J.P. Licks announces new flavors and a Levain Bakery collaboration for summer 2025
Special to the Gazette
J.P. Licks is excited to announce their May & June 2025 ice cream flavors, featuring brand-new creations – Pineapple Upside Down Cake, Orange Chocolate Chip, and Cotton Candy – returning favorites – Cookies ‘N’ Dough, Extreme Chocolate, Cinnamon Toast Crunch – and a new dairy-free flavor – Peanut Butter Chip – as well as a collaboration with Levain Bakery.
J.P. Licks’ new flavors have arrived just in time for summer! Pineapple Upside Down Cake is inspired by the classic dessert and features sweet pineapple ice cream loaded with brown sugar topped cake and maraschino cherries. Pineapple Upside Down Cake is available in J.P. Licks locations now through June 2025 while supplies last. Orange Chocolate Chip is a creation straight from the mind of our founder, Vincent Petryk, who wanted to create an ice cream to emulate his favorite chocolate orange candies. The result is a creamy orange ice cream loaded with soft, dark chocolate chips. Additionally, J.P. Licks is pleased to announce the introduction of a Cotton Candy flavor, which has long been requested by J.P. Licks fans. Orange Chocolate Chip and Cotton Candy will be available in J.P. Licks locations from June through July 2025, while supplies last. Summer marks the return of J.P. Licks’ rotating dairy-free ice cream selection. Peanut Butter Chip is a rich, dairy-free peanut butter ice cream loaded with chocolate chips. Peanut Butter Chip will be available in J.P. Licks locations for the month of June 2025, while supplies last.
J.P. Licks is thrilled to announce its Summer 2025 collaboration with Levain Bakery. This summer, ice cream and cookie lovers can now get J.P. Licks ice cream alongside the world-famous Levain Bakery cookies. Available exclusively in Boston at Levain Bakery’s Back Bay and Seaport bakeries beginning Friday, May 30th, the Bakery invites customers to enjoy Levain cookies “á la Mode” with a scoop of J.P. Licks’ Vanilla ice cream.
“Summer is our season.” Says J.P. Licks Founder and Owner Vincent Petryk. “We’re always trying to push the envelope with our flavors and collaborations to create something fresh and exciting but relevant to our customers. We take a lot of inspiration from the world around us and feedback from the community. We have a mix of new and returning flavors, as well as a new collaboration, so there’s a little something for everyone.”
Locally owned and operated by Vincent Petryk, J.P. Licks now boasts 17 store locations throughout Massachusetts and has remained homemade and locally owned and operated. The company employs around 450 employees in the summer months and ships coffee (which is roasted in-house at the Jamaica Plain store) and merchandise anywhere in the continental USA. All ice cream and ice cream cakes are made in house in the Jamaica Plain headquarters. Since opening its doors, J.P. Licks has been committed to supporting each store’s community by donating in-kind donations to small, local organizations.
J.P. Licks has won many awards over the years for their intensely flavored homemade ice cream and frozen yogurt, including a Best of Boston 2021 award from Boston Magazine. J.P. Licks has received over 300 “Best of” awards over the last 43 years. Known for their high quality, scrumptious treats J.P. Licks was named Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s 2006 “Small Business of the Year”.
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J.P. Licks is located 659 Centre St., in Jamaica Plain, and operates 17 total locations across Boston and the Commonwealth.
Visit www.jplicks.com for more information.