Our Story
About Kate
Kate Williams is a wife, mother, and third time ice cream entrepreneur living in Portland, OR. She is also the owner of Kate’s Ice Cream, an ice cream company with the goal to make the best ice cream, utilizing ingredients without dairy and gluten.
Originally from Lafayette, Louisiana, Kate moved to Cambridge, MA with her husband in 2013 where she launched her first ice cream business, Scoop Sights, making dairy-free ice cream popsicles and selling them out of a tricycle at local farmers markets in the Boston area. In 2017 she and her family moved to Portland, OR where she tried a second ice cream venture, V.O.W., which also didn’t work out. As a tenacious entrepreneur, she knew she had something unique to share in an underserved market, so she decided “third time’s a charm,” and slapped her name on this company.
Shortly after opening Kate’s Ice Cream shops and hearing such amazing reviews on her waffle cones, she decided to start selling waffle cone ix to ice cream shops in an effort to provide the best waffle cone on the market. Especially those who can’t have a regular cone, Kate’s Waffle Cones is inclusive so everyone can have it.
When Kate isn’t busy running her two ice cream businesses, you can find her catching a flight for an adventure, running with her husband, son, and dog, trying new restaurants, or wine tasting in the Willamette Valley of Oregon!
Feel free to say hi to Kate anytime, she loves talking about ice cream, waffle cones, and business!
I’ll never forget the warm sunny day in 2021 a 7 year old boy walked into my ice cream shop, Kate’s Ice Cream, and told me he had never had a waffle cone in his life. I glanced at his mom for understanding and she explained he has celiac and was never able to eat one. Additionally, I was frequently receiving feedback that these were the best waffle cones people had ever had. I knew I had something special and I wanted to provide this option to people across the country.
My goal has always to make the best waffle cone that just happens to be gluten-free. We utilize maple sugar and cinnamon to craft the perfect flavor, using seven simple, whole ingredients. I believe a waffle cone should never be an afterthought, but the cherry on top. And that’s what I have created for your customers.
We make the best waffle cone mix for ice cream shops to make freshly baked waffle cones. Your customers will love you for this!
