Fred’s Frozen Custard buyers plan to keep business a ‘neighborhood gem’


The buyers for Fred’s Frozen Custard & Grill plan to keep the longtime business a “neighborhood gem.”

Sam Kassel and Alex Ogden, the owners of FourOneFour Events, are purchasing the restaurant. A listing for the business at 4726 W. Vliet St. in Milwaukee by James Carter says Fred’s is for sale because the owners plan to retire – or are “going boating,” specifically.

The business opened in 1967 in the Washington Heights neighborhood and serves custard, sundaes, shakes, hamburgers…

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