Overcast 34°
Tag:

Ice Cream

Lifestyle
Make Price Chopper & Market 32 PICS Your Picks All Season Long! Make Price Chopper & Market 32 PICS Your Picks All Season Long!
Make Price Chopper & Market 32 PICS Your Picks All Season Long! Sponsored by our friends at Price Chopper & Market 32 It is officially Fall, which means all-things pumpkins, apples, and PICS Limited Time Only Items! You may be wondering what “PICS” products are. PICS items are an evolution of our Price Chopper brand, offering premium value and quality. Not only do they guarantee great quality at an affordable price, but each item is selected and tested by consumers before hitting our shelves, ensuring you know exactly what you're getting. You'll discover a wide variety of PICS products throughout your local Price Chopper and Market 32 stores. At P…

SHARE

Content Partner: Price Chopper & Market 32
Politics
Ben & Jerry Founders Unveil New 'Kamala' Ice Cream Ben & Jerry Founders Unveil New 'Kamala' Ice Cream
Ben & Jerry Founders Unveil New 'Kamala' Ice Cream Move on, chocolate chip, Kamala's new flavor is dropping.  The co-founders of Ben & Jerry's, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, just announced  that they have teamed up with the progressive advocacy group MoveOn.Org to create a new flavor of ice cream called "Kamala's Coconut Jubilee," in honor of Vice President Harris' presidential campaign.  It's part of a get out the vote campaign that will kick off with a rally in Philadelphia on Monday, Sept. 16. The "Scoop The Vote" tour will then travel to more than 20 battleground cities in Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, and…

SHARE

by Josh Lanier
News
Popular Ice Cream Products Recalled Over Listeria Concerns, FDA Says Popular Ice Cream Products Recalled Over Listeria Concerns, FDA Says
Popular Ice Cream Products Recalled Over Listeria Concerns, FDA Says Approximately 70 ice cream products sold by multiple brands including Friendly's and Hershey's are being recalled due to a possible presence of listeria, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. The brands were recalled this week by Totally Cool, Inc. based in Owings Mills, MD, which has stopped the production and distribution of the affected products due to FDA sampling. Some of the most popular items recalled include: Friendly's 60 fl oz Celebration Ice Cream Cake 40 fl oz Strawberry Krunch Ice Cream Cake; Hershey's 38 fl oz vanilla and chocolat…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Business
Westport Eatery Closes After Over Decade In Business: 'So Many Amazing Memories' Westport Eatery Closes After Over Decade In Business: 'So Many Amazing Memories'
Westport Eatery Closes After Over Decade In Business: 'So Many Amazing Memories' An eatery that has been a fixture in Fairfield County for over 10 years has closed one of its locations.  Saugatuck Sweets, which has two locations in the county, closed its Westport store at 575 Riverside Ave. on Sunday, Dec. 17, owners Chris and Al DiGuido announced.  In their announcement, the owners cited economic challenges and lingering effects from the pandemic as influencing their decision, which they made with "mixed feelings," they said.  "We have determined that it is no longer financially viable for us to keep this business afloat," the owners added, also sa…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Business
Recall Issued By Ice Cream Manufacturer Due To Listeria Fears Recall Issued By Ice Cream Manufacturer Due To Listeria Fears
Recall Issued By Ice Cream Manufacturer Due To Listeria Fears A recall has been issued for a brand of ice cream, ice cream bars, yogurt, and gelato due to Listeria concerns. Vermont-based Wilcox Ice Cream says that one lot of the Super Premium Mint Chip manufactured on Tuesday, Nov. 14 may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. In addition to the mint chip flavor, the company is recalling all other products manufactured at its facility during the same time period.  Products were distributed in retail stores and co-ops located in New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The products, with best-by dates from 9/14/24 to 11/…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
News
Brain Freeze Time: Dairy Queen Offering Fall Blizzard Flavors For 85 Cents Brain Freeze Time: Dairy Queen Offering Fall Blizzard Flavors For 85 Cents
Brain Freeze Time: Dairy Queen Offering Fall Blizzard Flavors For 85 Cents It might not be time to break out the flannel, but if you want an early brain freeze, Dairy Queen can help you with that and it will cost you less than a buck.  The franchise known for its annual classic Pumpkin Pie Blizzard Treat is kicking off the season a little early with the hopes that ice cream lovers will jump on board. And, the best part is if you use the Dairy Queen App you can snag one for just 85 cents at participating locations. The menu includes the classics but has also popped in a new one for a little treat for your tongue including: Pumpkin Pie: Pumpkin pie pieces bl…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
New Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Scoop Shop Coming To Darien New Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Scoop Shop Coming To Darien
New Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Scoop Shop Coming To Darien Just in time for spring, a favorite ice cream brand is opening its second Connecticut scoop shop in Fairfield County. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, the nationally beloved brand known for its made-from-scratch dairy and vegan ice creams, will open a scoop shop in Darien on Thursday, April 27.  The Darien store is the brand’s second location in Connecticut, and follows on the heels of its Greenwich opening in October 2022 - its first suburban scoop shop.  The launch also marks a return to its roots for co-founders Ben and Pete Van Leeuwen who are Fairfield County natives and whose ice cre…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Business
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream To Debut First CT Location In Fairfield County Van Leeuwen Ice Cream To Debut First CT Location In Fairfield County
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream To Debut First CT Location In Fairfield County Van Leeuwen Ice Cream will soon open a location in Fairfield County, its first shop in Connecticut. It will be located in Greenwich at 375 Greenwich Ave., with the opening day scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 1, representatives said. To celebrate the opening day, the shop will offer $1 scoops of all ice cream flavors from noon to 4 p.m. The chain currently operates locations in New York, California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and New Jersey.  Co-founders Ben and Pete Van Leeuwen are both from Greenwich and first began their ice cream journey by renting a Good Humo…

SHARE

by Nicole Valinote
News
Deadly Listeria Outbreak Spanning 10 States Linked To Ice Cream Brand, CDC Says Deadly Listeria Outbreak Spanning 10 States Linked To Ice Cream Brand, CDC Says
Deadly Listeria Outbreak Spanning 10 States Linked To Ice Cream Brand, CDC Says The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a listeria outbreak that killed one person and sickened 22 others across the nation has been linked to an ice cream brand. Consumers who have Big Olaf Creamery brand ice cream at home should throw away any remaining product, says the CDC.  Big Olaf Creamery brand ice cream is sold only in Florida. Among 10 people providing information related to the outbreak who did not live in Florida, eight traveled to Florida in the month before getting sick. Big Olaf Creamery, based in Sarasota, Florida, is voluntarily contacting retail l…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
News
Little Debbie Releases Seven New Ice Cream Flavors Inspired By Snack Cakes Little Debbie Releases Seven New Ice Cream Flavors Inspired By Snack Cakes
Little Debbie Releases Seven New Ice Cream Flavors Inspired By Snack Cakes Here's an exciting scoop for those with a sweet tooth. Little Debbie is collaborating with Hudsonville Ice Cream to create new ice cream flavors inspired by the company's snack cakes. Hudsonville Ice Cream announced that the new flavors will be available in Walmart stores beginning Tuesday, Feb. 1. We’ve kept this secret for too long! We teamed up with our friends at @LittleDebbie again for the ultimate snack cake ice creams of ALL TIME! You can scoop up all 7 flavors at @Walmart starting February 1! Tweet us which flavor you want to try first! #icecream #snacktime pic.twitter.com/FoLn1…

SHARE

by Nicole Valinote