Corn, Mint Chocolate Chip news

[Y_lifter]

Secret's Out: Ice Cream Containers Shrinking
Many Half-Gallon Containers Now 1.75 Quarts
Posted: 9:53 a.m. EST November 19, 2002

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- The half-gallon ice cream container, the sweet standard of grocery store freezers for decades
-- is quietly starting to shrink.

While manufacturers over the years reduced the package size of everything from candy bars to dish detergent,
the traditional ice cream "brick" remained what it was
-- the half-gallon.

Now, pinched by rising costs of ingredients and afraid to hike prices already above $5, at least two ice cream makers
have started silently phasing out the half-gallon with a 1.75 quart carton.
Others are considering doing the same.

Dreyer's began introducing the smaller package in March. Schwan's made the switch in late 2001.
Other major ice cream makers are sticking with the half-gallon -- for now.


Copyright 2002 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast,
rewritten or redistributed.

 

[HappyScrappy]

Copyright 2002 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast,
rewritten or redistributed.

Copyright 2002 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast,
rewritten or redistributed.

 

[Y_lifter]

They're knocking on my door right now....

 

[notoriousQQ]

Holy shit. I can't believe I missed this and that it hasn't been a bigger issue in the mainstream media. I hate it when companies try to sell you less for more with odd shaped packaging and cool and colorful designs to distract my attention and keep me entertained. Woah, the lights on my Comdial phone are blinking. What was I saying? Oh, I have a call. I have to go now, bye.

 

[Y_lifter]

Buy some POP TARTS recently ?
The foil pkg was the same size for a bit until they used them all up apparently.
The Tart was swimming around in it until they got the new smaller one in..

I missed AP running this one on the wire as well...

 

[beefybull]

LOL At HappyScrappy & Y-Lifter, my friend and I always joke about "the feds" kicking in doors, brutally arresting a kid who's dubbing off a tape or something.

To get pinched for that, you've either got to blatantly copy in a way which it's obvious (like a book, or publicly copying something) or be making HUGE money off of it (like when some guy in NYC was making his own video boxes & selling copies of Titanic while it was still in theaters, or the people that broke into a studio and stole a copy of Jay-Z's album "The Life & Times of SC" and started bootlegging it.

 

[The Shadow]

I noticed the shrinking packages this year....





...mine included

 

[jesus 2]

ICE CREAM COMMIES!!! LET'S KILL THEM!!!


j to da 2

 

[HappyScrappy]

they've been shrinking shit for years.
easier than charging more.

just as well, we are a lardass nation.

espcially nathan.

even though he's in canadia

 

[Night Fly]

Mint chocolate chip ice cream is my favorite....YUMMY!!!

 

[notoriousQQ]

Custard is better than ice cream. Does anyone else have Sheritan's frozen custard or comparable stores that sell it? When I cheat, you can damn well be sure that Sheritan's is getting a visit and I'm getting a large chocalate concrete.

 

[beefybull]

Nightfly, what happened to your last avatar? It was a little cuter.



And as to avoid making 2 completely off-topic posts in one thread, I'll have to say that although good, Mint Chocolate Chip can be had from virtually any store. The best ice creams are kinds you have to get from a place like Baskin-Robbins.

 

[Y_lifter]

Marble Slab Creamery..

And BeefyBull, get your eyes checked bro

 

[b fold the truth]

I have some in my fridge at the moment actually...

Anyone want to share?

B True

 

[The Shadow]

I am bulking up quite nicely......my low during cutting was 193....211 today WOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!