"Partners. General Mills, in turn, bought Pillsbury in 2001 and succeeded to its interest in the joint venture. That same year, Nestlé exercised its contractual right to buy out General Mills' interest in Ice Cream Partners, which included the right to a 99-year license for the Häagen-Dazs brand. Since then, pursuant to that license, the Dreyer's subsidiary of Nestlé has produced and marketed Häagen-Dazs products in the United States and Canada. Häagen-Dazs Häagen-Dazs (, , Orthography-based pronunciation: ) is an American ice cream brand, established by Reuben and Rose Mattus in the Bronx, New York, in 1961. Starting with only"
"and natural ingredients for the flavorings, in contrast with competing brands which used often artificial ingredients. It was high in butterfat and had less air, which, according to Rose Mattus' autobiography, was the result of a factory accident, when the air injection pump broke. Reuben developed the flavors and Rose marketed the product. Her first marketing ploy was to dress up elegantly – in keeping with the upmarket positioning of the brand – and give away free samples at local grocers. Another part of her strategy was to market the brand to university students, and she made certain that ice"
"pops, and by 1929 chocolate-covered ice cream bars and sandwiches under the name Senator Frozen Products, selling them from a horse-drawn wagon in The Bronx. Rose Vesel Mattus (November 23, 1916 – November 28, 2006) was born in Manchester, United Kingdom as Rose Vesel to Jewish parents who had emigrated from Poland. They made theatrical costumes and briefly moved to Belfast with a theatre company and emigrated to New York as steerage passengers on board the SS ""Berengaria"" in October 1921 when Rose was five years old. Reuben and Rose met in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York. After finishing high school,"
"Robbins convinced him that selling ice cream was more fun than selling men's ties and shirts, and within a couple of months he opened Burton's Ice Cream at 561 So. Lake, Pasadena, California. By 1948, the five Snowbird and three Burton's shops had been combined into a single enterprise, and they had devised their 31st flavor—Chocolate Mint. The partners came to the conclusion that because of the new stores they had opened, they were devoting less and less time to each individual store. ""That's when we hit on selling our stores to our managers,"" Robbins said in the 1985 ""Los"
"The slogan came from the Carson-Roberts advertising agency (which later merged into Ogilvy & Mather) in 1953. Baskin and Robbins believed that people should be able to sample flavors until they found one they wanted to buy. The company has introduced more than 1,000 flavors since 1945. The company has been headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts since 2004 after moving from Randolph, Massachusetts. Baskin-Robbins was founded in 1945 by Jewish brothers-in-law Burt Baskin and Irv Robbins from the merging of their respective ice cream parlors, in Glendale, California. The Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlors started as separate ventures of Burt Baskin and"
"Russell Stover Candies Russell Stover Candies, Inc., founded by Russell and Clara Stover in 1923, is an American supplier of candy, chocolate, and confections. The corporate headquarters are in Kansas City, Missouri. In July 2014 the company was acquired by the Swiss company Lindt & Sprüngli. Russell Stover Candies did not start with candy. In 1921, Russell Stover and his partner, Iowa schoolteacher Christian Kent Nelson, created the world's first chocolate-dipped ice cream bar. At a dinner party, Russell's wife Clara Stover suggested calling it an Eskimo Pie. The product was a success for them, making them quite a fortune"
"Baskin-Robbins Baskin-Robbins is an American chain of ice cream and cake specialty shop restaurants. Based in Canton, Massachusetts, it was founded in 1945 by Burt Baskin and Irv Robbins in Glendale, California. It claims to be the world's largest chain of ice cream specialty stores, with 7,500 locations, including nearly 2,500 shops in the United States and over 5,000 in other countries as of December 28, 2013. Baskin-Robbins sells ice cream in nearly 50 countries. The company is known for its ""31 flavors"" slogan, with the idea that a customer could have a different flavor every day of any month."
