Scoops Homemade Ice Cream is planning to open a new location at 829 Central Ave. in Hot Springs by the first of the year, said owner Greg Hatcher, founder of The Hatcher Agency in Little Rock.
“I went to Hot Springs and went to The Pancake House and noticed that every single store in Hot Springs was rented on the strip,” he said. “That almost never happens, right? You always see vacancies, but there wasn’t one single spot available, and as I was driving out, I went by Deluca’s, and I saw one that was available. It was the only one, and I said, ‘We’re going to take it. If it’s that busy, how good will it do there?’”
Scoops recently purchased two food trucks and will have one stationed at 420eats in Hot Springs until the location opens, he added. He said he expects the food truck to open in about a month. The food trucks will be available for special events…