Talk:Graeter's

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French Pot[edit]

I still don't know what makes a pot "French" 69.228.240.57 20:23, 14 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It's the French that originated the process, hence the name French pot. --74.130.206.2 03:44, 14 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Privately owned franchise?[edit]

The following text was recently added: "The Columbus-, Cincinnati- and Dayton-area retail stores are all part of a privately owned franchise based out of a corporate office/manufacturing plant, and retail store housed in a corporate center on Bethel Road in Columbus."

I think that should have read "... Columbus- Dayton- and Lexington-area ...", because the Cincinnati stores are part of "corporate". Please confirm and correct the articlae as appropriate. --DAW0001 (talk) 14:38, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Why links to words in flavors?[edit]

Is it useful that words like Caramel, Brownie, Chocolate, Vanilla are wikilinks? I don't think so....--DAW0001 (talk) 02:26, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No air whipped in?[edit]

Air isn't whipped in, but is trapped as the base freezes. This is the same as for any other ice cream manufacturing. Graeter's may have less air because of the "french pot" process--but in reality it is a horizontal batch freezer which traps less air than the vertically spinning machines. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.192.38.94 (talk) 01:12, 8 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Reads like an advertisement[edit]

The details in the article like the cost of ice cream and some of the adjectives make it seem written specifically as an advertisement. I think it might be good to revise it. Radioactivated (talk) 23:42, 3 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Mz7 (talk · contribs) 11:27, 2 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Having grown up eating the black raspberry chip, I can already tell that my mouth will be watering and my nostalgia returning by the time I finish reading this article. Mz7 (talk) 11:27, 2 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Just to note, I'm going to be very busy this week. I plan to have this done by the weekend, however! Mz7 (talk) 07:08, 6 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'm going to add some notes as I go, just so it doesn't seem like I'm not working on this. Mz7 (talk) 02:11, 11 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Tristan Navera: Just to note, I plan to have this done today. I apologize for the delay. Mz7 (talk) 09:47, 15 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid this is going to have to be delayed again to Sunday due to real-life work. In the meantime, feel free to respond to the notes I've already provided. Mz7 (talk) 01:24, 16 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I am pleased to say I am finally finished with my review, and indeed, I am now yearning to go back to Ohio for some Graeter's. I've placed the article review On hold – please take a look at my comments below and let me know if you have any questions or would like to discuss them. Mz7 (talk) 10:28, 19 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- Thank you! I will get to fixing this in the next few days here. Tristan (talk) 19:01, 19 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks for looking at it! I have finished my responses to everything below. I think I took action on them all. Tristan (talk) 23:05, 13 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  - @Tristan Navera: Sorry for my delay here. I took a look over, and I think you've resolved them satisfactorily! So with that, I'm happy to pass this review. Well done! I'll be sure to grab some black raspberry chip next time I'm in Ohio. Mz7 (talk) 02:29, 19 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox[edit]

The |type= parameter should indicate the type of business this is in the context of corporate law, as I understand. For example, if Graeter's is a privately held company, the type parameter should read [[Privately held company|Private]]. See Template:Infobox company/doc#Parameters.
For |industry=, is "Retail" accurate? Something like "Restaurants" would make more sense, I think.
For the |founded= parameter, the template documentation recommends using {{Start date and age}}, i.e. {{Start date and age|1870}} in [[Cincinnati]], Ohio, U.S.

Lead[edit]

Since then, the ice cream brand has attained notoriety with a number of celebrities and media publications declaring its quality. - I feel the word "notoriety" here is kind of misplaced. It implies that Graeter's is famous for something bad. Consider being more neutral and direct, something like "Since then, a number of celebrities and media publications have commented on the ice cream brand's quality."
I would remove the word "high-end" per WP:PEACOCK.

History[edit]

Perhaps we could add a new heading called "First generation heading"? There are headings for second, third, and fourth generation – this would make it consistent.
Louis Graeter spent time in Stockton, California, where he remarried for a time, opened another ice cream store, and eventually returned to Cincinnati around 1900. - So, I got my hands on a copy of Heigel's book, and I don't think the book verifies that Graeter opened yet another ice cream store while he was in Stockton.
The ice cream business was steady but slow through the 1960s, though it then began to pick up. - I would try to find a way to rephrase this sentence. I have a copy of Heigel's book, and I think this sentence is too closely paraphrased from the source.

Ice cream shops[edit]

Eventually, the company bought back the Columbus and Dayton franchise in 2010 and now owns all of the stores in Ohio. - This seems outdated, as above in the History section, it states, That year, it also finalized a deal to purchase 11 stories in Louisville, Lexington and Indianapolis from its last major franchisee, Jim Tedesco of Tedesco LLC, bringing all of its over 50 retail locations under company management.
the company predicts its shipping business could grow to 40 percent of its overall revenue mix - This is in 2010, right? Maybe change to "the company predicted in 2010 its shipping ..."

References[edit]

For the two footnotes, perhaps include a new level 3 section heading titled === Notes === or === Footnotes ===, just so readers can more immediately understand what these are.

1952?[edit]

There's a note at the bottom of the page that says Louis Charles Graeter was born in 1952. Should this be 1852? That would make more sense if he started the company in the 1870s. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.232.40.141 (talk) 21:04, 3 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Nice catch—you're absolutely right! I've changed it to 1852. Mz7 (talk) 08:54, 25 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]