Our story

Here's the scoop.

Almost Heaven has been making super-premium homemade ice cream since 2008, and it's still a family business: the Truax family, a production team who genuinely love the work, and the friendly faces behind every counter.

Todd Truax with his sons and grandchildren outside an Almost Heaven shop

It started at Ice Cream University.

In 2006, Todd Truax and his sons Jared and Matthew went to "Ice Cream University" with one goal: to open a shop of their own. Together they created more than twenty homemade flavors.

Todd became the Chief Executive Scooper. Jared took over operations, or, as he likes to put it, became the Chief Financial Scooper. The first doors opened in Canton in 2008.

With four shops and wholesale accounts across Northeast Ohio, the sky is merely the limit.

Scoop by scoop

  1. 2006The Truax family heads to Ice Cream University.
  2. 2008Our first shop opens on Middlebranch Avenue in Canton.
  3. 2020Alliance opens on Beechwood Avenue in June.
  4. 2022Hartville opens in February.
  5. 2023Canal Fulton opens in June.
  6. 2026A new production facility in Louisville, Ohio.
Three scoops of ice cream with their award ribbons

Award-winning

Gold in Los Angeles. Ribbons at home.

Our Butter Pecan, Chocolate and Coffee Caramel Crunch took home Gold Medals at the Los Angeles International Dairy Competition.

At the National Ice Cream Retailers Association convention, the timeless trio of Chocolate, Vanilla and Strawberry earned award-winning ribbons. Proof that classics never go out of style.

Taste the winners

What we're about

"Everyone genuinely cares about us, from our health and well-being. They ensure we are happy and never feel like we are alone. Ultimately, it's fun. It is a place I can go every day and hang out with my friends."

Alyssa Russell · Production Manager