Bold Spoon Creamery's Rachel Burns turned out-of-control mint into a thriving business
Nestled in the scenic town of Park Hills in St. Francois County, Missouri, sits a unique, niche 100% Black-owned business called Bold Spoon Creamery.
In January 2021, Rachel Burns and her husband, Corey Wilkinson, decided to sell their University City home and move Burns’ business to the historic antebellum town about seven miles northwest of Farmington.
Burns, who started making premium small batch ice cream in 2017, had grown the business to a point where she needed more commercial and garden space for her product. The fact that she officially started selling ice cream at the beginning of a global pandemic that crippled thousands of businesses nationwide speaks to her tenacity, resolve and, most important, ability to pivot.
“Initially my business plan was to sell primarily to restaurants,” Burns explained. “So, you can imagine in March 2020 that was not a viable option because restaurants were closing or only doing curbside services. I wouldn’t call it a setback. It was more of a pivot. I had to find a new avenue.”
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