"in 2006/7 but were pulled from the market in 2008 (or possibly before). In 2011, Magnum ice cream was launched in the US and Canada with six varieties: Double Caramel, Double Chocolate, Classic, Almond, White and Dark. In 2011, actress Rachel Bilson became the spokesperson for the ice cream brand. In April 2013, Magnum ice cream was launched in India by Hindustan Unilever, starting with Chennai, and February the following year, expanded to national distribution. It is distributed under the brand name Kwality Wall's. In 2014, The Philippines opened a ""make-your-own"" or ""do-it-yourself"" Magnum dessert bar/cafe called Magnum Manila, located"
"Double Rainbow (ice cream) Double Rainbow is a brand of premium ice cream, sorbet, and soy-based 'ice cream' based in San Francisco, California. The company has franchises across the United States and also sells quart and half-gallon products through chains such as Trader Joe's. All of their ice creams are certified Kosher by the Orthodox Union. Double Rainbow was founded in 1976 by Michael Sachar and Steve Fink, two friends from Brooklyn who moved to San Francisco and opened an ice cream parlor on Castro Street. They sold Haagen-Dazs ice cream until Haagen-Dazs demanded they stop; they then developed their"
"own brand of ice cream, which became locally popular and then saw increasing success after they won a 1982 ice cream contest in Philadelphia. The chain expanded to Southern California in 1985. In the late 1980s the company pursued legal action against Haagen-Dazs in an unsuccessful effort to end Haagen-Dazs's distributor exclusivity requirements. Double Rainbow (ice cream) Double Rainbow is a brand of premium ice cream, sorbet, and soy-based 'ice cream' based in San Francisco, California. The company has franchises across the United States and also sells quart and half-gallon products through chains such as Trader Joe's. All of their"
"Halo Top Creamery Halo Top Creamery is an ice cream company and brand sold in the United States, Australia, Mexico, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom. The ice cream brand was founded in 2011 by former attorney Justin Woolverton of Latham & Watkins LLP. Woolverton, who had hypoglycemic diet restrictions, began making ice cream in his own kitchen. The company is currently run by Woolverton and Doug Bouton, President and COO. Woolverton met Bouton, another former attorney, in a Los Angeles lawyers’ basketball league. Halo Top launched in Los Angeles on June 15, 2012, and"
"from the ones in Massachusetts. The first international locations opened in Bangkok, Thailand in 2014 and in Abu Dhabi, UAE. A shop in Xian, China and one in Hong Kong opened in 2015. By 2017 there were shops in 6 different Asian countries. The mascot is now a red-eyed moose whose name is Stoney. The store was named after two homeless men for whom Robert Rook did pro bono work, who asked that the ice cream shop be named after them. Emack and Bolio were mascots of a sort for the first store. The Bolios were a non-fraternal group of"
"Rhino Foods Rhino Foods Incorporated, founded in 1981 by Anne and Ted Castle, is a specialty ice cream novelty and ice cream ingredient manufacturer located in Burlington, Vermont, United States. Rhino Foods has grown from a small ice cream shop, Chessy's Frozen Custard, into a business with over 100 employees. In 2013, the company became a certified B Corporation joining over a 1000 companies worldwide in the unified goal to use business as a force for good for people and the planet. The company is best known locally for their ice cream sandwich, the Chesster. In 1991, the company worked"
"Thailand, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan,Vietnam and Yemen. International locations feature flavors of ice cream popular to the tastes of each country, such as Red Bean, Green Tea, Litchi Gold, Black Currant, Cantaloupe, and Coconut Grove. Baskin-Robbins Baskin-Robbins is an American chain of ice cream and cake specialty shop restaurants. Based in Canton, Massachusetts, it was founded in 1945 by Burt Baskin and Irv Robbins in Glendale, California. It claims to be the world's largest chain of ice cream specialty stores, with 7,500 locations, including nearly 2,500 shops in the United States and over 5,000 in other countries"
"the hiring and retention of refugees, and developed a Wellness and Health Awareness Team with the United Way, known as HELP (Helping Employees Live Productively). He adopted open book management in the early days of the company to provide financial information and share company priorities. Rhino Foods Rhino Foods Incorporated, founded in 1981 by Anne and Ted Castle, is a specialty ice cream novelty and ice cream ingredient manufacturer located in Burlington, Vermont, United States. Rhino Foods has grown from a small ice cream shop, Chessy's Frozen Custard, into a business with over 100 employees. In 2013, the company became"
"founders Jeff Kaiserman and Stephen Ochoa were in Rome on a hot summer day and all they could find was hot bottled water, upon searching for something cold they came across a Gelateria where they tasted the ice cream and were told that it was gelato. Both owners enjoyed the gelato so much that they made it a mission to try the best gelato each town had to offer as they continued to travel to other cities in Italy. Upon return to the United States, both owners tried many ice cream shops and could not find one that came close"
