has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . april 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message abbott s frozen custard type private industry restaurants founded 1902 headquarters rochester ny united states key people arthur w. abbott website www.abbottscustard.com abbott s frozen custard is a frozen custard franchise founded and based in rochester new york . the franchise has stores throughout new york state and has expanded to other states including massachusetts 1 florida 2 colorado and south carolina . abbott s frozen custard was founded in 1902 by arthur abbott who would travel with small carnivals along the eastern seaboard . he marketed his dessert mainly to raise money to support his horse racing interests . in 1926 he settled in rochester . he opened up shop at the corner of lake and beach avenues across the street from ontario beach park which at the time was an amusement park that drew crowds of people from all over the state . abbott next opened up several shops in the playland at rye beach . he never lost his interest in horse racing and in 1952 his horse blue man won the preakness stakes earning him 86 135 . 3 in 1957 leonard and thelma schreiber became the owners of abbott s frozen custard and started franchising abbott s locations . the first franchise was at 630 w. ridge rd in rochester . that location closed in 2012 . other franchises would follow along with other additions that contributed to the business . in 1981 thelma schreiber unveiled the turtle dessert . in 2006 the krispy kreme doughnut chain added abbott s custard to its product line at some stores in south florida . 4 a japanese operator opened abbott s outlets in japan starting in 1999 . 5 6 references edit headquarters and shop at the northern end of lake avenue in rochester elizabeth navisky cold comfort abbott s custard brings back good memories for customers boston globe july 29 2008 . diana louise carter abbott s widens reach rochester democrat and chronicle may 1 2007 pay site . blue man wins preakness ; 86g for art abbott billboard may 31 1952 . krispy kreme sweetens the deal at boca shop doughnut giant to introduce abbott s frozen custard into south florida menu boca raton delray beach news march 14 15 2006 . four routes to the top in restaurant business japan weekly monitor april 16 2001 . rochester custard company with japanese tsunami connection permanent dead link wham tv march 11 2011 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title abbott % 27s frozen custard & oldid 742207200 categories companies based in rochester new yorkeconomy of the northeastern united statesregional restaurant chains in the united statesice cream brandsice cream parlorsfrozen custardrestaurants established in 19021902 establishments in new yorkhidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from october 2016articles with permanently dead external linksarticles needing additional references from april 2012all articles needing additional referencesarticles with a promotional tone from april 2012all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 2 october 2016 at 09 15 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view