If you've heard a story about our beginnings, it was more than likely a tale of one person overcoming a corporate layoff. While this is true, it's not the whole story…
King of Pops was conceived overlooking the beach in Central America. Three brothers, born of a fruit-smoothie-loving mother, were talking about life and love, but mainly paletas.
For the next few years, these three gringos day-dreamed of bringing paletas, the fresh, all-natural frozen pop they had fallen in love with, back to share in the U.S.
Eventually, Steven was laid off by AIG. There were no more excuses not to follow his dreams – King of Pops was born. Vacating the cubicle for the kitchen, Steven, with the help of brother Nick, family, and a handful of friends, started working out recipes.
After countless hours of experimentation, full of success and failure, King of Pops opened its first cart, much like the ones that had inspired the brothers years before. The Poncey-Highland location was a quick success. In addition to selling a lot of pops, Steven also met Gabriella Oviedo, who enthusiastically stepped in to help keep up with demand.
Eventually, all-night making sessions weren't enough, and it was time for Nick to come on board full time. Leaving his stable job as a lawyer to work on what he and his little brother had dreamt together.
Mission: To provide an ecologically responsible, fresh, all natural frozen treat in a fun neighborhood environment.
Our goal is to be a waste free company. All of our fruit waste goes to community gardens; most other supplies are recycled. We strive to throw away less than one bag of trash per week.