Mail-Order Ice Cream Is Trying to Be More Sustainable. But It Still Doesn’t Make Much Sense

In the past decade, cold shipping has grown from an industrial need to an everyday occurrence. From meal kit deliveries to salmon subscriptions, perishable goods abound. Perhaps the most logic-defying category of frozen food delivery is ice cream. What started as a niche industry has become a familiar trope: a scrappy ice cream maker starts selling their homemade wares. That...