The Cookies Crumble in Edy's(R) Limited Edition Girl Scout(R) Cookie Ice Cream
February 01 2006 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Five Irresistible Flavors Return to the Freezer Aisle for a Limited
Time OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Every year,
for a few short months, the annual rush to scoop up a carton of
Edy's Girl Scout Cookie Ice Cream is on! Edy's highly anticipated
Girl Scout Cookie Ice Cream flavors are returning to the freezer
aisle for a limited time to offer ice cream lovers a sensational
way to enjoy their favorite cookies. Whether you have a craving for
Thin Mints, Samoas(R) or Tagalongs(R), the three most popular Girl
Scout Cookies(R) in America, Edy's is dishing up another cool way
to enjoy these delicious treats. The badge-worthy line-up,
featuring Edy's ice cream paired with pieces of the most loved
cookies in America, includes five mouth-watering flavors that are
available through May: -- Girl Scouts Thin Mint Cookie Ice Cream --
chocolate mint ice cream loaded with chunks of Girl Scouts Thin
Mint Cookies. -- Slow Churned(R) Girl Scouts Thin Mint Cookie Ice
Cream -- if you desire a lighter treat, scoop up this cool
combination of light white mint ice cream and pieces of Girl Scouts
Thin Mint Cookies. -- Girl Scouts Samoas Cookie Ice Cream -- creamy
caramel ice cream filled with pieces of Girl Scouts Samoas Cookies
(coconut, caramel covered cookies) and ribbons of fudge. -- Slow
Churned Girl Scouts Samoas Cookie Ice Cream -- a satisfying light
version of the Girl Scouts Samoas Cookies ice cream flavor. -- Girl
Scouts Tagalong Cookie Ice Cream -- rich vanilla ice cream swirled
with peanut butter and fudge and mixed with pieces of Girl Scout
Tagalongs Cookies. To salute these seasonal flavors, Edy's is
inviting pint-sized ice cream fans (ages 8 - 12) to create a
delicious snack or dessert recipe featuring their favorite flavor
of Edy's Girl Scout Cookie Ice Cream. Entries in Edy's "Junior Chef
Recipe Quest" will be accepted in the following categories: 1)
After School Snack OR 2) My Favorite Dessert and must include a
recipe name, a list of ingredients and simple preparation
instructions. All submissions should be sent to Edy's Junior Chef
Recipe Quest, 5929 College Avenue, Oakland, CA, 94618 and be
received by April 4, 2006. The recipes should be fun to make, have
interesting ingredients and taste good. Four pint-sized chefs will
be awarded a year's supply of Edy's ice cream and their choice of
one of three prize packages: -- COOKING IN THE KITCHEN -- featuring
all the right tools for an up-and-coming chef -- OUTDOOR CAMPING
ADVENTURE -- the necessary essentials for your next camping
expedition -- MY HOME LIBRARY -- a dream for any young reader Of
the four finalists, one grand prizewinner will have his or her
recipe featured on the carton of one of Edy's Girl Scout Cookie Ice
Cream flavors in 2007 and will receive a $500 U.S. Savings Bond (in
addition to one of the prizes listed above). Complete contest
details are available at http://www.edys.com/. To find out where
Edy's Girl Scout Cookie Ice Cream has recently been delivered in
your neighborhood, please visit Edy's unique Flavor Finder(R) at
http://www.edys.com/. But hurry, because these popular flavors will
disappear faster than the last cookie in the cookie jar. Dreyer's
Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiaries manufacture
and distribute a full spectrum of ice cream and frozen dessert
products. Brands of frozen dessert products currently manufactured
or distributed by Dreyer's in the United States include Grand, Slow
Churned(R), Haagen-Dazs(R), Nestle(R) Drumstick(R), Nestle
Crunch(R), Butterfinger(R), Toll House(R), Carnation(R), Dibs(TM),
Push-Up(R), Frosty Paws(R), Dole(R), Fruit Bars, Starbucks(R) and
The Skinny Cow(R). The company's premium products are marketed
under the Dreyer's brand name throughout the Western states and
Texas, and under the Edy's brand name throughout the remainder of
the United States. Internationally, the Dreyer's brand extends to
select markets in the Far East and the Edy's brand extends to the
Caribbean and South America. For more information on the company,
please visit http://www.dreyersinc.com/. NOTE: Edy's, the Dreyer's
and Edy's logo design, Slow Churned, Dibs and The Skinny Cow are
all trademarks or trade names of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. The
Starbucks trademark is owned by Starbucks U.S. Brands, LLC and is
licensed to the Starbucks Ice Cream Partnership, a joint venture
partnership between Dreyer's and Starbucks Holding Company. All
other trademarks and trade names are licensed to Dreyer's by
Nestle. Girl Scouts(R) and Girl Scout Cookies(R) are registered
trademarks of the Girl Scouts of the USA and are used pursuant to
license. Tagalongs(R) and Samoas(R) are registered trademarks and
used with permission. FCMN Contact: KAGoelle@dreyers.com
DATASOURCE: Edy's Grand Ice Cream CONTACT: Kim Goeller-Johnson of
Edy's Grand Ice Cream, +1-510-601-4211, or Web site:
http://www.dreyersinc.com/ Web site: http://www.edys.com/
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