Ex-Manager Sues Ample Hills in Lawsuit Alleging Harassment and Unsafe COVID-19 Protocols
Former employee Bryce Mottram claims that the company fired him in retaliation for speaking up about harassment and mismanagement under Ample Hills’ new ownership
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Bryce Mottram, a former general manager at one of quirky ice cream purveyor Ample Hills’ scoop shops, has filed a lawsuit in New York Eastern District Court alleging that he was fired from the company in retaliation for speaking up about instances of sexual harassment and unsafe COVID-19 workplace protocols at the company. It’s the latest blow for the brand as Ample Hills continues to struggle to regain its footing following bankruptcy, a change in ownership to manufacturing company Schmitt Industries, and its founding duo splitting from the company last July.
The after-school rush had just ended one weekday in the spring of 2015 when the phone rang at the Vanderbilt Avenue location of Ample Hills Creamery, the Brooklyn ice cream brand famous for its whimsical and elaborate flavors. Scooper Jason Smith answered the call, expecting to tell some customer what time they closed or that, yes, they still had Nonna D’s, a brown sugar cinnamon ice cream with oatmeal cookies. But it wasn’t just any customer, it was Oprah Winfrey, the kingmaker of modern media, calling to say how much she liked the company’s Ooey Gooey Butter Cake and Salted Crack’d Caramel.
Schmitt Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2021 Operating Results
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PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Schmitt Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMIT) (the Company or Schmitt ) today announced its operating results for the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2020. The operating results for the six months ended November 30, 2020 include first quarter financial results from Schmitt s July 9, 2020 acquisition of Ample Hills Creamery ( Ample Hills ).
Highlights of the three months and six months ended November 30, 2020
Consolidated revenues increased $996,610, or 96.5%, to $2,029,712 for the three months ended November 30, 2020, as compared to $1,033,102 for the three months ended November 30, 2019. For the six months ended November 30, 2020, consolidated revenues increased $1,409,318, or 66.2%, to $3,537,197, as compared to $2,127,879 for the six months ended November 30, 2019.
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