Rainbow Cone Will Sit Out Taste of Chicago

After 28 years Original Rainbow Cone is sitting out the Taste of Chicago this year.

The Beverly institution has been serving up its five-tiered sweet treat at 9233 S. Western Ave.. Chicago, since 1926.

Owner Lynn Sapp, granddaughter of founder of Joseph Sapp, told DNA Info that personal issues along with a planned expansion of the shop factored into her decision to skip the Taste this year.

In March, Original Rainbow Cone announced on its website that it was ending its long relationship with The Creamery. Owner William A. McEnery announced plans to auction off the south suburban ice cream parlor chain before ice cream season got rolling.

After testifying at a Chicago City Council hearing against the city’s minimum wage ordinance last December, there was speculation that Original Rainbow Cone would leave its iconic pink castle for the suburbs, DNA Info reported.

Sapp said that she plans to stay put on Western Avenue, but may be opening two new locations.

Although attendance at Taste of Chicago dropped off in recent years, Original Rainbow Cone has remained one of the top performing vendors.

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