Dessert Article Archive

Vollrath’s Gravity Soft Serve Featured on Discovery Channel

Stoelting Foodservice, a division of The Vollrath Company and manufacturer of frozen dessert equipment, announced its F231 Gravity Soft Serve/Yogurt Freezer will be a featured product in an upcoming episode of "Machines: How They Work" airing 10:32 p.m. (EST) May 12 on the Discovery Science Channel. “We are very excited to be a part of […]

Stan’s Donuts & Coffee Adds Two New Locations

Stan's Donuts & Coffee announces its expansion with two new locations opening on May 21 at 6:30 a.m. The fifth and sixth locations are located at 535 N. Michigan Ave. and 3300 N. Broadway in Chicago. The grand opening celebrations start with the first 100 customers at the two new locations receiving a mystery envelope […]

Menchie’s Channels ‘Angry Birds’ in LTO Specials

Menchie’s, the world’s largest self-serve frozen yogurt franchise, invites guests on a journey to Bird Island through their collaboration with Sony Pictures’ and Rovio Animation’s new animated film The Angry Birds Movie, opening in theatres May 20. This May and June, Menchie’s will offer fans an island-inspired experience with four new flavors and an Angry […]

CREAM Is ‘Jamm’n’ with New Black Raspberry Swirl

CREAM, a San Francisco-based dessert franchise that specializes in high-quality ice cream sandwiches using fresh, oven-baked cookies, will increase the near-endless customer options with the addition of the We Be Jamm’n ice cream and the CREAMfetti Cookie. In combination with the already established 20 ice cream flavors, We Be Jamm’n uses CREAM’s super-premium French Vanilla […]

Yogurtland Debuts First Express Model in San Diego

Yogurtland, the ever-popular self-serve frozen yogurt pioneer, announced the launch of Yogurtland Express, a smaller scale concept that adapts the deliciously appealing frozen yogurt experience for nontraditional locations. The first Yogurtland Express opened this week at Petco Park in San Diego, California, home of the San Diego Padres. The new concept provides the same delicious, […]

Ben & Jerry’s BRRR-ito Returns for Warmer Days

Last year, just when consumers thought a burrito couldn’t get any better, Ben & Jerry’s delivered the BRRR-ito: a chewy crepe-like wrap surrounding a choice of ice cream flavors, drizzled in hot fudge, and topped with cookie crumbles. Beginning on April 20, the scoop shop fan favorite BRRR-ito will return, but it is only making […]

Cinnabon Shrinks Chillattas, Boosts Appeal

Cinnabon announced the launch of its new Mini Chillattas, a 10-ounce version of the blended beverage, which is available now at bakeries nationwide in an array of flavors, including a limited-time flavor, Oreo Strawberry. This miniature collection of blended treats provides guests with an on-the-go snack to satisfy that "just a sip" craving. Now through […]

Cold Stone Serves Up Spring, Mother’s Day Specials

Cold Stone Creamery celebrates spring with the Fresh Delights promotion that showcases a variety of delicious frozen treats. Featuring the new Sea Salt Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, a Triple Berry Frozen Yogurt, and a sweet and refreshing Hibiscus Sorbet, each delicious flavor will be offered in a fresh new creation.   "The Fresh Delights promotion is […]

Franchisee to Reinvigorate Baskin-Robbins in Puerto Rico

Baskin-Robbins, the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, announced that Island Creamery Inc. (ICI) has acquired more than 20 Baskin-Robbins shops in Puerto Rico, becoming the brand’s new sole franchisee on the island. Under the agreement, Island Creamery.—owned and operated by Puerto Rico-based the Larrea Group, a company with nearly four decades of […]

Great American Cookies Continues Tax Day Giveaway

Great American Cookies would like to put a little extra "dough" in Americans' lives this Tax Day, but the kind with chips. The national gourmet cookie shop is continuing its annual Tax Day freebie tradition by offering a free original chocolate chip cookie to customers who stop by participating stores on Monday, April 18. No […]

Build-Your-Own-Cupcake Concept Debuts in Atlanta

Create Your Cupcake, a build-your-own cupcake concept that features an innovative, patent-pending baking method and more than 1,000 flavor combinations, launches its first location April 13 in metro Atlanta. The startup, founded by serial entrepreneurs Barbara and Stephen Hart, differentiates itself from the crowded cupcake space by letting customers personalize their own cupcake creations for […]

Bruster’s Opens First South Korea Store

Bruster’s Real Ice Cream, riding a three-year same-store sale growth streak, opened its first shop in South Korea on March 31. Located in Cheonan City, it is the first of a 10-unit development agreement signed last year with Seoul-based Lee & Bruster’s Inc. The two-story, 50-seat shop features an outdoor terrace, and several rooms where […]

Sloan’s Ice Cream Makes Middle East Debut

The wait for Sloan’s Ice Cream in Kuwait is over. Now, residents in Kuwait can take in the sights, smells, tastes, and sounds of Sloan’s Ice Cream, a Willy Wonka-esque paradise. An iconic sweet retreat widely known for its colorful presence throughout South Florida, Sloan’s is making its highly anticipated arrival to the Middle East […]

