Here’s the Big Scoop! Schwan’s Home Service Means Ice Cream Shortage Is Over

With Numerous Varieties, Consumers Won’t Be Frozen Out of Enjoying Their Favorite Treats

MARSHALL, Minn.--()--With parts of the country gripped in record-breaking heat, many Americans are steaming over the fact that some ice cream makers are suffering from shockingly short supply.

Schwan’s Home Service, one of the nation’s largest makers of ice cream and more than 350 high quality, easy to prepare frozen foods, unique to Schwan’s Home Service, has just announced that the shortage – brought on by unusually warm weather and a competitor’s supply issues – is over! With Schwans.com and more than 400 local sales and distribution centers and approximately 4,800 trucks circling the nation delivering dozens of varieties of ice cream as well as other frozen foods, ice cream lovers can breathe a sigh of relief as they cool off with a cone or pop – and just in time for National Ice Cream Month!

“There is no deficit of SCHWAN’S® ice cream,” says Mike Gerend, president of Schwan’s Home Service. “Our mix of bars, cones, containers and signature ice creams should keep consumers cool, calm and satisfied during National Ice Cream month and all summer long.”

Ice cream lovers can toast the end of the shortage by enjoying SCHWAN’S® pops and bars including SCHWAN’S SIGNATURE® Ice Cream Bars, Vanilla Ice Cream Miniatures, Dark Chocolate Ice Cream Miniatures, Strawberry Sundae Crunch Bars, Chocolate Sundae Crunch Bars, English Toffee Bars, Chocolate Fudge Sticks, Vanilla Sundae Cones, Chip & Mint Sundae Cones, and SCHWAN’S SIGNATURE® Caramel Ice Cream Bars and Ice Cream Sandwiches.

Delivering delicious ice cream is where Schwan’s Home Service got its start, and as the direct-to-door delivery service marks its 60th anniversary, it’s also ready to help consumers weather the heat wave by offering its refreshing frozen treats in not just one or two scoops – but 60 different ways. Visit Schwans.com to learn how to easily incorporate Schwan’s Home Service signature flavors into irresistible desserts the whole family will love. From stylish Sunday Toppers to fun floats the tots will flip for, Schwan’s Home Service has a range of recipes to inspire. Schwan’s Home Service also offers a broad range of customer favorites including pizza, meats and ethnic specialties to add to any ice cream order. See below for a few ice cream favorites, and visit the site for more:

 

Sunday Topper: Gone Bananas

Top SCHWAN'S(®) Monkeying Around Banana Ice Cream with sliced banana, cookie crumbles, crushed peanuts, chocolate and caramel syrup, whipped cream and a cherry on top.

Float Fun: Chocolate Coke Float

Blend SCHWAN'S® Chocolate Ice Cream with cola flavored soda and top with a drizzle of chocolate syrup, whipped cream and a cherry.

Birthday: Mini Donut Ice Cream Sandwiches

Layer SCHWAN'S® Vanilla Ice Cream in prepared and sliced SCHWAN'S® Mini Donuts; if desired roll in decorative candies.

 

About Schwan’s Home Service, Inc.:

A subsidiary of The Schwan Food Company, Schwan’s Home Service, Inc. markets and distributes more than 350 top quality frozen foods through home-delivery and mail-order services. Popular product lines include the company’s signature ice cream, pizza, choice meats, seafood, ethnic specialties, breakfast items and desserts. Based in Minnesota, Schwan’s Home Service, Inc. has over 400 local sales and distribution centers across the continental United States. Visit Schwans.com or call 1-888-SCHWANS (1-888-724-9267).

About The Schwan Food Company:

A privately-held, multibillion-dollar business that manufactures and markets fine foods through home-delivery, retail-grocery and food-service channels. The company’s many popular brands include Red Baron®, Tony’s® and Freschetta® pizza, Mrs. Smith’s® and Edwards® desserts and Schwan’s® Frozen Foods. Based in Marshall, MN, the company’s subsidiaries employ approximately 14,000 people in the United States. To learn more about Schwan, please visit www.TheSchwanFoodCompany.com.

Contacts

Media:
Alyson Hagert, 212-539-3206
Abha Gunjal, 212-539-3280

Contacts

Media:
Alyson Hagert, 212-539-3206
Abha Gunjal, 212-539-3280