Irv Robbins [SEP] educated at
US. He attended both Tacoma's Stadium High School, where he was a yell leader, and Seattle's Garfield High School.
Robbins grew up scooping cones in his family's ice cream store for customers who always seemed to be having a good time. He recalled that he often "finished a day's work happy" and wanted that same feeling when he started his own business.
Irv Robbins attended the University of Washington in Seattle, was a member of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, and graduated with a
Irv Robbins
Irvine "Irv" Robbins (December 6, 1917 – May 5, 2008) was a Canadian-born American businessman. He co-founded the Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlor chain in 1945 with his partner and brother-in-law Burt Baskin.
Early life.
Robbins was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to a Jewish family. His father, Aaron Robbins, owned a dairy and "The Olympic Store" ice cream business at 954 Court C in Tacoma, Washington,