Popular Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams shop coming to Durham

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- A popular ice cream shop is opening its first Triangle location in Durham.

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams plans to open later this year in Brightleaf Square.

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Pints of Jeni's have been available at area Whole Foods, Harris Teeter, Publix and The Fresh Market stores for a while but this will be the region's first scoop shop.

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"I love the Durham area. It's got so much character and entrepreneurial spirit," Jeni Britton Bauer said in a news release. "We can't wait to become a part of the Brightleaf Square community."

The only other North Carolina location is in Charlotte. The company is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.