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Morano Gelato To Open First FranchiseMorano Gelato will  open its first franchise shop in Westfield, NJ in June 2017. The shop joins the flagship shop in Hanover, NH and the company-owned shop in Chestnut Hill, MA.

Courtesy of Morano Gelato.Morano Gelato founder Morgan Morano has spent 15 years in the food industry and the past seven years dedicated to the craft of artisan Italian gelato, making it her mission to bring this Italian dessert to the US in its traditional form. Her first two shops, in Hanover, NH and Chestnut Hill, MA, have been smash successes, leading Forbes magazine to call her work “the best gelato in America.” Morano has also written The Art of Making Gelato.

Courtesy of Morano Gelato.“We are extremely excited by the…