Gelatys Opens $8M Facility to Scale the Only Frozen Gelato Novelty Brand Made in America

Gelatys has grown from a two-kiosk mall concept in Miami to a nationally distributed, Italian-style artisan frozen gelato novelty—and they've done it on the strength of a differentiated product and custom-engineered manufacturing that no one else in the U.S. can replicate. Now, the #1 gelato frozen novelties brand in the United States is opening an $8 million, state-of-the-art production facility in Fort Myers, FL—the operational foundation the brand is building to support national grocery growth, fuel differentiated frozen novelty innovation, and solidify its position as the defining brand in a category it pioneered.

The new 30,000-square-foot facility features next-generation machinery capable of producing in one hour what previously required an entire day, scaling production to support the national expansion of Mini Gems, Gelatys' premium, portion-controlled Italian-style gelato mini pops now available at Whole Foods Market, Sprouts, and Kroger banners including Mariano's, QFC, Fred Meyer, and King Soopers. The Fort Myers facility is also creating approximately 75 new jobs in the region, underscoring a genuine commitment to American manufacturing at a time when domestic production and supply chain resilience have never been more important.

As Founder and CEO Adolfo Joel Heller Cohen puts it, "The ambition that started Gelatys hasn't changed, and looking ahead, we're just getting started."