Salt & Straw is an American ice cream company based in Portland, Oregon. The chain was founded in 2011 by cousins Kim Malek and Tyler Malek.[3] As of 2025, Salt & Straw has locations in seven states.
History and description
Salt & Straw began as a food cart in the Alberta Arts District of Portland, Oregon. Three months later the company opened its first brick-and-mortar location. Since opening in 2011, Salt & Straw has opened other locations in the Portland area and offers a home delivery service throughout the US.[4] In order to ship ice cream nationwide delivery, the company packs its ice cream in dry ice and kraft paper.[5]
In 2014, US Vice President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Salt & Straw with US Senator Jeff Merkley.[6]