Loblolly Creamery

Co-owner Sally Mengel likes to think Loblolly won over hearts and mouths as a hometown business making high-quality products from scratch with locally sourced ingredients. read more >

Restaurateurs come together at the SoMa Outdoor Dining Room in the parking lot at the southeast corner of 13th and Main streets in downtown Little Rock. read more >

Sally Mengel, who co-owns Loblolly Creamery of Little Rock with her mother, Laura Frankenstein, says she’s learned both the value of delegating and of marshmallows. read more >

Sally Mengel, co-owner of Loblolly Creamery of Little Rock, is moving/has moved her Ice Cream Bar from The Green Corner Store right next door — same building, different suite. read more >

These retailers — who sometimes are also wholesalers — make food in part to make connections and to preserve local culture and traditional methods. In the process, they’ve turned into employers and a source of jobs. They’re business people; they’re entrepreneurs. read more >