Bresler's 33 Flavors was an American ice cream chain founded in 1927. Its founder was Polish immigrant William J. Bresler, who died in 1985.[1]
In 1954, Bresler's began a fast food hamburger chain called Henry's Hamburgers.[2]
The Bresler's chain was sold in 1987 to Oberweis Dairy in Aurora, Illinois. At the time, it comprised 300 stores, of which 297 were franchises.[3]
Shortly afterward, the chain was renamed from Bresler's 33 Flavors to Bresler's Ice Cream, and added frozen yogurt to its menus to compete with TCBY.[4] Two years later, Oberweis sold the chain to David Lasky.[5][6]
Yogen Früz parent company CoolBrands acquired the chain in 1995 and began expanding it internationally, including locations in Israel and Egypt.[7][8] CoolBrands rebranded the last five Bresler's locations in 2007.[9]
References
- Founder of Bresler's 33 Flavors dies at 78 The Palm Beach Post, 26 September 1985, retrieved 23 November 2010^
- The Atlantic^
- Ken Frydman. Dairy buys Bresler's chain: Stanley Bresler to focus on convenience stores Nation's Restaurant News, 7 September 1987, retrieved 23 November 2010^
- Ken Frydman. Bresler's adds frozen yogurt, changes name Nation's Restaurant News, 19 October 1987^
- Lisa Holton. Exec buys Bresler's ice cream chain from Oberweis Dairy The Chicago Sun-Times, 10 March 1989, retrieved 23 November 2010^
- Company News; Bresler's Ice Cream The New York Times, 11 March 1989, retrieved 23 November 2010^
- Company Interview Excerpt The Wall Street Transcript, 25 October 1999, retrieved 23 November 2010^
- Coolbrands International history Funding Universe, retrieved 23 November 2010^
- Lisa Jennings. Fro-yo forerunner Yogen Früz finds time is right for U.S. growth Nation's Restaurant News, 8 June 2009, retrieved 23 November 2010^