June 17, 2025 // Franchising.com // PROSPER, TX — Handel’s Ice Cream continues its growth in Texas with the grand opening of its new Prosper location at 201 West Frontier Parkway on Thursday, June 26. To mark the occasion, starting at 11 a.m., the first 100 guests will receive Free Ice Cream for a Year*. The grand opening event will also feature a spin wheel with prizes and more!
The new location will be led by local husband-and-wife duo Mike and Angela Davis, longtime Prosper residents with deep roots in the community. Mike is a former Microsoft software engineer and Chief Technology Officer at NIRVC who previously served on the Prosper Town Council, while Angela is a dedicated educator and current Executive Director of the American Speech and Debate Association. Together, the Davises coach for the Prosper Speech and Debate Club and are passionate about investing in local youth and leadership development.
The idea for a Handel’s in Prosper sparked during a casual conversation outside a McKinney Handel’s. “One day we were sitting in our car outside of the McKinney Handel’s eating ice cream and discussing what was next for our family,” shared Angela Davis, Co-Owner of Prosper Handel’s Ice Cream. “Mike looked to me and said ‘I wonder what it would take to open one of these up in Prosper.’ I smiled at him and said I’d been waiting for him to ask that. We submitted our application for a franchise that same evening.”…