  Our Story The first Paradis store was opened by Thor Thorøe in Nørregade, Århus, Denmark in 2000. Thor hit on the idea of opening his own ice-cream store while working in a gelateria in Rome. He wanted to produce a Danish version of the ice cream he'd seen made in Rome, by, amongst other things, minimizing the amount of fat used and only using fresh and natural ingredients. Furthermore, Thor wanted his ice-cream to be as fresh as possible – which meant making fresh ice-cream on a daily basis. In 2003, Thor Thorøe entered into partnership with Jørgen Bjerre and together they opened Copenhagen's first Paradis store on Sankt Hans Torv in Nørrebro. The new store proved so successful that next year Thor and Jørgen were able to open a further Paradis Store – this time in Frederiksberg. It was clear that there was room for further expansion, and the first Paradis franchise opened on Amager in 2005. Since then, we have opened new stores every year, and we now have 26 Danish outlets. Our first foreign venture, a Ugandan Paradis store, will be opening soon. You can read more about in the news section of this site. |
