Graeter's Mint Chocolate Chip

Graeter's uses the French pot process, a small-batch production method in which chocolate is poured into the freezing mixture and forms irregular, large chunks rather than uniform small chips. These signature chocolate pieces are a defining characteristic of Graeter's ice cream.

Graeter's is based in Cincinnati, Ohio, where the company was founded in 1870. The family-owned creamery remains headquartered in Cincinnati and distributes primarily across the American Midwest.

The French pot process is a small-batch method using rotating freezers that slowly churn the ice cream mixture in two-gallon batches. This labor-intensive approach incorporates less air than industrial methods, producing a denser, creamier product.