Our Story
The Yard Milkshake Bar was created by husband-and-wife team Logan and Chelsea Green. They both came from families of entrepreneurs and spent their early years working for their parents. Logan as an electrician and Chelsea at her parents convenience store.
In 2011 Chelsea and her mother started their first ice cream shop, Island Ice Cream, which is still owned by Chelsea today. After years of working with ice cream and desserts, they decided to open a second ice cream shop in 2017.
Chelsea knew she wanted it to be like no other dessert place she had ever been to and decided that crazy specialty milkshakes is just what they were looking for. When brainstorming name ideas one night in their living room "The Yard" was born. They opened in May of 2017 and were blown away by the positive reaction of the community and tourists alike in their hometown of Gulf Shores, AL. Making its debut on Shark Tank in 2019 and has since kept growing in popularity and demand!
The Yard Milkshake Bar currently has 31 locations across the United States.
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*Please note that we are not taking applications from outside the United States at this time.
*This information is not intended as an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy a franchise. It is for informational purposes only. Currently, the following states regulate the offer and sale of franchises: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. If you are a resident of one of these states, we will not offer you a franchise unless and until we have complied with applicable pre-sale registration and disclosure requirements in your jurisdiction.
COOKIE DOUGH that is actually safe to eat raw
Do you love digging into cookie dough before baking it?!?! Us too! That is why we created these yummy cookie doughs that you don’t have to worry about consuming raw. Eat it room temperature or cold to satisfy the child within and NEVER worry about getting sick from raw eggs again. We don’t have eggs in our dough and our flour is heat treated so store your dough at room temperature for up to two weeks, four weeks refrigerated or three months frozen.
Meet Sprinkles, our adorable stuffed UniCow! With soft, plush fur, rainbow-colored mane, and signature golden horn, Sprinkles is more than just a cute addition to The Yard Milkshake Bar family—she's the ultimate snuggle buddy and a symbol of our magical milkshakes and sweet treats.
MERCH
Love The Yard? Rep these shirts and other merch in your hometown!
Allergies
Everything made in our facility has the chance of coming in contact with nuts, milk, eggs and gluten. We do have certain items that do not contain milk and gluten and those are marked on our menu. We suggest that anyone with a deadly allergy to nuts, eggs, milk, or gluten not to eat any of our desserts.