<P> Newport Creamery began with Samuel Rector 's Newport , Rhode Island dairy business in 1928 . Rector began as a wholesaler and started home delivery in 1932 . In 1940 , Rector and his son opened their first restaurant in nearby Middletown , where the company is still headquartered . For its first 13 years , the restaurant sold only ice cream , adding other food to the menu in 1953 . In the 1950s and 1960s , it was franchised , eventually expanding to 33 restaurants . </P>
<P> Newport Creamery began with Samuel Rector 's Newport , Rhode Island dairy business in 1928 . Rector began as a wholesaler and started home delivery in 1932 . In 1940 , Rector and his son opened their first restaurant in nearby Middletown , where the company is still headquartered . For its first 13 years , the restaurant sold only ice cream , adding other food to the menu in 1953 . In the 1950s and 1960s , it was franchised , eventually expanding to 33 restaurants . </P>
which city had the first newport creamery restaurant
which city had the first newport creamery restaurant
Middletown
Middletown