Rosalie locals enjoyed free ice cream and festivities on Thursday 7 July with the Grand Opening Party for the suburb’s new Baskin-Robbins’ store.
The Grand Opening Party drew in a crowd of over 1,200, as the first 10 guests won a year’s supply of Baskin-Robbins ice cream. Local residents, Sharon Thomas and Eleny Hooijer eagerly waited outside the Rosalie store from 5:30am the morning of the Grand Opening Party. A local Rosalie resident, Mr Cordell Sanders also won an Apple iPad mini as part of the festivities.
David Jordan, Baskin-Robbins General Manager, said there was a lot of excitement leading up to the Grand Opening party and the local Franchise Partners, Abhishek and Varsha Sodhani, are thrilled to have local prize winners, as well as handing out over 1,200 free scoops of ice cream to local residents to celebrate the opening.
“We are excited to join the Rosalie community and serve up Baskin-Robbins’ delicious 31 flavours of ice cream. The first 10 customers were delighted to be the winners of free ice cream for a year,” said Mr Jordan.
The Federal Member for Ryan Hon Jane Prentice, member for Mt Coot-tha Hon Dr Steven Miles, Paddington Councillor Cr Peter Matic and Mr Trevor Evans officially opened the store by cutting the store ribbon along with Mr Jordan.
“I’m pleased to welcome Abhishek and Varsha Sodhani to the Rosalie community, their dedication to providing opportunities to local staff and creating happiness for each Baskin-Robbins Guest is inspiring and I wish them every success,” said Cr Peter Matic.
The Rosalie Baskin-Robbins store has the latest state-of-the-art international store design which includes the new dedicated topping station, offering guests a choice of decadent toppings and delights to complement their favourite ice cream flavour. This new design showcases the Brands’ attributes of a fun and family friendly store environment with the new dining in or out experience.
The Rosalie Baskin-Robbins store is located at Shop 5, 155 Baroona Road, Rosalie. Following the Grand Opening Party, the store will be open for daily trading between 10am and 10.30pm Monday to Thursday, from 10am to midnight on Friday, and between 9.30am and 10.30pm on weekends.
For further information about Baskin-Robbins Australia and to find restaurant locations, please visit: www.baskinrobbins.com.au.