Tony Franco, in between a few semesters of art classes and playing drums professionally in NYC, had a job managing an ice cream shop. he loved the experience of running a small business, particularly an ice cream business, because who doesn’t love ice cream? With a mind full of ideas on how the ice cream world could go from “good to great”, he set out to open his own shop. A few months before opening, he met his future wife Andrea. Their first dates were buying store supplies, painting the walls of the shop, and testing recipes. Beenie’s Ice Cream then opened May 18th 2017, and it turned into a huge success. Two years later, Tony and Andrea got married, and still make all the ice cream at Beenie’s together, every day.