Fritz's Opens for 2013 Season, Celebrates 30 Years in Business

The frozen custard franchise will be thanking its customers throughout the year.

When the Florissant Fritz’s location opened for the 2013 season Monday, it was a special time for the popular frozen custard franchise. The family-owned business celebrates 30 years in business this year. “We’ve been so fortunate to start our business from scratch and last,” Debbie Fritz, co-owner and co-founder of Fritz’s Frozen Custard, said. The family business has remained a family affair through a number of ways. The store has shops in St. Peters, Wentzville, O’Fallon, MO and West County, with all except the West County store being family-owned. In addition, some of the concrete favorites, such as Adam’s Apple, Corey-O and Bryan’s Hawaiian are named for Debbie and Terry Fritz’s sons. Last year, the family released the Alli-Oop, which …

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What is Frozen Custard?

We explain the difference between ice cream, frozen yogurt and frozen custard in time for our custard showdown.

Believe it or not, once upon a time, all frozen dairy treats were what we now call frozen custard. In fact, most of the ice cream people make at home is technically frozen custard. “Custard is thicker, richer and creamier than ice cream,” Chris Barnhart, an employee of Fritz’s Frozen Custard in Florissant, said. “The secret is we still use the egg yolk in our recipe. It’s a lot more creamy and delicate. I think it also makes for a better taste than ice cream.” According to the International Dairy Foods Association, by federal law, a product sold as ice cream has to contain at least 10 percent milk fat. It can be sold in any form from the familiar densely packed Ben and Jerry’s pints to soft serve. Frozen yogurt is similar to ice cream but …

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Summertime Treats in Florissant

As summertime officially begins, frozen treats are plentiful in Florissant.

This week, as our calendar ushers in the first official day of summer, I thought it would be fun to take a tour of Florissant with our ice cream spoons. Our family's favorite is Fritz's Frozen Custard. The staff is very friendly, and my kids love the free baby cones for children 3 and younger. The kiddie portions are reasonably priced, and it allows me to get a mini-concrete and still be able to steal a few spoonfuls from my older son's treat. Unfortunately, the seating is a bit limited, and the benches aren't exactly comfortable for little ones--but the custard definitely makes up for it. Check our Fritz's Frozen Custard's website for the monthly "flavor of the day" calendar. Right down the street is Doozle's. I've always had a soft spot …

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Jenoa Olson

12:27 pm on Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Catherine, you are right!! I forgot about Iggy's. I grew up eating at the one of West Florissant road in Ferguson! The Whistlestop in Ferguson is also a really neat place. Its a conversion of an old train station and has a lunch menu and indoor seating!   more ›