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Blue Bell ice cream launches cookie flavor

The new ice cream flavor features chunks of chocolate crème-filled cookies and cookie dough.

October 6, 2017

Blue Bell’s new Cookie Two Step ice cream flavor features chunks of chocolate crème-filled cookies and cookie dough.

Ben & Jerry's is manufacturing with a mission

Ben & Jerry’s long has allowed its values-led culture to guide the way.

Debra Schug

October 4, 2017

In 1978, two guys named Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield forked over $5 to take a Penn State correspondence course on ice cream making. They then went on to invest $12,000, $4,000 of it borrowed, to open their first ice cream shop in a former gas station located in Burlington, Vt.

La Colombe pumpkin spice latte beauty shot

Seasonal dairy products

10 new fall-inspired dairy products to celebrate this autumn

We’ve gathered some of our favorite new seasonal dairy (and non-dairy) products.

Sarah M. Kennedy

September 29, 2017

We’ve gathered some of our favorite new seasonal dairy (and non-dairy) products, including pumpkin pie ice cream and pumpkin spice creamers.

Use the right sweetener systems, stabilizers to avoid heat shock in gelato

We call the relatively high temperatures in a gelato cabinet the ‘danger zone.’ To mitigate heat shock, use the right sweetener systems and stabilizers.

Bruce Tharp

Steven Young

September 11, 2017

Gelato is most commonly presented for sale in a dip shop as a semi-solid product characterized by intense color and flavoring. Composition of gelato varies widely and may be positioned as gourmet, super premium or other market terminologies.

Clean ingredients, healthy options dominate in frozen desserts

Ice cream makers are creating new pint lines with lower calories and sugar. Meanwhile, producers of frozen novelties and puddings focus on portion control, packaging and high-quality ingredients.

Sarah M. Kennedy

September 4, 2017

Consumers love their ice cream and other frozen and refrigerated treats and prefer them in their most natural forms. There is still a strong desire to eat healthy, but for many, not if it means giving up the indulgence factor. Several ice cream brands have taken on this challenge, creating lines that cut back on calories and sugar but with the mouthfeel consumers expect from ice cream.

Healthy ice cream

Halo Top, America’s best-selling pint ice cream, releases 7 new flavors

The low-cal, low-sugar ice cream brand adds seven varieties to its line, including pancakes and waffles.

August 5, 2017

The low-cal, low-sugar ice cream brand adds seven varieties to its line, including pancakes and waffles.

Ice cream sales see a boost

Ice cream and some frozen novelty sales are climbing, though it’s a different story for sherbet and frozen dairy desserts.

Sarah M. Kennedy

August 4, 2017

Dollar and unit sales for the ice cream category were looking good as numbers ticked up. Some frozen novelties also enjoyed a sales boost, but many struggled. Meanwhile, sales dropped for sherbet, sorbet and frozen dairy desserts.

Ice cream promotions

Blue Bunny and A&W team up for National Root Beer Float Day

Root Beer Float Day is Aug. 6 and customers can receive $1 off root beer float ingredients.

August 3, 2017

With this special promotion running from Aug. 6 through Aug. 31, customers can receive $1 off root beer float ingredients.

Ice cream news

Halo Top Creamery is now the best-selling pint of ice cream in the U.S.

Sales of Halo Top now surpass that of industry leaders like Ben & Jerry’s and Häagen-Dazs, said the company.

August 2, 2017

Surpassing industry leaders, Halo Top becomes the No. 1 best-selling pint of ice cream in U.S. grocery stores, according to the company.

Frozen novelties

Ben & Jerry's pint slices, Blue Bunny Snacks and 5 more new frozen novelties

We highlight on-a-stick, stickless and dough-covered varieties of frozen treats.

Sarah M. Kennedy

July 25, 2017

We are closing out National Ice Cream Month with a look at what’s new in frozen novelties, including new treats from Blue Bunny, Mars, Three Twins and more.