ARCHIVED  April 1, 1996

Ben & Jerry’s chooses site in Old Town

FORT COLLINS — Ready for the scoop?

Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop is coming to town in June, news certain to leave thousands of Fort Collins ice-cream fans melting with anticipation.

The outlet will be owned by Lee and Ann Swanson, long-time Fort Collins residents who have traveled a Rocky Road of psychological and business-oriented tests, hours of interviews and a three-day stint at a Dayton, Ohio, ice-cream shop.

“We are really excited and really nervous,” Lee Swanson said.

In late May, the pair will undergo two weeks of intensive training at Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc.’s Waterbury, Vermont, headquarters and will…

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