Jeremiah’s Italian Ice sets opening date in Warner Robins. Macon, Perry stores coming

Becky Purser
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The first Jeremiah’s Italian Ice in Middle Georgia is set to open Tuesday in Warner Robins, with multiple locations planned for the region.

Sisters Monica and Manali Patel purchased the franchise rights for Middle Georgia, with plans to open another location in Warner Robins, their third location in Perry and a fourth in Macon.

The dessert shop serves up three frozen and refreshing treats: Italian ice, soft-serve ice cream and a layered combination of the two called “the gelati.”

Grant Ledford and Zoe Gennaria of Jeremiah’s Italian Ice serve up an Oreo mud pie gelati and a caramel apple gelati. Gennaria is the manager of the new Warner Robins location, the first in Middle Georgia, opening Tuesday.
Grant Ledford and Zoe Gennaria of Jeremiah’s Italian Ice serve up an Oreo mud pie gelati and a caramel apple gelati. Gennaria is the manager of the new Warner Robins location, the first in Middle Georgia, opening Tuesday.

Monica and her husband, Ankit, who have two children, ages 3 and 5, wanted to incorporate their kids into their next business venture after selling their Tropical Smoothie Cafe franchise stores.

“We wanted to do something kind of meaningful to us and our family,” she said.

She and her husband were high school sweethearts, graduating from Houston County High School in 2006.

The new Warner Robins store is on one end of the Century Market Plaza Phase II at 810 Ga. 96, Suite 2200.

A Little Caesars is going in next door and at the opposite end of the building, Another Broken Egg Cafe, a first for Middle Georgia, is gearing up to open soon.

Zoe Gennaria is the manager of the Jeremiah’s Italian Ice in Warner Robins, the first in Middle Georgia. The new dessert shop serving up frozen treats opens Tuesday.
Zoe Gennaria is the manager of the Jeremiah’s Italian Ice in Warner Robins, the first in Middle Georgia. The new dessert shop serving up frozen treats opens Tuesday.

What to expect

Jeremiah’s Italian Ice has more than 40 Italian Ice flavors, with 24 flavors featured daily — including seven that rotate, said Zoe Gennaria, who manages the Warner Robins store.

To name a few, flavors include mango, strawberry lemon, blueberry, sea salted caramel, coconut and scoop froggy frog (mint chocolate chip).

A strawberry lemon Italian Ice at Jeremiah’s Italian Ice, which opens Tuesday at 810 Ga. 96, Suite 2200, in the Century Market Plaza Phase II in Warner Robins.
A strawberry lemon Italian Ice at Jeremiah’s Italian Ice, which opens Tuesday at 810 Ga. 96, Suite 2200, in the Century Market Plaza Phase II in Warner Robins.

The soft-serve ice cream comes in vanilla, chocolate or swirled in a cup or cone. Toppings also are available.

Popular gelati offerings include birthday cake — a layering of cake batter Italian ice, vanilla soft ice cream and rainbow sprinkles — and oreo mud pie, which is a layering of cookies & cream Italian ice, swirled ice cream and Oreo cookie crumbles.

Jeremiah’s Italian Ice also offers dairy-free, vegan and sugar-free options.

Jeremiah’s Italian Ice offers an Oreo mud pie gelati, which is layers of their cookies & cream Italian ice, swirled vanilla and chocolate soft-serve ice cream and Oreo cookie crumbles. A Warner Robins location, the first in Middle Georgia, opens Tuesday.
Jeremiah’s Italian Ice offers an Oreo mud pie gelati, which is layers of their cookies & cream Italian ice, swirled vanilla and chocolate soft-serve ice cream and Oreo cookie crumbles. A Warner Robins location, the first in Middle Georgia, opens Tuesday.

On a recent visit prior to opening, Gennaria and Grant Ledford made a few of the frozen treats for The Telegraph for photos and to showcase the variety. Ledford, who manages Jeremiah’s Italian Ice in Suwanee, also serves as a trainer for franchise locations opening in Georgia.

The creations included an Oreo mud pie gelati, a caramel apple gelati, a strawberry lemon Italian ice, a vanilla cone with sprinkles and a sugar-free tangerine Italian ice.

A soft-serve vanilla cone with sprinkles at Jeremiah’s Italian Ice in Warner Robins. The new store opens Tuesday at 810 Ga. 96, Suite 2200, in the Century Market Plaza Phase II in Warner Robins.
A soft-serve vanilla cone with sprinkles at Jeremiah’s Italian Ice in Warner Robins. The new store opens Tuesday at 810 Ga. 96, Suite 2200, in the Century Market Plaza Phase II in Warner Robins.

Of all the possible creations, Ledford said his favorite is the peanut butter cup gelati, which is layers of the p-nutty Italian ice, chocolate ice cream and Hershey’s mini-chocolate chips.

Gennaria’s favorite is the mango Italian ice.

Jeremiah’s Italian Ice opens Tuesday at 810 Ga. 96, Suite 2200, in the Century Market Plaza Phase II in Warner Robins.
Jeremiah’s Italian Ice opens Tuesday at 810 Ga. 96, Suite 2200, in the Century Market Plaza Phase II in Warner Robins.

More locations coming

The next Warner Robins location at 2945 Watson Blvd., Unit 2, is expected to open in early May in the former Sport Clips Haircuts next to Mattress Firm and near Target.

The Perry location at 1506 Sam Nunn Parkway is targeted to open in early June next to Jersey Mike’s Subs. The building also houses a Dunkin’.

Sites for the planned Macon location are currently be scouted.

Fundraising opportunities for schools and churches will be available.

Hours for the new Warner Robins location will be noon to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and noon to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The number is 478-359-3094.

Grant Ledford of Jeremiah’s Italian Ice serves up a sugar-free tangerine Italian ice.
Grant Ledford of Jeremiah’s Italian Ice serves up a sugar-free tangerine Italian ice.

The first official Jeremiah’s Italian Ice location opened in Winter Park, Florida, in 1996. But founder and owner Jeremy Litwack first had the idea back in 2008 when he was a high school student selling Italian Ice in front of the Philadelphia Mint, according to the company’s website.

Based in Orlando, Florida, Jeremiah’s Italian Ice started franchising in 2019. Jeremiah’s Italian Ice stores can be found in Florida, Arizona, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Louisiana, Colorado, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Nevada, according to the website.

Jeremiah’s Italian Ice opens Tuesday at 810 Ga. 96, Suite 2200, in the Century Market Plaza Phase II in Warner Robins.
Jeremiah’s Italian Ice opens Tuesday at 810 Ga. 96, Suite 2200, in the Century Market Plaza Phase II in Warner Robins.
Jeremiah’s Italian Ice opens Tuesday at 810 Ga. 96, Suite 2200, in the Century Market Plaza Phase II in Warner Robins.
Jeremiah’s Italian Ice opens Tuesday at 810 Ga. 96, Suite 2200, in the Century Market Plaza Phase II in Warner Robins.
Jeremiah’s Italian Ice opens Tuesday at 810 Ga. 96, Suite 2200, in the Century Market Plaza Phase II in Warner Robins.
Jeremiah’s Italian Ice opens Tuesday at 810 Ga. 96, Suite 2200, in the Century Market Plaza Phase II in Warner Robins.
The next Warner Robins location at 2945 Watson Blvd., Unit 2, is expected to open in early May in the former Sport Clips Haircuts next to Mattress Firm and near Target.
The next Warner Robins location at 2945 Watson Blvd., Unit 2, is expected to open in early May in the former Sport Clips Haircuts next to Mattress Firm and near Target.