About Us

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Crank & Dasher

Our Story

Crank & Dasher was founded in 2017 by Annie Carmichael. What began as a small-batch operation in a commercial kitchen has blossomed into two Duluth shops and several wholesale partnerships including Mount Royal Market and Kowalski's in the Twin Cities.

Every flavor begins with a specially made formula from a family-run dairy farm in Forest Lake, then curated to perfection using premium ingredients- like Italian pistachio butter, double fold vanilla from Madagascar and Mexico, or locally grown strawberries.

Get to know us

Our Name

The name Crank & Dasher comes from the two essential parts of a traditional ice cream machine—the crank that powers the process, and the dasher that churns the cream. Together, they turn simple ingredients into something magical—just like us.

Join Our Team!

We're always looking for highly motivated, energetic individuals to join our team!

You can download our application below and email it to crankanddasher@gmail.com

Application

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This is the only ice cream shop that we have found that is safe for us to eat. We are both gluten intolerant and chemically sensitive. The additives that are in a lot of ice cream's make us sick. We make a point of taking a walk along the shore every year when we are visiting my sister in Duluth.

- Kathy