Sales within the retail ice cream and frozen novelties segments have been traveling in two different directions of late.
Heading south on a highway riddled with potholes, the ice cream/sherbet category saw sales tumble 1.5% to $7,605.6 million during the 52 weeks ending Sept. 5, 2021, according to data from Chicago-based market research firm IRI. Unit sales declined 0.9% to 1,924.6 million.