Whitey’s Ice Cream announced they were temporarily closing its stores starting Friday, April 3 at 10pm due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

While they would prefer to remain open to continue to serve the Quad Cities area, they made this difficult decision to help keep their employees safe and healthy.

The closure of the stores will not affect the availability at grocery stores at this time. Although, shipping through their website is temporarily shut down.

They did not say when they plan to reopen at this time but you can get updates on their website, Facebook page, or Twitter account.

As of Friday, April 3 at 10pm all Whitey’s stores will be closing temporarily. We would love to stay open and continue serving the QCA, but are closing out of an abundance of caution to ensure that our employees' health and safety. More info here:

— Whitey's Ice Cream (@WhiteysIceCream) April 2, 2020