Baskin-Robbins Celebrates Spring with $1.31 Scoops

In addition, Baskin-Robbins is offering its new Easter Egg Cake and popular Bunny Roll Cake to help guests celebrate the upcoming Easter holiday. Perfect for any family gathering, the new Easter Egg Cake features bright frosting and icing, finished with sparkling sugar, and serves 10 to 12 people. Baskin-Robbins' Bunny Roll cake is a traditional […]

Wildflower Bread Bakes Easter Sweets

Wildflower Bread Company, known for its signature sandwiches, salads, and artisan breads, will be open at most locations on Easter Sunday, March 27. Taste buds are springing to life with fresh flavors and holiday favorites, including hot cross buns, coconut custard pie, and Easter cupcakes. For a limited time, Wildflower is offering holiday specialties freshly […]

CREAM to Open First Inland Empire Location

CREAM, a San Francisco Bay Area–based dessert franchise that specializes in high-quality ice cream sandwiches and other confections, will open its doors in Ontario, California, this May. The new store, which is located at 960 Ontario Mills Dr., Suite C., will be the first of two locations owned and operated by Linda and Michael Marceaux. […]

Paris Baguette Plans for 350 U.S. Locations by 2020

You can’t go more than a few blocks in parts of South Korea, China, Singapore, Vietnam, and France without seeing one of 3,700 worldwide locations of Paris Baguette, the premier baking franchise concept featuring high quality baked goods, savory eats, and beverages. The love affair with the iconic baked goods concept is so strong around […]

Tikiz Shaved Ice Signs New Franchisee in Texas

Get ready to hang 10 with a new food truck in North Dallas. Tikiz Shaved Ice & Ice Cream—a fast-growing mobile franchise specializing in Hawaiian shaved ice and ice cream—partnered with Lewisville, Texas, entrepreneur Kelly Hodgson to bring the Coolest Truck On Earth to the area. Delivering an inviting and entertaining experience to every destination, […]

Dairy Queen Names ‘Iron Tip’ Employee Winner

Candice (Candee) Gumm, the esteemed cake decorator at the Dairy Queen restaurant located at 1813 Richmond, Appleton, Wisconsin, placed first in the Dairy Queen system’s “Iron Tip” Cake Decorating International Competition. Gumm competed as a DQ master cake decorator against four other finalists from around the world. The final competition featured the competitors decorating three […]

Coffee Vets Bring The Pie Hole to Orange County

The Pie Hole, the Los Angeles–based American pie and coffee shop, will bring its classic made-from-scratch, sweet and savory pies to Old Towne Orange by April.  The Pie Hole has been featured on The Cooking Channel show “Unique Eats” and Condé Naste Traveler included the Maple Custard Pie in its “Top 12 Best Pies in […]

On 31st of Each Month, Baskin-Robbins Scoops for $1.31

Baskin-Robbins, the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, is holding its first “Celebrate 31” promotion of 2016 on Sunday, January 31. Throughout the year, on the 31st of each month, guests can enjoy all regular and kids scoops for just $1.31 and two-scoop sundaes for $3.31 at participating Baskin-Robbins locations nationwide. Guests can […]

Nestlé Shows the Love with Valentine’s Cookie Cakes

Now through Sunday, February 14, premier bakery café chain Nestlé Toll House Café by Chip is offering special custom-designed Valentine’s Day cookie cakes, as well as Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cookie Cups and Strawberry Shortcake Frappes and Lattes to help make this year’s celebration the sweetest yet. “Our cafés are all about baking with love, so […]

New SoCal Creamery Aims to Change the Ice Cream Game

Southern California’s ice cream shop game is about to change. Churned Creamery, which has the exclusive rights to use special, automated ice cream machines from Italy, will be able to offer customers freshly churned ice cream straight from the machine for the first time at a U.S. ice cream shop. The stainless steel double batch […]

Menchie’s Rings in 2016 with a Whopper of a Deal

Bringing the New Year in on a sweet note, Menchie’s, the world’s largest self-serve frozen yogurt franchise has once again partnered with The Hershey Company to offer a new limited-time flavor that features Whoppers Malted Milk Balls and a sweepstakes with a trip fit for any Hershey’s chocolate lover. Classic Chocolate Malt made with Whoppers […]

Baskin-Robbins Celebrates ‘Chocoholics’ in January

Baskin-Robbins is celebrating the New Year with a Flavor of the Month that’s perfect for chocolate lovers nationwide. The January Flavor of the Month, Chocoholic’s Resolution, is a Swiss-style chocolate ice cream with chocolate ganache cake pieces, white caramel-filled cups, and a chocolate ganache flavored ribbon. For ice cream enthusiasts resolving to eat more chocolate […]

DQ Resolves to Serve Blizzards Upside Down (or Next is Free)

The start of the New Year often comes with grand resolutions. But this year, Dairy Queen restaurants franchised by American Dairy Queen Corporation (ADQ), a Berkshire Hathaway company, are kicking off the New Year with an epic resolution: Beginning January 1, participating DQ and DQ Grill & Chill restaurants across the country vow to serve […]

Baskin-Robbins Offers Deal for New Year’s Eve

Baskin-Robbins, the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, is ringing in 2016 with its “Celebrate 31” promotion. On December 31, ice cream lovers can enjoy any scoop of ice cream for $1.31 and Two-Scoop Sundaes for $3.31 at participating Baskin-Robbins locations nationwide. To help celebrate the brand’s 70th birthday and its “31 flavors” heritage, Baskin-Robbins […]