Good Humor-Breyers (Ice Cream USA) is the American ice cream division of
Unilever
Unilever PLC () is a British multinational consumer packaged goods company headquartered in London, England. It was founded on 2 September 1929 following the merger of Dutch margarine producer Margarine Unie with British soap maker Lever B ...
and includes the formerly independent
Good Humor,
Breyers
Breyers is an ice cream and frozen dessert brand with headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Since 1993, Breyers has been owned and managed by the British conglomerate, Unilever. Founded in 1866, Breyers is the oldest manufacturer of ...
,
Klondike,
Popsicle,
Dickie Dee and
Sealtest brands. Based in
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Englewood Cliffs is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 5,342, an increase of 61 (+1.2%) from the 2010 census count of 5,281, which in turn reflected a ...
it was formed in 1993 after Unilever purchased the ice cream division of
Kraft General Foods.
History
Unilever began making Good Humor ice cream products in the United States in 1961. In 1992, Unilever acquired
Dickie Dee, a Canadian ice cream vending company that sold product from
ice cream truck
An ice cream van (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English) or ice cream truck (North American English) is a commercial vehicle that ice cream products are sold from, usually during the spring and summer. Ice cream vans ...
s and tricycle carts. At the time of the sale, there were around 1,500 tricycles in 300 cities. Unilever ended the ice cream bikes in the early 2000s and carts were sold to distributors.
In 1993, Unilever announced it would acquire the
Breyers
Breyers is an ice cream and frozen dessert brand with headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Since 1993, Breyers has been owned and managed by the British conglomerate, Unilever. Founded in 1866, Breyers is the oldest manufacturer of ...
and
Sealtest brands from
Kraft
Kraft Foods Group, Inc. was an American food manufacturing and processing conglomerate (company), conglomerate, split from Kraft Foods Inc. on October 1, 2012, and was headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It became part of Kraft Heinz on July ...
who, however, retained the name use for non-ice cream products.
Unilever integrated its ice cream division into its main offices in
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Englewood Cliffs is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 5,342, an increase of 61 (+1.2%) from the 2010 census count of 5,281, which in turn reflected a ...
in 2007.
Good Humor-Breyers products
The
Good Humor brand has been known for its
ice cream truck
An ice cream van (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English) or ice cream truck (North American English) is a commercial vehicle that ice cream products are sold from, usually during the spring and summer. Ice cream vans ...
s, the concept of which was first originated by Good Humor brand creator Harry Burt.
Good Humor-Breyers products have included:
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Breyers ice cream
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Choco Taco
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Klondike bar
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Popsicle
References
Unilever companies
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