To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ice cream float, PEPSI and Baskin-Robbins are giving one lucky winner one free ice cream float a week for an entire year.

The companies are also announced the one-day position of their new chief floats officer, professional dancer Alan Bersten, to celebrate this occasion.

Alan shares in the belief that a sweet treat should be part of his every day, and after a long day of dance rehearsals, an ice cream float is Alan's favorite way to cool down. As the new "CFO" for the day, Alan will help spread the word of Pepsi and Baskin-Robbins' free float giveaway and toast the 150th anniversary, the companies said.

"After a long day of rehearsals and training, nothing beats unwinding with a Pepsi Float at Baskin-Robbins," said Bersten. "My love for ice cream makes this partnership even sweeter, and I couldn't be more excited to have been appointed the role as the CFO aka the Chief Floats Officer at Baskin-Robbins!"

The ice cream float has been a beloved sweet treat since it was serendipitously created in 1874 by Robert M. Green. On a hot day in Philadelphia, Green ran out of cream for the soda creams he was selling at a semicentennial celebration, so he borrowed vanilla ice cream from a nearby vendor, inventing the now famous ice cream float.

Now through Tuesday, Nov. 12, eligible individuals who order an ice cream float made with any PepsiCo beverage from Baskin-Robbins (or two scoops of ice cream + a PepsiCo beverage) and text FLOAT with a picture of their receipt to 23955 will have the chance to win free ice cream floats for a year. Additionally, 150 lucky fans will win $20 Baskin-Robbins gift cards. Fans can also enter without a purchase. 

"We are thrilled to celebrate this historic ice cream float anniversary by bringing together Pepsi and Baskin-Robbins to honor the timeless treat, an IRL moment of unapologetic enjoyment," said Justin Schwarz, Senior Director of Marketing at PepsiCo Away From Home. "We're excited to invite fans of the ice cream float to join us in this celebration with some fun giveaways and prizes."

"At Baskin-Robbins, we see happiness not as a lottery you win, but as a choice you can make, and this ice cream float anniversary is all about indulging in one of life's simple pleasures," added Jerid Grandinetti, Vice President of Marketing & Culinary at Baskin-Robbins. "Pairing our wide range of ice cream flavors with Pepsi Zero Sugar creates surprisingly delicious floats, and the opportunity to dream up unique flavor combinations, which has always been at the core of our business."