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Popular CT Ice Cream Shop Opening New Location In Orange

The Connecticut-based business is bringing its signature offerings and a special experience to its first New Haven County location.

ORANGE, CT — A Connecticut-based ice cream shop is expanding into New Haven County for the first time, with a new location set to open in Orange next week.

Frisbie’s Dairy Barn will celebrate the grand opening of its newest location Thursday, Nov. 19, at 88 Marsh Hill Road in the Noble Gas Plaza.

The shop will operate from an indoor counter inside Noble, next to Bol Place and Mini Sturbridge Coffeehouse. It will be open daily from noon to 10 p.m.

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Customers can expect the company's handcrafted, small-batch ice cream, rotating flavors and seasonal specials.

“We’re excited to bring Frisbie’s Dairy Barn to Orange and expand into New Haven County for the first time,” owner Paul Parks III said in a statement. “We are most excited to be bringing our ice cream making classes to the area. Friends and family can book a class to learn how to make ice cream and create their own unique flavor.”

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Frisbie's Dairy Barn opened its first location in New Britain in 2015. Paul Parks Jr. and Paul Parks III purchased the business in 2019 and have expanded it alongside Kendra Walker and Victoria Parks.

The company currently has seven locations across Connecticut and Massachusetts, including year-round shops and seasonal walk-up locations.

The Orange opening is part of the company's continued expansion, with another location planned for Hamden, according to the company.

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