Our Story
Get To Know Us
Hey y’all! We are Brandy & Zach Mersch and we want to extend a warm welcome to our local, family-owned shop and hope to see you real soon.
We get the question a lot: why ice cream and açaí?
Having been born and raised here, before it was the most sought-after destination to live [and vacation], I have a responsibility-like others, to keep our “hometown” roots strong. I’m grateful our calling to highlight Naples Florida was to love on people and create a place of COMMUNITY through some of life’s simplest pleasures.
Scoops has always been a place of light. From the look on the kids’ faces through the glass when they first see the 50+ flavors of homemade ice cream, to the hour-long conversations held by family, friends and complete strangers over a ‘John Norman’ at our community table- that’s what it’s all about.
why choose us
Our ice cream is made at our creamery inside the Greentree shop. Every tub is hand mixed with the finest ingredients and is then churned in batch freezers. We pride ourselves on sourcing dairy from local Florida farms, using the finest ingredients, no added fillers or egg, natural flavorings and colors and being able accommodate any food allergy. The smooth, creamy consistency comes from three sources: attention to detail, minimum air content, and high butter fat.
All our smoothie bowl bases are blended in-house daily at each shop using the freshest ingredients. We are proud to say we do not add any sugar, fruit juices or other chemicals to provide you an authentic, healthy, easy-to-order acai bowl experience.
We have three children and 22+ staff members that assist us with operating this 24/7, 365 day operation, but more importantly, they have a passion for loving and serving the people they get to meet each day; just as much as we do.
Our Story
We opened our doors for the first time in June of 2019 and immediately felt the love of the community we get the privilege of serving each day. But what’s even cooler is that we continue to feel that same love today!
The best part of this entire journey is the people we get to meet and do life with through their weekly visits to the shop. This little vacation town is filled with some really, really good families.
Now, if someone would have warned us that a global pandemic was going to strike small business restaurants within our first year – we may have taken that emergency exit. Today, we are grateful for the hurdles we faced and continue to face as we got through the pandemic and ever-changing economic conditions – because it pushed us to do better.
Fast forward to now, and our local neighborhood shop is now mobile serving ice cream and acai all across Southwest Florida. We opened a second brick & mortar location, and a third shop in the works. Our award-winning ice cream is being wholesaled and sold at various businesses across SWFL. It’s a little different these days; and we’ve accepted that. We just ask that you come as you are, however that is, because we sure as hell won’t judge you or turn you away.
We serve, give and love in this community.
We live, work and play in this community.
Our kids go to school in this community.
We’re not just the owners of this shop;
we’re members of this community.
We can’t wait to meet you and your family and add to our “hometown” story.
With love,
The Merschs
