Sweet Rose Creamery

Sweet Rose Creamery is a California ice-cream and frozen-dessert brand founded in 2010 by Josh Loeb and Zoe Nathan. The business developed as a neighborhood-oriented creamery in the Los Angeles area, combining small-shop retail with an emphasis on ice cream made from scratch. Its locations have included shops at the Brentwood Country Mart, on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica, in Pacific Palisades, and in Tujunga Village in Studio City. The brand's offer extends beyond conventional scoops. Its menu includes ice cream, frozen yogurt, ice cream pies, and dairy-free foods. The Pico Boulevard shop also served brioches and scones, making that location a broader bakery-and-dessert destination rather than only an ice-cream counter. The brand has presented its ice cream as kosher and GMO-free, and its flavor range has included Caffe Latte Chip. At the Pico Boulevard location, the operation was described as having approximately 1,000 square feet of freezer space. Chef Shiho Yoshikawa has been associated with preparing the scratch-made ice cream. This production approach is central to the brand's identity: rather than positioning itself solely as a mass-market packaged-food label, Sweet Rose Creamery has emphasized shop-based preparation, flavor variety, and a local retail experience. Its product mix also accommodates customers seeking dairy-free options, broadening the brand beyond traditional dairy ice cream. Sweet Rose expanded its Los Angeles-area footprint during the 2010s. A Pico Boulevard location in Santa Monica opened on September 21, 2013. A fourth location opened in Pacific Palisades on August 19, 2015, followed by a fifth location in Tujunga Village, Studio City, on October 6, 2015. A sixth location opened on March 5, 2018. The available reference material does not identify the precise site of every location, later ownership changes, financial results, or the current number of operating shops. Sweet Rose Creamery's positioning is local, handcrafted, and inclusive within the frozen-dessert category. Its combination of scratch-made products, dairy-free choices, specialty desserts, and neighborhood locations distinguishes it from purely packaged ice-cream brands and from large national parlor chains. The brand has also received local editorial recognition: Time Out included Sweet Rose Creamery among its selections of the best ice cream in Los Angeles.

Sweet Rose Creamery was established in California in 2010 by Josh Loeb and Zoe Nathan. From its early development, the brand focused on ice cream and related frozen desserts prepared from scratch. Its concept was built around neighborhood retail shops rather than a packaged-goods distribution model, with an emphasis on flavor variety and a locally rooted customer experience. The brand's retail presence expanded in the Los Angeles area during the 2010s. On September 21, 2013, Sweet Rose opened a shop on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica. That location was described as having roughly 1,000 square feet of freezer space and offered more than ice cream alone, including frozen yogurt, ice cream pies, dairy-free foods, and selected baked goods. Brioches and scones were identified as exclusive to the Pico Boulevard shop. The ice cream was prepared by chef Shiho Yoshikawa and was presented as kosher and GMO-free. Sweet Rose continued its location growth in 2015. On August 19, the business opened a fourth location in Pacific Palisades. On October 6 of the same year, it opened a fifth location in Tujunga Village, Studio City. The sequence indicates that the brand had moved beyond a single neighborhood shop and was building a multi-location presence across Los Angeles' westside and central neighborhoods. A sixth location opened on March 5, 2018, although the available reference does not specify its address. The menu remained broader than standard scoop-shop fare. Alongside ice cream and frozen yogurt, the brand offered ice cream pies and dairy-free products. Listed flavors included Caffe Latte Chip. This assortment allowed Sweet Rose to serve both conventional ice-cream customers and consumers seeking alternative formats or non-dairy choices. Sweet Rose Creamery also received local media recognition. Time Out included the brand in a list of the best ice cream destinations in Los Angeles, reinforcing its identity as a notable local creamery. The available material does not provide information about later expansion, current ownership, financial performance, management changes, closures, or the present number of locations. Accordingly, the documented history is strongest for the brand's founding, Los Angeles-area expansion, product concept, and local reception.

• 2018

  Sixth location opens

  [1]Sweet Rose Creameryen.wikipedia.org

  Sweet Rose Creamery opened a sixth location on March 5, 2018; the available reference does not identify its site.

• 2015

  Pacific Palisades location opens

  [1]Sweet Rose Creameryen.wikipedia.org

  The brand opened a fourth location in Pacific Palisades on August 19, 2015.

• 2015

  Studio City location opens

  [1]Sweet Rose Creameryen.wikipedia.org

  A fifth location opened in Tujunga Village, Studio City, on October 6, 2015.

• 2013

  Pico Boulevard shop opens

  [1]Sweet Rose Creameryen.wikipedia.org

  Sweet Rose Creamery opened a location on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica on September 21, 2013.

• 2010

  Brand founded

  [1]Sweet Rose Creameryen.wikipedia.org

  Josh Loeb and Zoe Nathan founded Sweet Rose Creamery in California.

A neighborhood Los Angeles creamery centered on scratch-made ice cream, frozen desserts, dairy-free choices, and locally oriented shop experiences.

• Ice cream · 2010

  Scratch-made ice cream

  The brand's core product is ice cream prepared from scratch and served through its neighborhood shops. The documented flavor range includes Caffe Latte Chip, while the broader concept emphasizes variety and shop-made preparation rather than packaged supermarket distribution.

• Frozen dessert

  Frozen yogurt

  Frozen yogurt is part of Sweet Rose Creamery's dessert menu, giving customers an alternative to traditional ice cream within the same retail format.

• Frozen dessert

  Ice cream pies

  Ice cream pies extend the brand's offering beyond individual scoops and cups into shareable or occasion-oriented frozen desserts.

• Dairy-free frozen foods

  Dairy-free foods

  Sweet Rose Creamery has offered dairy-free foods and frozen-dessert choices, broadening its menu for customers who avoid conventional dairy products.

• Bakery items

  Brioches and scones

  Brioches and scones were associated specifically with the Pico Boulevard location, adding baked goods to that shop's ice-cream-centered menu.

1. 1Sweet Rose Creameryen.wikipedia.org