“We make our own,” says it all for this Chico institution. Begun in 1938 when Leonard C. Shubert left Montana, at age 54, to find a location in California for an ice cream shop. His nephew, Charles Pulliam, Sr., joined him three years later and then bought the business from Shubert’s widow in 1951. Not only is Shubert’s Ice Cream & Candy in the same building in downtown Chico, but it also uses one of Leonard Shubert’s original 5-gallon ice cream-making machines. And the business is still in the same family, currently with three generations of Pulliams making ice cream, rolling out candies and dipping chocolates right on the premises. This unbroken connection to Chico’s history and to traditional entrepreneurship is reflected in the family’s dedication to maintaining the highest standard of quality in their products. Everything at Shubert’s is still hand made with local, pure ingredients: the butter, cream, honey and nuts are delivered weekly from family-owned farms surrou nding Chico. The seasonal favorites, such as boysenberry ice cream in the spring, watermelon sherbet in the summer and pumpkin ice cream in fall, all contain locally grown produce to give it that distinctive homemade taste. And that’s what Shubert’s is really all about, distinctive homemade taste. Come in to the shop and sample a bit of Chico history.
Shubert’s began in 1938 when Mr. Shubert left Montana to find a location in California for an ice cream shop. As he drove down the tree-lined Esplanade, Shubert was impressed with Chico and decided this was where his business could thrive. Not only is Shubert’s in the same building in downtown Chico, but it also uses one of the original ice cream making machines, still in the same family, with the fourth generation of Pulliam’s currently making ice cream, rolling out candies and dipping chocolates right on the premises. This unbroken connection to Chico’s history and to traditional entrepreneurship is reflected in the family’s dedication to maintaining the highest standard of quality in their products.
Kasey P.
Business Owner
As a 4th Generation Shubert, I get the pleasure of working daily with my dad and brother in continuing to bring exceptional homemade ice cream and candy to all of our wonderful customers!No Records Found
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182 E 7th St
Chico
California
95928
United States
Chico
California
95928
United States
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