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Clayton Street is now a concept store With 50 brand new flavours to try out, come and try them all!
Two More New Shops Shakeaholic has just opened a shop in Church street, York and in the Merrion Centre in Leeds
News from Shakeaholic
Ian gets interviewed by Farming UK.
24th November 2008 : Ian gets interviewed by Farming UK. Shakeaholic are proud to use locally produced milk and a unique blend of ice cream in all of their milkshakes to ensure their shakes are of the highest quality.
We Start Work on the MetroCentre Shop
23rd November 2008 : With two shops in Newcastle it's time to move over the river and into Gateshead. Work begins on shop number three in the Yellow Quadrant, Metrocentre with the aim to be open in time for Christmas.
Unique Blendtec cycles
3rd November 2008 : In order to ensure that Shakeaholic milkshakes are the best available we comissioned Blendtec to develop unique blend cycles for us. Each of our Blendtec blenders features a series of custom cycles for each different type of flavour to ensure that your milkshake is blended to perfection
Shakeaholic Number 2 opens in Old Eldon Square
28th May 2008 : Clayton Street was the first, now there's a second Shakeaholic open at Old Eldon Square in Newcastle. This shop is more than double the size of Clayton Street and features a large seating area both inside and outside of the shop.
Shakeaholic's unique blend of ice cream
21st April 2008 : Top quality ice cream is what's at the heart of a Shakeaholic, it's what makes it taste so good. With that in mind we went back to the labs to develop our own unique blend of ice cream specifically for this purpose. Using only top quality ingredients, sourced locally we've come up with what we think is perfection. We had to eat and drink our way through mountains of ice cream but that's the sacrifice that you make in the quest for the best.
New : Gift Vouchers
27th November 2007 : Due to popular demand we're now selling gift vouchers. If you're stuck for Birthday or Christmas gift ideas then what better to show somebody that you love them?
Shake n Save scheme
2nd October 2007 : Shakeaholic launch their Shake n Save scheme. We like to reward our loyal customers so we've set up a loyalty system. Simply pick up a card next time you buy a shake and we'll stamp it for you. Every time you buy a shake we'll stamp it again. Collect stamps and we'll give you free stuff like a large shake, keyrings, T-shirts or an exclusive hoodie.
Will it Blend? - It will now!
7th Sept 2007 : In order to make our shakes even better we've replaced our blenders with Blendtecs. If you've been living under a rock and haven't seen what these are capable of, just go to willitblend.com. and watch the crazy scientist blend iPods and light bulbs and golf clubs
Shakeaholic opens its doors for business
5th May 2007 : Clayton Street in Newcastle is a hive of activity as Shakeaholic opens its doors for business. Queues start from 10am and continue throughout the day. At 6pm Steve and Ian are admitted to the RVI suffering with exhaustion.
Suntans and Shakes
27 August 2006 : Steve and Ian come up with the idea for Shakeaholic. Sitting on a beach in Gran Canaria, the Philpott brothers yearn for a milkshake. Sadly all they can find is slush and Budweiser so they start to fantasise about milkshakes in hundreds of flavours. That day the concept for Shakeaholic is born.