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PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- YoCream International, Inc. (Pink Sheets: YOCM), raised $8,000 for the Brian Grant Foundation at a fundraising event held at their Company Store in Portland Oregon. The Company and Foundation announced that all sales revenue generated on July 31st at the YoCream Frozen Yogurt Company Store would go to support Parkinson's awareness, education and research and Portlanders showed up in crowds to show their support. Grant was diagnosed with...
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- IZEA, a world leader in social media sponsorship, donated their time and social media expertise this July to give back to the community - starting with a scoop of ice cream. To help support Give Kids The World, IZEA designed an "Ice Cream For Breakfast" website where people can share a "scoop of hope" with a friend and their social networks while making a donation. The inspiration for this campaign came from a Village Wish Family who celebrates the...
ASHEVILLE, N.C., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Meet a spirited, kindhearted black Labrador and join him as he sets out to help his elderly and disabled owner with an ingenious new invention in Dingle, The Helpful Ice Cream Cone Delivery Dog (published by AuthorHouse), the colorful new children's book by Audrey Kinsella. It's a particularly hot summer this year, and Dingle, the book's title character, wants to assist his wheelchair-bound owner, Aunt Reeny, who is old and just a little bit cranky,...
CHICAGO, July 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Friendly Ice Cream Corporation recently announced that its company-wide 'Cones for Kids' campaign raised nearly $750,000 for Easter Seals Camp Friendly's, funding many memorable camp opportunities for children with disabilities. Friendly's is celebrating its 75th anniversary this month as well as marking the 29th year of supporting Easter Seals through 'Cones for Kids.' "After all these years, I continue to be amazed by Friendly's commitment to...
New Survey: More American Women Would Consider a Less-Revealing Swimsuit This Summer Than Would Cut Back on Summer Treats WASHINGTON, June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As summer approaches, Americans start to dream of sweets. In fact, nearly 30% of those surveyed associate sweet icy treats with summer - ice cream, popsicles and frozen yogurt, to name a few. Americans love sweets so much, that they are less than resolute when it comes to passing them up, despite the potential toll on...
ORRVILLE, Ohio, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Ruggles Premium Ice Cream announced today that it wants fans of the frozen treat's popular radio commercial to create their own version of the company's catchy jingle and enter to win an impressive array of high-tech prizes in the "Ruggles Scoop Scoop Video Contest." The online contest will run throughout July, National Ice Cream Month. To enter, fans will visit www.RugglesVideoContest.com, download the jingle's music and words, and by using a...
CANTON, Mass., June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Batter up! Baskin-Robbins and Aquafina®, an official sponsor of Major League Baseball(TM), team up to hit a home run this summer by offering exclusive, collectible MLB® mini-helmets with the purchase of a 20 oz. Aquafina bottled water and a two-scoop Baskin-Robbins sundae. For a limited time, beginning this week through September 27, ice cream and baseball enthusiasts can collect all 30 Major League Baseball teams' Mini-Helmets. (Logo:...
President and CEO says plan will limit industry growth and decrease demand for dairy ingredients WASHINGTON, June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- During her opening remarks today at the International Dairy Foods Association's Washington Conference, IDFA's president and CEO blasted recent proposals that would create a government-mandated system to limit the supply of milk produced by dairy farms. A "supply-management" proposal was recently introduced in the House of Representatives and a...
ELIZABETH, N.J., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- As the East Coast recovers from one of its harshest winters, Little Jimmy's Italian Ice and the New York based ALL PRO Eating are shivering with excitement as they announce the first ever Little Jimmy's National Italian Ice Eating Championship which will take place on June 19th, 2010 at Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey at 6pm. Italian Ice and eating competitions have been around for centuries but this will be one of the most chilling events...
CANTON, Mass., June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Baskin-Robbins this week unveiled a new, multi-million dollar animated advertising campaign that highlights the brand's position as the leader in ice cream flavors by focusing on how interacting with Baskin-Robbins products brings out the best in everyone. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100503/NE97472LOGO ) Created by Baskin-Robbins new agency of record, Atlanta-based 22squared and executed by world-class animation studio Nathan Love,...
