A former Betty Rae's scooper himself, Alec Rodgers bought and reopened the ice cream shops in 2021 following misconduct allegations against the original owners. Now he's selling the business to Matt Shatto of Shatto Milk Company, who has ambitions to expand to new locations across Kansas City.
On Thursday, the owner of Betty’s Rae’s, a locally-owned ice cream shop scooping up custom ice cream flavors since 2016, announced plans to sell the firm to Matt Shatto.
With less than three weeks left until the NFL Draft, small businesses in Kansas City are getting ready to greet the thousands of visitors slated to arrive from all over the country.