Loard's Ice Cream
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food and beverage |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founder | Russell Salyards, John Low |
| Headquarters | Oakland, California , United States |
| Products | Ice cream, confectionery |
Loard's Ice Cream is a longstanding ice cream establishment situated at 2825 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, California. Established in 1950 by Russell Salyards, a U.S. Army veteran and former Fuller Brush employee, along with his business associate John Low, the brand name is derived from a fusion of their last names. Salyards, who also held an accounting position at UC Berkeley, earned a gold award in the "Ice Cream and Dairy Products" category at the 1952 California State Fair.
Throughout a span of more than twenty years, Salyards managed a total of 12 outlets located in Oakland, Alameda, Castro Valley, Orinda, and Livermore. The company produces its own ice cream and confectionery items at a facility based in San Leandro. In June 2025, Loard's broadened its offerings by introducing a sandwich counter run by WesLo's, thereby enriching the variety available to customers and improving the overall service experience.
Menu
The menu at Loard's features an extensive selection of flavors such as peanut brittle, caramel corn, butterscotch marble, lime rickey, brownie nut fudge, cookie dough, mango, burgundy cherry, strawberry, lemon chiffon, and black raspberry marble.