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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 11:02 am
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Originally Posted by slawecki
the death of haagen dazs:

Häagen-Dazs was bought by Pillsbury in 1983. General Mills bought Pillsbury in 2001.[13][14] However, in the United States and Canada, Häagen-Dazs products are produced by Nestlé subsidiary Dreyer's, which acquired the rights as part of the General Mills-Pillsbury deal.[15][16] The brand name is still owned by General Mills but is licensed to Nestlé in the US and Canada.
Thanks for the obituary and reminder.

Originally Posted by Badenoch
The best ice cream is that which you make yourself. Nothing from the factories comes close. I've found most of them far too sweet.
Definitely. I have a source of farm fresh organic milk/cream and eggs near Elmira ON (is that part of Wellington County?) which is used for my home churned ice-cream (custard based). You control the sugar content.
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