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 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message dippin dots inc. ice cream of the future type private industry retail founded may 1988 ; 28 years ago 1988 05 new grand chain illinois u.s. headquarters paducah kentucky u.s. products ice cream website dippindots.com dippin dots is an ice cream snack invented by southern illinois university carbondale graduate curt jones in 1987 . 1 the confection is created by flash freezing ice cream mix in liquid nitrogen . 2 the marketing slogan is ice cream of the future . the snack is made by dippin dots inc. headquartered in paducah kentucky . 3 contents 1 history 1.1 bankruptcy 2 products 2.1 original dots 2.2 dot treats 2.3 dot monster munch 3 international business 4 franchise 5 recognition 6 charity work 7 references 8 external links history edit dippin dots flavored ice cream the company of dippin dots was officially founded in the town of new grand chain il referred to by locals as simply grand chain in 1988 . jones began the company in his parents garage . 1 the company is now headquartered in paducah kentucky . 4 because the product requires storage at temperatures below 40 f 40 c it is not sold in grocery stores which can not provide such extreme cooling requirements . 5 dippin dots are sold in individual servings at franchised outlets many in stadiums arenas shopping malls and in vending machines as well as at theme parks such as schlitterbahn six flags cedar fair parc management kennywood and seaworld . in 1992 dippin dots acquired a patent on its ice cream and in 1996 sued its main competitor mini melts for infringement . in 2007 the court ruled against dippin dots because the process of creating the ice cream was obvious rather than proprietary and ruled the patent unenforceable because dippin dots had sold the product commercially for over a year before applying for the patent . 6 7 on december 19 2008 the company announced that it was exploring the option of combining resources with another unknown company . the spokesperson for the company stated dippin dots will continue to take orders and ship product as we have for the past twenty years . 8 on february 10 2015 the company announced that two leading snack companies dippin dots and doc popcorn are co branding which means that they are going to combine the two snacks and control both brands under the same organization . companies made a store that is about 1 000 square feet that will give the opportunity to offer both doc popcorn and dippin dots . it is part of their co branding which are sharing the same space store counter register and workers . by co branding doc popcorn could get benefit by both domestically and internationally as dippin dots was already spread out . founders of both doc popcorn and dippin dots stated that co branding will benefit both brands as it is basically expanding each of them by parts which helps to double the product offerings . bankruptcy edit on november 4 2011 the company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection . 9 dippin dots states that it was due to a failure to reach an agreement with their lender regions bank after attempts to do so . however regions bank according to the new york times had been trying to foreclose on dippin dots for over a year . 4 on may 18 2012 u.s. bankruptcy court approved the purchase of the company by scott fischer and his father mark fischer . the fischers co founded chaparral energy in oklahoma city oklahoma . they said company founder curt jones would remain as ceo and would attempt to increase from 1 600 sales locations to 2 000 and would keep the production and headquarters in paducah where it employs 165 people . 10 products edit there are three different kinds of dippin dots original dots dot treats and dot monster munch . additionally limited run flavors are created for specific locations or events such as shamu s mint chocolate flip sold exclusively at seaworld locations . original dots edit banana splits birthday cake bubble gum candy bar crunch cookies n cream caramel brownie sundae cuddle bug pie chocolate chocolate chip cookies dough cotton candy kettle corn mint chocolate moose tracks spookies n cream strawberry vanilla liberty ice rainbow ice rockin cherry ice with popping candy sour blue razz vanilla no sugar redberry sherbet strawberry cheesecake blueberry sorbet mango pineapple sorbet strawberry sorbet dot treats edit dot goat lol lots of layers dot sundae dot shake solar freeze dot quakes dot monster munch edit baby bea s booger batter chewy chompers t rex rocks furry ferguson s polar bear poop miss muddle s monster muck pigtail penelope s tickle me pink smelly nelly s monkey mess sour susie s speckled slime uncle gus snot rocket chocolate international business edit dippin dots is a company which is spread out internationally . dippin dots companies are now located in chile costa rica honduras canada us russia netherlands luxembourg greece belgium south korea philippines singapore japan and australia dippin dots international internationally . to recommend the company to bring dippin dots to certain countries they can contact dippin dots company directly . franchise edit dippin dots franchising ddf offers services and support for dippin dots franchised businesses . dippin dots inc. makes dippin dots ice cream frozen yogurt sherbet and ice products . the company offers to franchise a retail store or vending machines featuring the sale of novelty frozen ice cream yogurt sherbet and ice products . a franchisee will sell products and services to the general public dippin dots franchise . recognition edit dippin dots stand at carowinds amusement park . the dippin dots franchising inc. brand earned rank 112 and then 175 on the entrepreneur franchise 500 in 2008 and 2009 respectively . 11 charity work edit dippin dots has sponsored the celebrity grand slam paddle jam celebrity table tennis tournament in hollywood whose proceeds benefit st. jude children s research hospital in memphis tennessee . 12 the company is a contributor to the charity give kids the world village in kissimmee florida . 13 references edit a b curt jones dippin dots website accessed 14 dec 2010 q & a dippin dots . department of physics university of illinois at urbana champaign . retrieved december 16 2011 . dippin dots contact information . dippin dots . retrieved on march 5 2010 . a b mark memmott 2011 . dippin dots ice cream of the future files for bankruptcy protection . the two way . national public radio . retrieved 16 august 2012 . stech katy . dippin dots tries to avoid meltdown . the wall street journal . november 5 2011 kingson jennifer a. in the lab with the ice cream makers . the new york times . july 19 2011 what went wrong dippin dots why the uspto invalidated its patent and it now has two new competitors . www.dippindots.com . part 4 managing and growing an entrepreneurial firm . page 392 local company makes major announcement . dippin dots melts deals to watch . dippin dots deal is done news ok dippin dots franchising . entrepreneur magazine . retrieved december 16 2011 . dippin dots presents celebrity grand slam paddle jam to benefit st jude children s research hospital red carpet . life magazine . may 10 2007 aubruner kathy . connecting the dots . village news . july 2003 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to dippin dots . official website v t e paducah kentucky subject areas culture demographics education economy geography history mayors media people transportation top subjects dippin dots fort anderson brookport bridge kentucky oaks mall museum of the american quilter s society national weather service paducah paducah gaseous diffusion plant paducah public schools the paducah sun wpsd tv prominent suburbs brookport la center metropolis 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