portland places to get sweet treats this summer |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/food/2022/06/welcome-to-portlands-east-side-sugar-rush-9-new-places-to-get-sweet-treats.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610192614/https://www.oregonlive.com/food/2022/06/welcome-to-portlands-east-side-sugar-rush-9-new-places-to-get-sweet-treats.html |archive-date=2022-06-10 |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=[[The Oregonian]] |publisher=[[Advance Publications]] |language=en |issn=8750-1317 |oclc=985410693}}] [[Marionberry|marionberries]],[{{Cite web |last=Acker |first=Lizzy |date=2022-03-29 |title=It’s already summer at Nico’s Ice Cream in Northeast Portland |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/food/2022/03/its-already-summer-at-nicos-ice-cream-in-northeast-portland.html |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=The Oregonian |language=en |archive-date=2024-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003125036/https://www.oregonlive.com/food/2022/03/its-already-summer-at-nicos-ice-cream-in-northeast-portland.html |url-status=live }}] raspberries, and strawberries.[{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Mark C. |date=2024-06-25 |title=New Zealand-Style Ice Cream Coming to Cannery Row |url=https://www.ediblemontereybay.com/blog/new-zealand-style-ice-cream-coming-to-cannery-row/ |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=Edible Monterey Bay |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701111836/https://www.ediblemontereybay.com/blog/new-zealand-style-ice-cream-coming-to-cannery-row/ |url-status=live }}][{{Cite web |date=2024-11-13 |title=Mad Drip |url=https://www.goodtimes.sc/mad-drip-nicos-ice-cream-santa-cruz/ |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=Good Times |language=en-US}}] Nico's has used the [[Tillamook County Creamery Association|Tillamook]] and Umpqua ice cream brands. Toppings include [[Chamoy (sauce)|chamoy]], coconut flakes, [[graham cracker]], rainbow [[sprinkles]],[{{Cite news |date=2022-01-27 |title=Oregon flavors made New Zealand-style at Nico’s Ice Cream |url=https://www.koin.com/northwest-grown/oregon-flavors-made-new-zealand-style-at-nicos-ice-cream/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108045041/https://www.koin.com/northwest-grown/oregon-flavors-made-new-zealand-style-at-nicos-ice-cream/ |archive-date=2023-11-08 |access-date=2025-03-21 |work= |publisher=[[KOIN]] |language=en-US}}][{{Cite web |date=2022-02-09 |title=Oregon Berries Play the Starring Role in New Zealand-Style Ice Cream at Nico’s on Northeast Fremont |url=https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2022/02/08/oregon-berries-play-the-starring-role-in-new-zealand-style-ice-cream-at-nicos-on-northeast-fremont/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307205414/https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2022/02/08/oregon-berries-play-the-starring-role-in-new-zealand-style-ice-cream-at-nicos-on-northeast-fremont/ |archive-date=2022-03-07 |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=[[Willamette Week]] |language=en}}] |
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The shop on Killingsworth Street in [[northeast Portland, Oregon]]'s [[Vernon, Portland, Oregon|Vernon]] neighborhood, has colorful artwork and a [[neon sign]]. The company has a cartoon logo.[{{Cite web |last=Profenna |first=Chiara |date=2024-07-23 |title=Portland favorite Nico’s Ice Cream is expanding to California |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2024/07/portland-favorite-nicos-ice-cream-is-expanding-to-california.html |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=The Oregonian |language=en |archive-date=2025-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250315190926/https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2024/07/portland-favorite-nicos-ice-cream-is-expanding-to-california.html |url-status=live }}] Half pints of Nico's were initially available at a limited number of locations,[{{Cite web |title=Coming Soon: New Zealand-Style Real Fruit Ice Cream from Nico's |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2021/05/nico-s-ice-cream-blend-up-new-zealand-real-fruit-treats |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=[[Portland Monthly]] |language=en-US |issn=1546-2765}}][{{Cite web |date=2023-07-17 |title=Portland business Nico's Ice Cream gets national recognition |url=https://www.kgw.com/video/entertainment/television/programs/sunrise/portland-nicos-ice-cream-gets-national-recognition/283-d71a7ff7-3d03-4a51-b35f-0e6670a2e57c |access-date=2025-03-21 |website= |publisher=[[KGW]] |language=en-US}}] but were available at approximately 100 locations in Oregon and Washington in 2023.[{{Cite web |last=Kish |first=Matthew {{!}} The |date=2023-10-26 |title=9 Portland-area entrepreneurs compete for startup funds at Pitch Latino; meet their businesses |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/10/9-portland-area-entrepreneurs-compete-for-startup-funds-at-pitch-latino-meet-their-businesses.html |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=The Oregonian |language=en |archive-date=2023-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031021422/https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/10/9-portland-area-entrepreneurs-compete-for-startup-funds-at-pitch-latino-meet-their-businesses.html |url-status=live }}] |
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