Arvada Press | Rylee Dunn | January 24, 2025

(photo credit: Power Cone, founded by Pete Castleberry, just moved into their first brick and mortar shop, located at 8295 Ralston Road. Credit: By Lillian Fuglei.)

“I love ice cream, I’ve always loved ice cream — it’s the world’s most beloved food,” proclaimed Pete Castleberry, owner of Arvada’s newest ice cream shop, Power Cone.

Castleberry is something of an expert on the subject. While attending CU Boulder, he got a job working at Ben and Jerry’s — one he calls “the best job ever before this one” — and began dreaming of one day opening up his very own ice cream shop.

Noticing a death of soft serve options in the local area, Castleberry said he saw an opportunity to follow his dreams and carve out his own niche in the local market.

“I realized that there’s not a lot of soft serve options in the Denver Metro area,” Castleberry said. “You’re pretty much limited to chains. And I love soft serve ice cream. I love it anywhere I go… I wanted to provide a super high quality, ethically sourced soft serve ice cream, and do something and do something unique.”

With its locally sourced, homemade soft serve mix, Castleberry said Power Cone is already breaking from industry norms to do something special.

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