"what they did in response"". The investigation, by the DOJ's Consumer Protection Branch, is reportedly led by trial attorney Patrick Hearn, who successfully prosecuted executives of the Peanut Corporation of America in 2015. Mark Abueg, a DOJ spokesman, told the ""Houston Press"": ""As a matter of policy, the Justice Department generally neither confirms nor denies whether a matter is under investigation."" Blue Bell Creameries Blue Bell Creameries is an American food company that manufactures ice cream. It was founded in 1907 in Brenham, Texas. For much of its early history, the company manufactured both ice cream and butter locally. In"
"ice cream in pint size containers. In 1984, Häagen-Dazs tried to limit distribution of Ben & Jerry's in Boston, prompting Ben & Jerry's to file suit against Häagen-Dazs' parent company, Pillsbury, in its now famous ""What's the Doughboy Afraid Of?"" campaign. In 1987 Häagen-Dazs again tried to enforce exclusive distribution, and Ben & Jerry’s filed its second lawsuit against the Pillsbury Company. In April 2000, Ben & Jerry's was bought by the multinational food giant, Unilever. Since the purchase, Greenfield and Cohen remain active in the company, but claim they have ""no responsibility, no authority."" Jerry Greenfield Jerry Greenfield (born"
"Palapa Azul Palapa Azul is a frozen desserts company based in Los Angeles, California. The company, founded in 2002 by Mexico City natives Michel Algazi and Roni Goldberg, produces Mexican-style ice cream, sorbet, and frozen fruit bars that are sold in retail stores throughout the United States. The Mexican emphasis results in marketing flavors that are not commonly found in mainstream American frozen desserts, such as sweet corn ice cream and hibiscus flower (""Jamaica"") sorbet, as well as Mexican versions of common flavors, such as ""cajeta"", a Mexican goat milk-based caramel — often used for ""dulce de leche"" — and"
"Irv Robbins, who owned Burton's Ice Cream Shop (opened in 1945) and Snowbird Ice Cream (opened in 1946), respectively. Snowbird Ice Cream offered 21 flavors, a novel concept at that time. When the separate companies merged in 1953, the number of flavors was expanded to 31 flavors. By 1948, Burt and Irv had opened six stores. The first franchise covering the sale of ice cream was executed May 20, 1948, for the store at 1130 South Adams in Glendale (Store #1). In 1949, the company's production facility opened in Burbank. Burt and Irv made the decision to sell the stores"
"six original ice cream flavors. In 1940, the company opened a second location on Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda. By 1956, there were five locations in the DC area. Until 1985, all Gifford's locations were large, old-fashioned ice cream parlors. John Gifford served as the company's president until his death in 1976, when the business was passed on to Mary Frances Gifford and George Milroy. When Mary Frances died in 1980, John's son Robert Nash Gifford took over. In April, 1984, Gifford's filed for bankruptcy protection due to approximately $200,000 of debt. In 1985, a Baltimore bankruptcy judge ruled to liquidate"
"he also developed numerous novelty ice cream items. By 1949, Tom Carvel began franchising the brand, with 50 stores by the early 1950s. By 1985, the franchise had 865 stores. One year before his death, in 1989, Tom Carvel sold the brand and corporation to Investcorp. Since 2001, the corporation has been owned by Roark Capital Group and operated as part of Focus Brands. Carvel popularized various novelty ice cream items, such as the ""Flying Saucer"", a circular ice cream sandwich, the ""Icy Wycy"", a paper cone of sherbet on a stick, ""Brown Bonnet"" and ""Cherry Bonnet,"" frozen vanilla ice"
"the United States, but transform its business model from seasonal to year-round. The company was co-founded in 1988 by Donald and Susan Sutherland, who sought ice cream that was neither hard-packed nor soft-serve. Publicity materials describe it as ""smooth and creamy super-premium ice cream."" Cold Stone Creamery opened its first store that year in Tempe, Arizona. The original Cold Stone Creamery, store #0001, is in operation today near the same intersection (southwest corner of McClintock & Southern) as the original Tempe location. The store moved from the original location to the current location in the early 1990s. The company has"
"Richelieu Foods Richelieu Foods is a private label food manufacturing company founded in 1862, headquartered in Randolph, Massachusetts, previously owned by investment group Brynwood Partners and owned from 2010 by investment group Centerview Partners LLC and sold December 2017 to Freiberger USA Inc., Morris Plains, New Jersey, USA, a subsidiary of the german Südzucker AG The company—which produced frozen pizza, salad dressing, sauces, marinades, condiments and deli salads to be marketed by other companies as their store brand or white label brand—manufactures over 50 million frozen pizzas and more than 20 million finished crusts annually, reporting more than $200 million"
"“we kind of started the whole cookie dough ice cream thing”. They go on to describe the timeline of how the flavor came into the world. The anonymous tip for chocolate chip cookie dough to be added as a flavor was sent into their suggestion board in 1984. By 1991, the flavor had become so popular that they began to package the ice cream into pints and bring it on to grocery store shelves. By 1994, Ben & Jerry’s brought the infamous ice cream flavor to international shelves beyond the United States. Other ice cream companies also claim to have"
