Dreyer's

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Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc
Type	Subsidiary
Founded	1928
Headquarters	Oakland, California, USA
Key people	T. Gary Rogers, CEO
Industry	Foods
Revenue	$1.588 billion USD (2004)
Website	www.dreyers.com

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc., a division of Nestlé, is a United States-based producer of ice cream and frozen yogurt. Its products are marketed under the Dreyer's name in the western United States and Texas, and under the Edy's name in the rest of the U.S. (A cinematic exception to this rule is historic Beaufort, South Carolina, as witnessed in the Academy Award-nominated 1983 drama The Big Chill, where it is consumed by Jeff Goldblum. [1]) Dreyer's/Edy's is the best-selling brand of packaged ice cream in the U.S.

The company was founded in 1928 by William Dreyer and Joseph Edy in Oakland, California. Its shares were publicly traded on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol DRYR.

In June 2002 Nestlé acquired 67% of Dreyer's. [2] In January 2006 it took full ownership of the company, thus becoming the world's biggest ice cream maker, with a 17.5% market share. [3]

In 2004, Dreyer's began using a new churning processes called low-temperature extrusion. [4] Unlike traditional churning methods, the ice cream does not need to be frozen once it is done churning. Since this freezing stage produces large ice crystals, which gives the ice cream a grainy texture, manufacturers would add milkfat to counterbalance the grainy texture. As this extra freezing process isn't necessary with low-temperature extrusion, the "slow churned" line of ice cream is labeled as containing 1/3 the calories and 1/2 the fat. Other manufacturers (like Haagen-dazs) have already followed suit and introduced light varieties using low-temperature extrusion.

Contents 1 List of Flavors 1.1 Limited Editions 1.2 Grand 1.3 Fruit Bars 1.4 Sherbet 2 External links

[edit] List of Flavors

Note: This list does not include better-for-you products.[5]

[edit] Limited Editions

(Note : Due to the planned seasonal nature of these flavors by the company, some of these repeat from year to year).

• Apple pie
• Black walnut
• Butterfinger candy bar ('mix-in' style)
• Cinnamon swirl
• Coconut Pineapple
• Eggnog
• Gingerbread man
• Girl Scout cookies : Samoas
• Girl Scout cookies : Tag-Alongs
• Girl Scout cookies : Thin mint
• Maple walnut
• Nestle Crunch candy bar ('mix-in' style)
• Nutty Cone crunch
• Peach
• Peanut butter brownie
• Peppermint
• Pumpkin
• Raspberry cheesecake
• Root Beer

Additionally, localized packaging with football-team-colors on the boxes occasionally appear.

[edit] Grand

• Almond Praline
• Andes® Cool Mint
• Butter Pecan
• Cherry Chocolate Chip
• Cherry Vanilla
• Chocolate
• Chocolate Caramel Swirl
• Chocolate Chip
• Coffee
• Cookie Dough
• Cookies 'N Cream
• Double Fudge Brownie
• Double Vanilla
• Dulce de Leche
• French Vanilla
• Fudge Swirl
• Fudge Tracks
• Mint Chocolate Chip
• Mocha Almond Fudge
• Neapolitan
• Nestle® Drumstick® Sundae Cone
• Nestle® Ice Cream Sandwich New!
• Nestle® Toll House® Cookie Swirl
• Nestlé® Turtles®
• Peanut Butter Cup
• Real Strawberry
• Rocky Road
• Spumoni
• Toasted Almond
• Toffee Bar Crunch
• Ultimate Caramel Cup™
• Vanilla
• Vanilla Bean
• Vanilla Chocolate

[edit] Fruit Bars

• Creamy Coconut
• Grape
• Lemonade
• Lime
• Orange & Cream
• Peach
• Strawberry
• Strawberry-Banana Smoothie
• Tangerine
• Tropical Smoothie
• Wild Berry
• Variety Pack (Grape, Cherry, Tropical)
• Variety Pack (Lime, Strawberry & Wildberry)
• Variety Pack No Sugar Added (Black Cherry, Strawberry-Kiwi, Mixed Berry)
• Variety Pack No Sugar Added (Strawberry, Tangerine & Raspberry)

[edit] Sherbet

• Berry Rainbow
• Key Lime
• Orange Cream
• Raspberry
• Strawberry
• Swiss Orange
• Tropical Rainbow

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Corporate website
• Edy's Slow Churned(R) Ice Cream Debuts American Idol Inspired Flavors in the Freezer Aisle