National Ice Cream Month
What month is national ice cream month celebrated?
July
The Blizzard is the official treat of what sports organization?
Major League Baseball
The 31 in “Baskin Robbins 31” once stood for the number of flavors. What does the 31 currently reference?
What was once a selection of 31 flavors—Baskin-Robbins "31®" stands for a different ice cream flavor for each day of the month—has grown to more than 1,400 in its flavor library.
What is the top selling ice cream flavor?
Vanilla
What is the one thing that you are not allowed to do when you place your order at the creamery?
Mix flavors
What year was national ice cream month declared?
1984
In what state was DQ established?
Illinois, (Dairy Queen also claims to have invented soft serve. In 1938, near Moline, Illinois, J. F. McCullough and his son, Alex, developed their soft serve formula. Their first sales experiment was on August 4, 1938, in Kankakee, Illinois, at the store of their friend.)
Outside of private labels, what was the top selling ice cream brand of 2022?
Ben & Jerry’s
What are the four basic ingredients needed to make ice cream?
Milk, cream, sugar and a flavoring, e.g. vanilla beans
How many flavors of ice cream does the creamery make?
Over 100
Why was Nation Ice Cream month established?
To recognize the joy that ice cream brings to people's lives.
What was the first ice cream chain store in the U.S.?
In 1936, Carvel opened his first store and developed a secret soft serve ice cream formula as well as patented super low temperature ice cream machines.
What was Ben & Jerry’s most popular flavor in 2022?
Half Baked, (Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Chocolate Fudge Brownie)
The average American eats how many pints of ice cream per year?
48
How many flavors are offered in store on any given day?
20
Who declared National ice cream month?
Ronald Reagan
What year was the first soft serve ice cream maker patented?
Charles Taylor of Buffalo, New York, patented an automatic ice cream maker in 1926 that is reported to be the first soft-serve ice cream machine.
What popular ice cream brand known for high quality natural ingredients was founded in Philadelphia?
Breyer's
Americans spend approximately how much money per year on ice cream?
$8 Billion
How many cows does it take to produce enough milk for the creamery?
A herd of over 200 Holsteins is milked twice daily.
What day is National Ice Cream day?
The third Sunday in July
The Taylor Company continues to manufacture ice cream machines for what fast food franchise?
McDonald's
How much liquid capital (cash) would you need to invest to open a Cold Stone Creamery franchise?
The total investment estimate for a Cold Stone Creamery ice cream franchise ranges from $53,200 to $602,775.
When and where did the first ice cream parlor open in the U.S.?
In 1790, the first ice cream parlor opened in New York.
On average, how many days elapse between the time the cow is milked and the ice cream is served?
4