Baskin-Robbins returns to Colorado.
As part of an overall effort to refocus its expansion efforts from
global to domestic, Baskin-Robbins reports it will be returning to
Colorado, with its first store planned for Fort Collins, where . . .
Speaking of vanilla, The Times of India reports that India's
Ministry of Commerce has initiated steps to help the nation's
vanil
* Speaking of vanilla, The Times of India reports that India's
Ministry of Commerce has initiated steps to help the nation's
vanilla farmers who have been hit by shrinking demand and a crash . . .
Wells' Dairy.(Last Licks)
* Wells' Dairy was one of four recipients of the
Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards, sponsored by the Iowa
Department of Natural Resources. Wells' Dairy won for its
initiative to reduce . . .
Cold Stone Creamery ties with Original Soupman.
Daniel Petryszyn, a New York franchisee for Cold Stone Creamery, is
opening the first co-branded unit of the ice cream chain with The
Original SoupMan. The latter store, operated by Soup . . .
Ars Electronica.(Last Licks)
A host of publications noted the appearance of a new ice cream
dispenser, created by a student, Demitrios Kargotis, and introduced at
the Ars Electronica digital art festival in Linz, Austria . . .
Cold Stone launches in Dubai.(Company overview)
Cold Stone Creamery has launched its first ice cream outlet in the
United Arab Emirates' Dubai Festival City (DFC) development as part
of its Middle East expansion plans. The company had announced . . .
Choctal.(Last Licks)
* Pasadena, CA-based Choctal has announced the addition of three
single-origin vanilla ice creams and a single-country chocolate and
vanilla combination product to its flavor line up that . . .
Spray ice cream introduced.
"Ice cream just seems to taste better when it's
melted," said Armand Hammer, President & CEO, ICC. "With
the introduction of Too tarts Melted Ice Cream Spray Candy, the
wonderful taste of ice cream . . .
Marble Slab offers its first prepackaged ice cream.
NexCen Brands, which earlier this year entered the ice cream
industry through simultaneous acquisitions of Marble Slab Creamery and
MaggieMoo's, has launched the aggressive marketing effort . . .
HP Hood.(Last Licks)
The Hartford Courant reports that HP Hood plans to lay off 80 of
the 160 workers at its Suffield, CT ice cream plant in by November. Hood
cited increased competition in New England and lower demand . . .
Dairy Queen plans major expansion in China.
Dairy Queen is planning to add some 500 stores to its operations in
China over the next five years, according to a report in The Shanghai
Daily. The paper notes that Dairy Queen's decision reflects . . .
Pinkberry has gained an impressive ally in its struggle with Red
Mango for preeminence among the emerging chains in the rejuvena
* Pinkberry has gained an impressive ally in its struggle with Red
Mango for preeminence among the emerging chains in the rejuvenated
frozen yogurt category. According to a report in the October 16 . . .
Cold Stone Creamery.(Last Licks)
* Cold Stone Creamery has announced plans for expanding franchise
operations in Massachusetts. The franchisor opened its 20th Bay State
location last month and reports it will open another 30 . . .
Yogen Fruz back in U.S.
Rising from the ashes of CoolBrands International, Yogen Fruz has
announced a major effort to establish itself in the United States with
master franchising agreements announced in the past month . . .
Unilever ice cream announces office closings.
Unilever has announced that it is integrating its North American
ice cream business into the company's existing U.S. and Canadian
operating units. The company reports that it expects the move . . .
New leader at Wells'.
Wells' Dairy, Inc. has announced that Mike Wells has assumed
the position of Chief Executive Officer for the company. Family members
Gary Wells, Chief Executive Officer; Doug Wells, Co-President; . . .
Mooresville Ice Cream Company.(Last Licks)
* Clyde Caldwell Millsaps, 80, longtime owner of the Mooresville
Ice Cream Company and its regionally famous DeLuxe Ice Cream brand, died
September 25. Millsaps took over the company from his . . .
Velvet Ice Cream.(Last Licks)
* Luconda Dager, vice president of Velvet Ice Cream, has been
honored by Columbus Business First as a Forty Under 40 honoree.
Nominators highlighted Dager's efforts as a board member of . . .
Avasoft partners with Schoep's, acquires Ezee Whip
Europe.
Soft serve equipment marketer Avasoft, Inc. reports that it has
formed a strategic partnership with Schoep's Ice Cream Company to
expand distribution of the latter's patented soft-serve ice . . .
LaSalle Brands enters ice cream industry.
Scottsdale, AZ-based LaSalle Brands, which has been making its mark
as a restaurant franchiser, has entered the ice cream industry with two
recent acquisitions. In September it acquired the New . . .
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