"Butter Cups after founding the H.B. Reese Candy Company in 1923. Reese died on May 16, 1956 in West Palm Beach, Florida leaving the company to his six sons. On July 2, 1963 the H.B. Reese Candy Company was acquired by the Hershey Chocolate Corporation in a tax free stock-for-stock merger. In 2017 after 54-years of stock splits, the original 666,316 shares of Hershey common stock received by the Reese family represented 16 million Hershey shares valued at over $1.8 billion that pay annual cash dividends of $42 million. In 1969, only 6-years after the Reese/Hershey merger, Reese's Peanut Butter"
"Halo Top now offers several vegan/dairy-free flavors and has opened three physical locations, which serve scoop-based ice cream and soft serve. Halo Top Creamery Halo Top Creamery is an ice cream company and brand sold in the United States, Australia, Mexico, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom. The ice cream brand was founded in 2011 by former attorney Justin Woolverton of Latham & Watkins LLP. Woolverton, who had hypoglycemic diet restrictions, began making ice cream in his own kitchen. The company is currently run by Woolverton and Doug Bouton, President and COO. Woolverton met Bouton,"
"for four generations until 1996. Dunkirk Ice Cream agreed to produced again for Tops Markets starting in January 1996 the My Favorite ice cream line which consists of 21 flavors. A group of investors led by James J. Greco purchased Dunkirk Ice Cream's assets and renamed the company Fieldbrook Farms Inc. in mid-1996. In December 1997, Fieldbrook Farms acquired the assets of Portland, Maine based Deering Ice Cream, which was founded in 1886, bringing with it the Howard Johnson brand ice cream rights. On May 3, 1999, Fieldbrook Farms acquired Parmalat, USA's business with its private label clients while taking"
"Velvet Ice Cream Company Velvet Ice Cream, is an ice cream manufacturer located in Utica, Ohio. Velvet, founded in 1914 in Utica, Ohio by Joseph Dager, a Lebanese immigrant, is a family-owned and operated fourth generation ice cream manufacturer. Dager began the company in the basement of a Utica confectionary. In 1960, Velvet relocated to 'Ye Olde Mill', one mile south of the original location. In 2009, Joseph C. Dager became chairman of the board. Joe’s daughter, Luconda, became president and Joanne and Andre Dager become vice-presidents. In 2015, Velvet began construction on a $3 million warehouse/freezer/distribution center. The headquarters"
"Ben & Jerry's Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings Inc, trading and commonly known as Ben & Jerry's, is an American company that manufactures ice cream, frozen yogurt, and sorbet. It was founded in 1978 in Burlington, Vermont, and sold in 2000 to Anglo-Dutch conglomerate Unilever. Today it operates globally as a fully owned subsidiary of Unilever. Its present-day headquarters is in South Burlington, Vermont, with its main factory in Waterbury, Vermont. Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield were childhood friends from Merrick, New York. Although Greenfield finished college, he found himself unable to make his way into medical school. Cohen dropped"
"Krispy Kreme Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. is an American doughnut company and coffeehouse chain founded in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Krispy Kreme founder Vernon Rudolph bought a yeast-raised recipe from a New Orleans chef and, in 1937, rented a building in what is now historic Old Salem in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and began selling to local grocery stores. Steady growth preceded an ambitious expansion as a public company in the period 2000-2016, which ultimately proved unprofitable. In 2016, the company returned to private ownership under JAB Holding Company, a private Luxembourg-based firm. On February 24, 2015, Krispy Kreme opened its 1,000th"
"In 1974, an investor group, headed by William H. Potter, Jr., purchased the company, renaming the entire company ""White Mountain Freezer, Inc."" It was later bought by Berkshire Partners and then sold to Jarden Corporation in 2005. In 2016 the Jarden corporation merged with Newell Rubbermaid and changed their name to Newell Brands. White Mountain Products White Mountain Products is a brand of ice cream makers in the Sunbeam products division. It is a subsidiary of Newell Brands. Thomas Sands started White Mountain Freezer Company in Laconia, New Hampshire, in 1872. In 1881 their factory was destroyed by fire. White"
"and through 70,000 wholesale accounts in more than 20 countries, including the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The company manufactures nearly 100 million pounds of chocolate annually. Russell Stover Candies Russell Stover Candies, Inc., founded by Russell and Clara Stover in 1923, is an American supplier of candy, chocolate, and confections. The corporate headquarters are in Kansas City, Missouri. In July 2014 the company was acquired by the Swiss company Lindt & Sprüngli. Russell Stover Candies did not start with candy. In 1921, Russell Stover and his partner, Iowa schoolteacher Christian Kent Nelson, created the world's first chocolate-dipped"