West Fint
is a 1994 graduate of Virginia Tech. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Dairy Science. After college, West worked as the herd manager for several dairy farms. In 1999, he started his own farm. West-Hope Dairy operated from 1999 - 2009 in New Hope area of Augusta County. From 2009 – 2016, it operated in Saltville, VA. After selling his herd of nearly 600 Holsteins, he managed a herd of 2,500 milking cows in Chatham, VA. In 2018, West started working for the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. West’s experience in dairy management and production developed his knowledge, skill and desire to make his own brand of ice cream. In 2020, West and his sister, Livonia, teamed up to create Sweet Scoops Ice Cream Parlor. When he’s not working his day job, or making delicious ice cream, West enjoys cheering for his favorite college sport team, the Virginia Tech Hokies!
Livonia Fint
grew up in the mountains of West Virginia and moved to Virginia in 2000 to find work as a Software Quality Engineer. She has worked in the software quality field ever since. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Technology from the University of Phoenix in 2011. She has taken 5 mission trips to Haiti from 2008 - 2013; it was there that she fell in love with the Haitian people. Their gratitude for others’ service was overwhelming. This gratitude forever changed Livonia and helped her gain a whole new perspective of gratefulness for the many blessings God has given her including the simple ones like water, housing, food, education and electricity. She resides in Waynesboro with her daughter and mother. She enjoys baking, spending time with family and participating in outreach opportunities. Livonia and West are both excited to start this new chapter of entrepreneurship and serve the community by providing premium homemade ice cream for all to enjoy!
How we got started…
“Have you ever heard of anyone eating ice cream with a fork? Well, that’s how our dad always ate his, with a fork and straight out of the container. His favorite flavor was strawberry. Our great uncle made homemade ice cream using fresh, home-grown strawberries and peaches picked right out of the orchard. Many of our fondest memories from childhood involved evening family time and delicious ice cream.”
- West & Livonia Fint
In 2019, West met a man by the name of Carl Merat. He was the owner of Sluggo’s Homemade Ice Cream, located in Madison Heights, VA. West started spending some of his free time learning the ins and outs of making ice cream under Carl’s instruction. It wasn’t long until the dream of opening an ice cream parlor, right here in Stuarts Draft, took flight. Who better to make ice cream than a family who grew up sharing delicious homemade ice cream together and working in the dairy business??? That’s when West and his sister Livonia teamed up! They developed a vision for homemade ice cream, and Sweet Scoops Ice Cream Parlor was born.
Draft Creamery LLC, is the manufacturing plant that supplies premium, dip-style ice cream to Sweet Scoops daily. Draft Creamery also wholesales ice cream to businesses, restaurants and coffee shops.
