Fargo Kone’s Kreamery sold, former owners continue their fertility journey – InForum

FARGO — Kone’s Kreamery in Fargo has new owners, and the former owners are using proceeds from the sale of the business to continue their fertility journey.

That’s according to Brady Hand, who said his family recently sold the ice cream and boba tea shop at 1650 45th St. Sr. Katherine Nguyen and QiYao Long, owners of YumTea, which opened last summer.

on Roberts Alley in downtown Fargo.

According to YumTea’s Facebook page:

YumTea is temporarily closed while Nguyen and Long focus on Kreamery Kone for now. The couple plans to reopen YumTea in November.

03xx21.B.FF.KONESKREAMERY — Kreamery’s Kones can be seen on Monday, March 8, at 1650 45th St. S., Suite 120, Fargo. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor

The Facebook post said YumTea customers can find some of their favorite YumTea beverages at Kone’s Kreamery, and a delivery service is expected to launch soon that will deliver YumTea products while the YumTea store itself is temporarily closed.

According to YumTea’s Facebook post, all YumTea gift cards and coupons will be redeemable at Kone’s Kreamery, and if customers show up at Kone’s Kreamery and mention YumTea, they will receive a “secret deal” for 20% off all drinks, according to YumTea’s post on Facebook.

110321.B.FF.KONES.5.jpg — Brady Hand, former owner of Kone’s Kreamery, is seen flexing with an ice cream cone he made on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, in Fargo. Hand recently sold the business to Katherine Nguyen and QiYao Long, owners of YumTea in downtown Fargo. Alyssa Goelzer / Forum

Hand

he told The Forum in August

he and his wife Sara had been struggling with infertility for the past four years and after two unsuccessful rounds of in vitro fertilization, they planned to adopt embryos, and the sale of the company helped them finance the start of their family.

Hand said now that the sale of Kone’s has been completed, he is continuing to pursue embryo adoption and is working with several families to make that happen.

He said they are also in the process of selecting a lawyer to help them obtain legal ownership of the embryos.

When they started their fertility journey, Hand said he and his wife didn’t know embryo adoption even existed, but they realized it was a fairly common option.

He said they considered traditional adoption, but the cost difference was significant.

“If you look at the cost of regular adoption, it’s almost twice as much as embryo adoption,” Hand said, adding that using embryo adoption, “My wife gets pregnant and we have that moment (birth) and it’s still our baby. “

According to American Surrogacy

the embryo adoption process can cost anywhere from $7,500 to $19,500.

Hand said people can follow his family’s journey on social media,

including this Facebook page.

“We are advocates for infertility, which would actually go a long way in helping our mission to spread awareness,” Hand said.

Dave Olson is a reporter, photographer and occasional videographer. He graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead with a degree in Mass Communications and has covered a wide range of issues during his time at The Forum, from cops and courts to business and education. He currently writes business stories, but reviews daily news when needed. He also wrote about UFOs, ghosts, dinosaur bones and the dwarf planet Pluto. You can contact Dave at 701-241-5555 or by email at [email protected].