Chicago Frozen Lab is a pre-launch ultra-premium ice cream brand founded by Andrew Kissko, a Cornell University-certified food product developer with hands-on ice cream manufacturing experience at Stewart’s Shops — one of America’s most award-winning regional ice cream brands. Ice cream runs in the family, as his grandfather owned an ice cream factory, leading Kissko to train at Stewart’s, earn a Cornell Food Product Development certificate, and enroll in Penn State’s prestigious Ice Cream Short Course in January 2027. Built on a simple belief that Chicago deserves the finest ice cream possible,

Chicago Frozen Lab is positioning itself as a premium wholesale brand seeking venue, food service, and specialty retail partners. The flagship product is THAT Vanilla — a 16% milkfat ultra-premium ice cream made with Rainforest Alliance certified Madagascar vanilla — representing the upper limit of what vanilla ice cream can be. Product availability begins January 2027, with wholesale offerings in single-serve 5oz cups with spoon-in-lid and pint format.