A Kelowna couple has launched a new business and it was open for the first time at the Kelowna Farmerssa国际传媒� Market on May 20.
LP Lavoie and Ruthy Penner have started up Better Together Ice Cream Co. with a little help from their kids.
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The product is made by pressing ice cream with fresh frozen fruit.
Itsa国际传媒檚 the first time the couple has ventured into the food industry, but the business aspect of things they already know having previously launched a childrensa国际传媒檚 clothing line, Nooks Design.
Their girls Anouk and Elodie help with running the business.
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Lavoie said thatsa国际传媒檚 part of where the name came from. sa国际传媒淏etter Together was a bit of a wink at that. We feel that the community coming together is great, but also for our kids and us to come together to build this business, and of course the fruit and the ice cream being together is just better than if they were individually independent of one another.sa国际传媒�
Get a taste of Better Together at markets around Kelowna. They have options for all dietary restrictions.
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