my mochi ice cream
An American frozen-dessert brand specializing in ice cream wrapped in soft sweet rice dough.
Last updated August 31, 2026
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Overview
My/Mochi Ice Cream is an American frozen-dessert brand built around mochi ice cream: small portions of ice cream enclosed in a soft, sweet rice-dough wrapper. The brand traces its corporate origins to 2015, when private-equity firm Century Park Capital Partners acquired Mikawaya, a Los Angeles-based confectionery company widely associated with the development and popularization of mochi ice cream in the United States. The subsequent business sought to broaden the product’s appeal beyond specialty and Asian confectionery channels and make it easier for mainstream grocery shoppers to discover. The My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream brand was introduced in 2017 as the consumer-facing vehicle for that expansion. Its core proposition combines the sensory contrast of chewy mochi and cold ice cream with individually portioned, visually distinctive pieces. The product assortment has included conventional dairy flavors as well as non-dairy and vegan alternatives. Products are principally sold through the frozen-food sections of grocery stores, while some retail chains have created dedicated “Mochi Bars” or similar displays intended to make the products more visible and convenient to purchase. The brand operates in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. In January 2020, Lakeview Capital acquired My/Mochi from Century Park Capital Partners, marking a change in financial ownership while preserving the brand’s focus on packaged mochi ice cream. In June 2020, the company introduced single-serve packaging, citing environmental and food-safety considerations. In February 2021, the consumer brand changed its name from My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream to My/Mochi Ice Cream. The available reference material does not establish a current parent company, owner, executive team, headquarters, or public-market listing.
History
My/Mochi Ice Cream developed from Mikawaya, a Los Angeles confectionery company credited with inventing or helping establish mochi ice cream as a commercial product in the United States. The brand’s documented corporate history begins in 2015, when Century Park Capital Partners acquired Mikawaya. The transaction created the basis for a dedicated effort to expand mochi ice cream beyond its earlier niche status and into broader grocery distribution. In 2017, the business launched the My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream brand. The naming and packaging presented mochi ice cream as a convenient, approachable frozen snack rather than solely as a specialty confection. The product consists of a portion of ice cream surrounded by a pillowy sweet rice-dough layer. The format provides built-in portioning and a handheld eating experience, while the range has included both dairy and plant-based choices, including vegan options. Distribution has centered on the frozen-food aisles of grocery stores in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Some grocery retailers have also used dedicated “Mochi Bars” or comparable merchandising installations to give the products a more prominent and immediately accessible retail presence. These channels supported the company’s effort to make mochi ice cream familiar to a wider consumer audience. Ownership changed in January 2020, when Lakeview Capital acquired My/Mochi from Century Park Capital Partners. No purchase price or other financial terms are established in the supplied reference material. Later in 2020, the company introduced single-serve packaging. The stated considerations included environmental and food-safety issues, although the available material does not provide technical specifications or quantified impact data. In February 2021, the brand changed its name from My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream to My/Mochi Ice Cream. The name change is the latest dated milestone in the supplied history. The available sources do not provide a verified current executive roster, headquarters address, current ownership structure, financial results, stock-market listing, or detailed account of subsequent product launches. Accordingly, those areas remain unspecified rather than inferred.
- 2021
Brand renamed My/Mochi Ice Cream
[1]The My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream brand changed its name to My/Mochi Ice Cream in February.
- 2020
Lakeview Capital acquires My/Mochi
[1]Lakeview Capital acquired My/Mochi from Century Park Capital Partners in January.
- 2020
Single-serve packaging introduced
[1]The company introduced single-serve packaging in June, citing environmental and food-safety considerations.
- 2017
My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream launches
[1]The business introduced the My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream brand to broaden access to mochi ice cream through mainstream retail.
- 2015
Century Park Capital Partners acquires Mikawaya
[1]Private-equity firm Century Park Capital Partners acquired Mikawaya, the Los Angeles confectionery company associated with the development of mochi ice cream in the United States.
Products and positioning
Accessible, portion-controlled frozen dessert combining ice cream with a soft sweet rice-dough exterior; positioned for mainstream grocery retail while offering dairy-free and vegan choices.
Frozen dessert · 2017
Mochi ice cream
The brand’s core product is a small portion of ice cream enclosed in a soft, sweet rice-dough wrapper. The format is designed to be eaten by hand and combines a chewy exterior with a frozen center. Products are sold primarily through grocery-store frozen-food aisles and, in some retail locations, through dedicated mochi displays or “Mochi Bars.”
Frozen dairy dessert · 2017
Dairy mochi ice cream
The dairy range consists of conventional ice cream centers wrapped in sweet rice dough. It represents the traditional core of the brand’s assortment and is offered in multiple flavors, although the supplied references do not identify a complete or current flavor list.
Plant-based frozen dessert
Non-dairy and vegan mochi ice cream
My/Mochi has marketed non-dairy and vegan choices alongside its conventional dairy products. These products extend the mochi format to consumers avoiding dairy, while retaining the brand’s combination of a frozen filling and sweet rice-dough coating.
Packaged frozen dessert · 2020
Single-serve mochi ice cream packaging
Introduced in June 2020, the single-serve format was presented as a response to environmental and food-safety considerations. The supplied sources do not specify the package materials, exact configuration, or complete retail rollout.
Brand decisions
2021
Brand name change to My/Mochi Ice CreamStrategyBackground
The consumer brand had operated under the name My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream since its 2017 launch.
Action taken
In February 2021, the company changed the brand name to My/Mochi Ice Cream.
Aftermath
The renamed identity is the name associated with the brand in the supplied current reference material.
2020
Sale of My/Mochi to Lakeview CapitalM&ABackground
My/Mochi was owned by Century Park Capital Partners after the firm’s acquisition of Mikawaya and the subsequent creation of the My/Mo brand.
Action taken
Lakeview Capital acquired My/Mochi from Century Park Capital Partners in January 2020.
Aftermath
The transaction transferred ownership of the business; the supplied sources do not report the purchase price or later ownership changes.
2020
Introduction of single-serve packagingOtherBackground
The company cited environmental and food-safety concerns as considerations in changing its packaging approach.
Action taken
My/Mochi introduced single-serve packaging in June 2020.
Aftermath
The new format added an individually portioned presentation to the brand’s packaged frozen-dessert offering. Quantified environmental or commercial results are not provided in the source material.
2017
Launch of the My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream brandProduct launchBackground
Following the 2015 acquisition of Mikawaya, the business sought to make mochi ice cream more accessible to a broad consumer audience.
Action taken
The company introduced My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream as a dedicated consumer brand for packaged mochi ice cream.
Aftermath
The brand became the principal identity used for the company’s grocery-oriented mochi ice cream assortment.
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