which city had the first newport creamery restaurant
Newport Creamery Newport Creamery began with Samuel Rector's Newport, Rhode Island dairy business in 1928.[1] Rector began as a wholesaler and started home delivery in 1932. In 1940, Rector and his son opened their first restaurant in nearby Middletown, where the company is still headquartered.[1][2][3] For its first 13 years, the restaurant sold only ice cream, adding other food to the menu in 1953.[4] In the 1950s and 1960s, it was franchised, eventually expanding to 33 restaurants.[5][6]