Word: sorbets
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Part of a small chain--there's another Toscanini's in Central Square and a third one at MIT -- the store features coffee drinks and a small selection of baked goods in addition to ice cream and sorbet...
...many accounts, Holland did a fair job of running the company, considering the conflicting demands. "His tenure was one of their better periods in a while," says Kim Galle, an analyst at the brokerage Adams, Harkness & Hill. Boosted by a new sorbet line, revenues in the second quarter rose 12% from the same quarter last year. That's on top of an 11% gain in the first quarter. Galle estimates that the company will bring in $171 million this year, vs. revenues of $155 million last year--a respectable 10% increase...
Scoops also triumphs in other non-traditional areas, such as softserve frozen yogurt and sorbet. Even diehard sorbet skeptics will come around after a taste of Scoops' homemade guava sorbet...
Christina's Guava Pineapple sorbet is the perfect summer choice. Though we couldn't taste the pineapple, we didn't mind. The icy confection doesn't contain any dairy products, and it melts in your mouth...
...small serving costs $1.95, which puts Scoops & Beans at the upper end of the price range, but it's money well spent, particularly since you get three scoops. Guava Pineapple sorbet and other "exotic" flavors cost 35 cents extra. The store will also carry soybean ice cream and is planning a frequent tryers club. If you're willing to walk to the Christina's in Inman Square at 1255 Cambridge St., the ice cream sells for $1.35 a scoop...