Scoop School

Stephen Christensen, best-selling author, and retail ice cream expert has become an authoritative voice and thought leader in the frozen dessert community both in the United States & internationally. After opening and operating a chain of frozen custard stores in his native Australia, Steve was invited by a major equipment manufacturer to the US and moved to the United States with his family in 2004. Since then Steve has taught over 10,000 new and existing store owners the art of retail ice cream and frozen desserts, both in theory and in a hands-on environment. In fact, Steve has had a hand in opening more than 800 ice cream and frozen dessert retail locations and has worked with such chains as Costco, Whole Foods, Sandals Resorts, Rita's Water Ice, Hollywood Casinos, and many more on training and/or developing their frozen dessert programs.