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MidOcean Partners, a New York-based middle-market private equity firm focused on the consumer and business services sectors, said it acquired Casper’s Ice Cream (Casper’s), a Richmond, Utah-based manufacturer and supplier of branded and co-packed frozen novelty products sold in grocery and mass retail outlets throughout the United States.

In 2020, when many adults were working — and many children were learning — from home, sales of frozen dairy treats really took off at retail. 

The Urgent Company, the Los Angeles-based consumer brands subsidiary of Berkeley, Calif.-headquartered Perfect Day, announced the acquisition of Coolhaus, a women-owned ice cream company, from Sunrise Strategic Partners, Boulder, Colo., and other shareholders.

Perry’s Ice Cream Company Inc., Akron, N.Y, says it launched Hey-Ey-Sundae! — a new flavor that blends nougat ice cream with salty caramel swirls and brownie dough pieces

The competition, created in 2019 by the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), Tracy, Calif., and New York-based VentureFuel to fuel innovation in new dairy product development, is a global search for the very best emerging products to bring to market using California milk and dairy ingredients, the CMAB said.

Columbus, Ohio-based Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams released its holiday flavors. 

Perry’s Ice Cream Company Inc., Akron, N.Y., says it is bringing back its Zero Visibility flavor for a limited time.

Ruby Jewel, Portland, Ore., brought back its seasonal ice cream sandwich flavors: Pumpkin Ginger and Peppermint Chocolate. 

Sales within the retail ice cream and frozen novelties segments have been traveling in two different directions of late.