Kim Malek

Malek
Founder and CEO
Salt & Straw Ice Cream

Kim Malek is founder & CEO of Portland-based Salt & Straw Ice Cream. Since founding the company in 2011, Malek has built Salt & Straw from a humble ice cream cart into a fast-growing, omni-channel company with 21 locations nationally, while retaining its bones as a family-run company known for its culture of hospitality. A pioneer in localization, every chef-driven ice cream flavor is handmade in small batches using the best organic and sustainable ingredients from local farmers and artisans. Malek has been named to Inc Magazine’s 100 Female Founders list of entrepreneurs, the Cherry Bombe 100 list featuring female leaders in the culinary space, and Nation's Restaurant News’ Power List.
kim@saltandstraw.com
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