Popular ice creamery shuts up shop, leasing issues to blame
Billy Van Creamy shared the heart-breaking news in an Instagram post citing 'lengthy and unfortunately unfruitful negotiations' as the reason behind the closure.
The reference was presumably to do with their leasing arrangement at Karrinyup Shopping Centre, where they have been based since 2021.
The post went on to tell customers their Melbourne operations are not impacted, they still have their popular choc-tops at the Como Theatre and they still offer private catering.
The reaction was expectedly one of thanks and sadness from their legion of adoring fans:
'You'll be so very missed at Karrinyup!'
'So sad but onwards and upwards for the best icecream boys ever!'
'We only realised tonight when we went to get ice cream after dinner at Karrinyup. Hope to see you somewhere else soon! x'
The popular ice cream shop began as a food truck in Victoria in 2014 before opening a physical store a year later.
Known for having a core range of simple flavours, they also impressed with their vegan range.
The founders are two brothers, originally from Perth, and they brought the wildly successful brand back home in 2015 where a presence was made at the top of William street in Northbridge (now closed) and Karrinyup followed in 2021.
One brother was based in Melbourne while the other looked after operations in Perth - heading back home to raise his young family.
No mention was made about an expected reopening date at a new space in Perth.
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Popular ice creamery shuts up shop, leasing issues to blame
A much loved ice-creamery in Perth's north has upset locals with its shock closure. Billy Van Creamy shared the heart-breaking news in an Instagram post citing 'lengthy and unfortunately unfruitful negotiations' as the reason behind the closure. The reference was presumably to do with their leasing arrangement at Karrinyup Shopping Centre, where they have been based since 2021. The post went on to tell customers their Melbourne operations are not impacted, they still have their popular choc-tops at the Como Theatre and they still offer private catering. The reaction was expectedly one of thanks and sadness from their legion of adoring fans: 'You'll be so very missed at Karrinyup!' 'So sad but onwards and upwards for the best icecream boys ever!' 'We only realised tonight when we went to get ice cream after dinner at Karrinyup. Hope to see you somewhere else soon! x' The popular ice cream shop began as a food truck in Victoria in 2014 before opening a physical store a year later. Known for having a core range of simple flavours, they also impressed with their vegan range. The founders are two brothers, originally from Perth, and they brought the wildly successful brand back home in 2015 where a presence was made at the top of William street in Northbridge (now closed) and Karrinyup followed in 2021. One brother was based in Melbourne while the other looked after operations in Perth - heading back home to raise his young family. No mention was made about an expected reopening date at a new space in Perth.
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