From the Darkroom: Andy's Frozen Custard, three decades and 100+ stores ago

Andy's Frozen Custard traces its origins to Osage Beach, where John and Carol Kuntz launched their frozen custard business on March 19, 1986. Shortly afterward, they expanded to Springfield, where John and Carol’s son Andy and his wife Dana pushed the dessert to the next level. Together, they worked on expanding their custard dessert and service locations.

Now, Andy’s Frozen Custard has more than 135 locations throughout Missouri, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Andy's Frozen Custard is the largest dessert-only franchise in the world.

Andy Kuntz is featured here in front of the Andy’s Frozen Custard menu at the 2726 S. Campbell Ave. location, around 1991.

This image is part of a much larger collection of historically rich photographs from the News-Leader’s photo archive. Each week, the Springfield-Greene County Library will tap into this vast collection and present an interesting image “from the darkroom" and share its history. This image is presented in partnership between the Springfield-Greene County Library District and the Springfield News-Leader. For more historical images of the Ozarks, visit: thelibrary.org/fromthedarkroom .

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