Baskin Robbins was co-founded by ice-cream enthusiasts and brothers-in-law, Burton “Burt” Baskin and Irvine “Irv” Robbins in 1945 in Glendale, California.

Irvine Robbins scooped ice-creams in his father’s ice-cream shop in his teen years whereas Burton Baskin served in the army, where he became well-versed with the art of making ice-cream. Burton Baskin served his delicious ice-cream scoops to his fellow U.S. Navy troops during World War II. 

The brothers-in-law merged their names together, upon Burt’s return from the war to convert their dream of establishing a family-friendly ice-cream parlour into a reality and Baskin Robbins came into being. 

The ultimate duo ran 6 outlets across Southern California and later advanced their venture by the inclusion of managers to bring ownership interest and personal creativity to each outlet. 

They began experimenting with new flavours and ingredients in 1949 after purchasing their first dairy production factory in Burbank, California.

In 1953, after merging their shops to give birth to “Baskin Robbins Ice-cream”, they brought the unique concept of 31 different flavours for 31 days of the month into play.

Years later, in 2009 Baskin Robbins introduced BRight Choices®, offering low-fat, no additional sugar, light and dairy-free ice-cream flavours alongside hard scoops of frozen yogurt.