A Charlotte ice cream favorite is expanding to Lake Norman. What we know.

Joe Marusak
·2 min read

A favorite Charlotte ice cream plans to expand to Lake Norman.

Golden Cow Creamery’s Huntersville store would be its fourth, joining locations in uptown, South End and SouthPark.

The Huntersville store would join several tenants in a building planned by Golden Cow’s affiliated business, H2H Holdings LLC, at 14516 S. Old Statesville Road, said Alex Hannah, who co-owns the businesses with his wife, Liz.

The building would include 5,600 square feet of retail space, Alex Hannah told The Charlotte Observer on Thursday. He envisions a taproom/brewery and a coffee shop as other potential tenants.

Golden Cow Creamery’s Huntersville store would be in a building with 5,600 square feet of retail space. Co-owner Alex Hannah envisions a taproom/brewery and a coffee shop as other potential tenants.
Golden Cow Creamery’s Huntersville store would be in a building with 5,600 square feet of retail space. Co-owner Alex Hannah envisions a taproom/brewery and a coffee shop as other potential tenants.

The Hannahs are native North Carolinians who founded Golden Cow Creamery in 2016 to share the love for homemade ice cream, CharlotteFive previously reported.

The unique flavors at Golden Cow are inspired by the state’s diverse food culture and flavors sourced from around the world, according to CharlotteFive.

All ice cream is handmade in small batches with real cream, milk, sugar or coconut, and no artificial syrups, bagged ice cream mix, food colorings or fillers are included.

Why Huntersville?

The couple love taking their 2- and 5-year-old daughters to Discovery Place Kids in downtown Huntersville, Alex Hannah said. They like the vibe of the area, too, with such new businesses as the 760 Craft Works brewery, he said.

He said he just chanced upon the for-sale sign on the vacant 0.6-acre parcel on South Old Statesville Road and thought the site would make a great place for a Golden Cow and other businesses.

H2H Holdings LLC needs town rezoning approval to proceed with its plans. The town requires those seeking such a rezoning to hold a community meeting, and the Hannahs have scheduled theirs for 6 p.m. July 31 at the Huntersville Arts and Cultural Center, 109 S. Old Statesville Road.

The town has scheduled a formal public hearing on the request for 6 p.m. Aug. 7 at Town Hall, 101 Huntersville-Concord Road.

The Huntersville Planning Board is scheduled to vote on the rezoning at 6 p.m. Sept. 26 at Town Hall. The advisory panel makes recommendations to the Huntersville Board of Commissioners, which has final say.

Commissioners could vote on the request at their regular meeting 6 p.m. Oct. 16 at Town Hall.