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New Häagen Dazs in The Colonial Zone
I thought Haagen Dazs was Walls
I can't see it will do well in that location. Would have been far more sensible to put it on the Conde near Parque Colon to give it any chance of survival. The Colonial Zone is very very tough for retailers and almost none survive who are off the Conde. Dominicans with money to spend on expensive fast food don't like walking around outside, they tend to go for malls and the tourists seem to be mainly in search of souvenirs, SIM cards and cheap liquor. KFC and Pizza Hut have opened and closed several times over the years and their current operations are tiny.
I can't see it will do well in that location. Would have been far more sensible to put it on the Conde near Parque Colon to give it any chance of survival. The Colonial Zone is very very tough for retailers and almost none survive who are off the Conde. Dominicans with money to spend on expensive fast food don't like walking around outside, they tend to go for malls and the tourists seem to be mainly in search of souvenirs, SIM cards and cheap liquor. KFC and Pizza Hut have opened and closed several times over the years and their current operations are tiny.
My local supermarkets all have Ben & Jerry's ice cream so I'm a happy camper.
Also Bon's "Don Alfonso" has always been a favorite.
Also Bon's "Don Alfonso" has always been a favorite.
Going out on a limb here, but I'm under the impression all of Bon's flavors are produced here.
A lot of Italian restaurants do home-made ice-cream. I think there is a guy in Juan Dolio who makes it in his house and it's quite nice. I don't think you'll ever get really great ice-cream here because of the issues with refrigeration and power. Every time the power goes out and the fridge temps change it can't help the ice-cream quality. And it's kind of impossible to move it from where it's produced to where it's sold without coming into contact with the heat.