Batch, the award-winning Western Massachusetts ice cream brand known for its commitment to real ingredients, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday as it pivots away from the grocery store business to save its local scoop shops.
The Longmeadow-based chain filed its petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, listing $100,000 to $500,000 in assets and $500,000 to $1 million in liabilities, court records show.
David LeRiche, President of Batch Inc., told MassLive that the brand will no longer be distributing ice cream pints to grocery stores in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island…