Breyer's no longer makes Ice Cream

Breyer's no longer manufactures ice cream but instead makes something called "Frozen Dairy Dessert" which is cheaper to produce. The cartons no longer say Natural Ice Cream in big letters, but says Frozen Dairy Dessert in tiny letters on the bottom. Of course, they shrunk the carton to 1.5 quarts from a half gallon long ago, while keeping the same price. Anyone who buys this Frozen Dairy Dessert has got to be crazy with all the additives and fillers they use to save money. I bought two cartons yesterday at Publix, and will go back to the store and get a refund for both cartons, even though I tried a couple of spoonfuls of their Cherry Vanilla. The store employees can finish the rest of the carton as far as I am concerned. It is practically inedible. I have been enjoying Breyer's Ice Cream for 30 years, but will not touch it since they pulled a "fast one" on the consumer. FYI

http://www.beachstreetnews.com/what-happened-to-breyers-ice-crea...

Friendly's also is a frozen dairy desert. Thanks for the heads up.

By the way, all Edy's products are frozen dairy dessert as well, unless it says "Grand Ice Cream" in big letters.

If it say Extra Creamy Churned, it is basically just ice milk.

"Frozen Dairy Dessert: Milk, Cream, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Whey, Maltodextrin, Propylene Glycol Monoesters, Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum, Mono And Diglycerides, Carob Bean Gum, Guar Gum, Natural Flavor, Carrageenan."

I would buy Breyers for the Maltodextrin and Propylene Glycol alone. the Diglycerides are just an added bonus.
Who needs Ice Cream when you can get your daily dose of Carrageenan here?

Half gallons? Are they any brands that still have that size? Most have shrunk to 1.5 qts., a few house brands I've seen are 1.75 qts.

I've noticed the change with Breyer's promoting their "Blasts" (fozen dessert containing things like Oreos, Snickers, Reeces, etc.), but they Breyer's still makes a real ice cream. There is a product webpage showing so: http://www.icecreamusa.com/products/original.aspx

The OP--especially the thread title, and the posted article, which is an op ed-type rant, are misleading. Perhaps certain flavors have changed and/or are no longer available, but some of the facts are missing here.

Oh, I think plenty of people do care about this. I agree, there might be some deceptive marketing by Breyer's. I'll have to take a closer look at what is available the next time I go grocery shopping.

Seems odd to me that they wouldn't have an updated web page if a big change occurred six weeks ago. And while I would agree that while many flavors and varieties may no longer available, it is still misleading to say Breyer's no longer makes ice cream, if they still do (even if it is only a few flavors compared to what it once was).

From the wikipedia page, FWIW: One significant result of these cost-cutting practices has been that the majority of their U.S. products no longer contain enough milk and cream to actually be considered "ice cream", and are now labeled "Frozen Dairy Dessert" instead.[7] Likewise in Canada, where they are labeled "Frozen Dessert".[8] Ultimately, very few former Breyers all-natural products are still truly "ice cream".

I just got Breyer's Peach Ice Cream and it was delicious. But I had to sort through all the other stuff they have that is not real ice cream but is packaged to make it look as though it were. You need to bring a magnifying glass with you.

excoriatorb said:   MitchFlorida said:   Who needs Ice Cream when you can get your daily dose of Carrageenan here?If you're really in Florida, as your username indicates, you're probably closer than most of us to a free source for all of the fresh carrageenan you could ever want. Carrageenan is seaweed extract. It makes dairy foods creamier.
It is really just a thickener so you will think that the skim milk they put in the product is really cream.

thanks for the tip, will avoid them, knowing it's "inedible".

MitchFlorida said:   It is really just a thickener so you will think that the skim milk they put in the product is really cream.It's probably better than pink slime.

All natural doesn't mean better. I just found out a few days ago that what is labeled as "natural flavoring" actually comes from the neither regions of a damn building mammal. If it is made with imitation vanilla then you are getting a hint of this juice.

I bet they use this too now. -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castoreum

hkgfnt said:   I am going to stick with my favorite Breyer's all-natural vanilla bean ice cream. Wait...is it real ice cream?

This is an excellent question and I too would like an answer - Breyer's natural vanilla bean ice cream is/was? probably my favorite ice cream, if it still is ice cream.

That's why I only buy ice cream from organic stores. usually dollar or more expensive.

Stuff be nasty. Was it ever ice cream in the first place? Blue Bell/B&J/Hag ftw

OH NOS! It's a conspiracy!!!
/rolls eyes/

I don't believe everything that I read on the internet.
MOST of Breyers flavors have candy and cookies and junk in them.
According to their website it is THESE flavors and not the original flavors that are considered "frozen dairy desserts".

I will still happily (on occasion) eat the cherry vanilla if this is the case.
Breyer's website

Although I have written this, I will check to be certain at the store later.

was at the supermarket today and noticed most of the Turkey Hill (I say most, cause I didn't check them all)..but most I saw did say "Ice Cream" on them. Of course they do make frozen yogurt and stuff too, and those wouldn't say ice cream.

MISTERCHEAP said:   GeorgeGarman said:   Friendly's also is a frozen dairy desert. Thanks for the heads up.

Frozen Dairy Dessert? oh my!

I think cigarettes should be called nicotine delivery devices...

This seems like a politically correct move on everyone's part!!!!

The only thing that has changed is that Holland-Based Unilever took over the company from Kraft several years ago and has been downgrading the quality ever since. My main issue is that they are trying to do it in a secret way, by using the same packaging they used to use for natural ice cream.

MitchFlorida said:   My main issue is that they are trying to do it in a secret way, by using the same packaging they used to use for natural ice cream.What do you want them to do? Change the packaging and put "No longer real ice cream!" in big letters? It's like asking companies that reduce the package size to advertise that in big letters. