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Local dessert chain Kelly’s Homemade Ice Cream signs deal for Maitland location

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Kelly’s Homemade Ice Cream, the locally grown brand with more than 30 locations open and more in the works, has inked a deal to open in Maitland.

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The dessert chain has signed a lease for a 925-square-foot space within Maitland City Centre, at the corner of East Horatio Avenue and Independence Lane, on the ground floor of the mixed-use development. Kelly’s joins other retail concepts there including Starbucks, Sanford Brewing Co., Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming, Salons by JC and Fleet Feet, among others.

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Kelly Seidl, who owns the concept along with Scott Seidl, her husband, told Orlando Business Journal the new Kelly’s Homemade Ice Cream location should open quickly, in mid- to late May, because it is a second-generation restaurant space. The new location will have about eight to 10 employees.

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