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OUR STORY<\/span><\/h3>

Michigan-Made with<\/i> Southern Roots<\/b><\/h3><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=”bounceInLeft” css=”.vc_custom_1628261915236{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]HattieGirl is more than an ice cream company, it is a legacy of ingenuity, entrepreneurship, \u00a0and really delicious desserts. Founder and CEO James Render launched his company years ago as a means of raising funds for his award-winning boys choir. As his unique Southern-style ice cream flavors and desserts grew in popularity, it became apparent that HattieGirl Ice Cream and Foods was a business that was going places. Now in more than 30 stores and restaurants, HattieGirl is making headway in major retailers such as Meijer.[\/vc_column_text]

WHO IS HATTIEGIRL?<\/span><\/h3><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=”bounceInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1628261895120{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]The simple answer to that question is<\/em> \u2014 Hattie Foster-Thomas.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But there\u2019s more to the story and it\u2019s backed by a whole lot of history!<\/p>\n

HattieGirl Ice Cream and Foods is named for Hattie Foster-Thomas, the mother of company founder James Render. The name HattieGirl was given to our Hattie by her Grandmother Lula, a former slave, from Rural Alabama. It was Lula who raised Hattie after the loss of Hattie\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n

At Lula\u2019s side, Hattie learned to bake and churn fresh ice cream. Hattie\u2019s Daddy, Albert, was always happy to taste test their efforts. Together Lula and Hattie would take their sweet treats out into the fields near their home in Midway, Alabama and sell them to the farm hands as they came in from the field. Lula would tell her granddaughter “HattieGirl, I think you be a hit with all these folks. Remember, quality counts.” <\/em>Little Hattie loved the way her Grandma Lula said \u201cHattieGirl<\/em>\u201d and so the name stuck.<\/p>\n

Hattie passed down her passion for making high-quality, delicious desserts to her son, James, who carries on the family tradition under Hattie\u2019s watchful eye.<\/p>\n

So, HattieGirl is more than a name, more than a tribute to an amazing mother, it is also a commitment to quality, a nod to Southern roots, and a continuation of a really, sweet tradition![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_gallery type=”nivo” interval=”5″ images=”8419,7974,7985,8310,8311″ img_size=”400X300″ onclick=”” css_animation=”fadeIn”]

WHAT IS HATTIEGIRL?<\/span><\/h3>

HattieGirl is a Super Premium, All-Natural Ice Cream Brand Made in Detroit, Michigan. <\/b><\/h3><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=”bounceInRight” css=”.vc_custom_1628262005052{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]The company was founded in 2006 by Detroit native, James Render, an award-winning teacher, Stellar Award-winning choir director, and former record company executive. James learned to make unforgettable frozen desserts as a child by working alongside his mother, Hattie Foster-Thomas, whose down-home roots informed the flavors James created. Flavors like Sweet Potato Pie and Sweet Potato Pie Ice Cream with Pecans are made with real ingredients, not artificial flavorings \u2013 Real <\/em>Pecan, Real <\/em>Pistachio, Pureed Strawberries, Actual<\/em> Sweet Potatoes, Pure<\/em> Vanilla Extract, and Freshly-Baked<\/em> Pound Cake.
\n\u201cQuality Counts.\u201d That\u2019s what Great Grandma Lula said and that\u2019s what we believe![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1550230637477{margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #995c31 !important;}”][vc_column]
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I have had all seven flavors of HattieGirl\u2019s ice cream. I love them all, but my favorite is the butter pecan and then the pound cake ice cream. The sweet potato pies is the best!<\/q><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Gaylynn Craft<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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I just love the HattieGirl Pound Cake Ice Cream. It is AWESOME, just AWESOME!<\/q><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Chriscanthia Foster-Jones<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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The sweet potato pie pecan ice cream is absolutely perfect. It's perfect, y\u2019all!!!!!<\/q><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div><\/div>
R DaNell<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Victor<\/div>
\u201cI love HattieGirl Strawberry Ice Cream. Now I just need that Pound Cake for that \u201cBack \u2018n da day\u201d moment!!!\u201d<\/q><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Victor B Gibson<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Ciara<\/div>
That Pound Cake is amazing, but that Sweet Potato Pie Ice Cream is off the chain!\u201d<\/q><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Ciara Ess<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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The pistachio ice cream is the best hands down!!!! I love it!\u00a0 5-Stars<\/q><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Danyell Lee<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Now in more than 30 stores and restaurants, HattieGirl is making headway in major retailers such as Meijer.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”bounceInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1628261895120{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]The simple answer to that question is \u2014 Hattie Foster-Thomas. But there\u2019s more to the story and it\u2019s backed by a whole lot of history! HattieGirl Ice Cream and Foods is named for Hattie Foster-Thomas, the mother of company founder James Render. The name HattieGirl was given to our Hattie by her Grandmother Lula, a former slave, from Rural Alabama. It was Lula who raised Hattie after the loss of Hattie\u2019s mother. At Lula\u2019s side, Hattie learned to bake and churn fresh ice cream. Hattie\u2019s Daddy, Albert, was always happy to taste test their efforts. 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