Scoop, There It Is! Pittsburgh’s Frio Creamery Featured on PETA’s ‘Nice Cream Trail’

For Immediate Release:
June 25, 2026

Contact:
Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382

In a compassionate spin on Pennsylvania’s Scooped Ice Cream Trail, PETA is launching its “Nice Cream Trail,” highlighting 10 shops across the state serving up delicious vegan ice cream—and Pittsburgh’s own Frio Creamery is among the generous sprinkling of featured parlors. And to make the festivities even sweeter, the first Pennsylvania resident to complete the trail by visiting all 10 participating shops through August will win the cherry on top: a vegan ice cream party with PETA’s famous “iScream” truck for themselves and up to 50 guests.

Located at 4127 Butler Street, Frio Creamery always has three delicious, homemade, dairy-free ice creams available at a time, plus one sorbet during the summer months. The shop’s vegan flavors rotate regularly and have included Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Caramel Pecan, Key Lime Pie, Blueberry Lavender, and more. Frio Creamery is open Monday through Friday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.

“Pennsylvania is home to a plethora of parlors serving up delicious dairy-free desserts that are as kind to cows as they are to taste buds,” says PETA Founder Ingrid Newkirk. “PETA’s ‘Nice Cream Trail’ gives ice cream lovers the scoop on where to beat the heat with vegan sweets, and we encourage everyone to support Frio Creamery and other forward-thinking local businesses.”

PETA’s vegan “iScream” truck has crisscrossed the country, satisfying sweet tooths far and wide by giving away thousands of decadent dairy-free delights, all while bringing attention to the cruel separation of mother cows from their beloved calves in the dairy industry. PETA notes that with an abundance of dairy-free ice creams available today—including decadent vegan flavors from Oatly, Breyer’s, Ben & Jerry’s, and more—it’s never been easier to opt for delicious desserts that let calves stay with their mothers. PETA’s free vegan starter kit can help anyone looking to make the switch.

Other stops on the trail include Lu & Aug’s (Ardmore), Dreams Ice Cream Factory (Glenside), Honey Bear (Harrisburg), Vegan Treats (Bethlehem), Lancaster Sweet Shoppe (Lancaster), The Main Freeze (Lansdale), Milk Jawn (Philadelphia), Scoop DeVille (Philadelphia), and Millie’s Homemade Ice Cream (11 Pennsylvania locations). Participating shops will display a window sign and distribute trail maps showing all the sweet stops.

To enter to win an iScream truck party, Pennsylvania residents must visit all 10 Nice Cream Trail shops through August 18, submit photos of their receipts and a brief review of the ice cream they sampled (at least 50 words), and send their submissions to [email protected]. The first eligible entrant to send PETA a winning submission will be selected.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.