Ice Cream Reporter articles from April - June 2009

Ice Cream Reporter archives from April - June 2009

Red Mango offers buy back program.
April 20, 2009... As part of an overall effort to expand its franchising program, Red Mango, the high end frozen yogurt chain, is offering a unique buy back program, reminiscent of the customer support programs being offered by car companies. Under "Red's Real...

Cold Stone to enter Caribbean market.
April 20, 2009... Cold Stone Creamery has reached an agreement with Sundaes Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Flavorite Foods Ltd., to open up to 14 stores in the Caribbean over the next five years. More specifically, this territory includes the following...

Haagen-Dazs adopts Pollan's "five ingredients" rule.
April 20, 2009... Following the advice of food authority Michael Pollan, Haagen-Dazs has introduced Five, an ice cream line made from only five ingredients. Pollan, author of the highly popular books "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and "In Defense of Food: An Eater's...

Unilever to close Massachusetts Breyers plant.
April 20, 2009... Unilever has announced that it will be closing its manufacturing plant in Framingham, Massachusetts. Production from the plant, which manufactures produces a reported 25 million gallons per year of Breyers packaged ice cream, will be...

Starbucks back as superpremium.
April 20, 2009... Following the transition of licensing rights from Nestle/Dreyer's Unilever, the Starbucks ice cream brand is back as a superpremium line. As a Dreyer's partner brand, Starbucks had been a premium brand. "We want consumers to enjoy the Starbucks...

Turkey Hill gets ready for summer.
April 20, 2009... Turkey Hill Dairy is getting ready for the 2009 summer season with a host of new products and new flavors. Topping the list is the launch of a new line of ice cream cakes. The cakes will initially be available in major grocery store chains in...

The Le Mars Sentinel reports that Wells' Dairy is adding a $550,000 pH monitoring station is going up at near the company's south ice cream plant.(Last Licks)
April 20, 2009... The Le Mars Sentinel reports that Wells' Dairy is adding a $550,000 pH monitoring station is going up at near the company's south ice cream plant. The station will help prevent highly acidic or highly alkaline water from flowing into the City...

The Eureka, CA Times-Standard reports that Humboldt Creamery has announced plans to sell its Los Angeles ice cream production facility "in order to focus on core operations.".(Last Licks)
April 20, 2009... The Eureka, CA Times-Standard reports that Humboldt Creamery has announced plans to sell its Los Angeles ice cream production facility "in order to focus on core operations." According to the report, Humboldt had almost doubled its size when it...

Tofutti Brands.(Last Licks)
April 20, 2009... Tofutti Brands reported net sales for 2008 of $19,609,000, an increase of 2% from 2007 while gross profit decreased by $100,000. Net income for 2008 decreased to $217,000, $0.04 per share, compared to $465,000, $0.08 per share, for 2007. The...

Ice Cream Reporter noted last month that Dairy Queen was starting a blog.(Last Licks)
April 20, 2009... Ice Cream Reporter noted last month that Dairy Queen was starting a blog. It's not the only company to do so. Flavor provider David Michael & Co. reports that its newly redesigned website will include access to the David Michael Blog where...

U-SWIRL International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Healthy Fast Food Inc., announced its expansion in the Las Vegas market with a new store opening in the city and plans to have 10 stores in the area by the end of 2009.(Last Licks)
April 20, 2009... U-SWIRL International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Healthy Fast Food Inc., announced its expansion in the Las Vegas market with a new store opening in the city and plans to have 10 stores in the area by the end of 2009. U-SWIRL is a self-serve...

Ben & Jerry.(Last Licks)
April 20, 2009... Ben & Jerry's is adding Chocolate Macadamia to its line of Fair Trade flavors. "Our commitment to Fair Trade just got an upgrade," said Chief Euphoria Officer Walt Freese. "Chocolate Macadamia is a flavor-on-a-mission to raise awareness and...

Celebration Foods.(Last Licks)
April 20, 2009... Celebration Foods, best known as the manufacturer of Carvel cakes, has been named the recipient of the 2009 Plant of the Year Award by Food Engineering magazine. The company's state of the art, single-source 135,000 sq ft plant celebrated its...