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Article: Stock up on ice cream info before buying
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- June 17, 2009
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July is National Ice Cream Month. Here's how to get ready.
It was during the Reagan administration that ice cream finally got its place in history, with our 40th president designating July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day.
The nation's ice cream industry is one of the supermarket's largest and generates more than $20 billion in annual sales, which, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, translates to about 23 quarts a person a year.
The trend in ice cream is certainly toward "indulgence." Premium and super premium quality ice creams continue to outsell all other varieties, making up more than 40 percent of total dollar sales. ...