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Greek American businessman, Tom Carvel (born Athanasios Karvelas), created America’s first ice cream franchise and is well-known as the inventor of soft serve ice cream. A flat tire on his truck led to his successful career as a early immigrant to the USA. Early Life: Tom Carvel was born on July 14, 1906 in Athens,… […]
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Tom Carvel: The Greek Who Introduced Soft Ice Cream to America
December 4th, 2021 
Awake Goy Greek-American Tom Carvel appearing in a commercial selling ice cream. Credit: Facebook/US Embassy, Athens Tom Carvel, born Athanassios Karvelas in Athens, was brought to the United States as a child from his native Greece. The Greek immigrant was the man who invented soft ice cream in the US and whose name became legend there. Carvel […]
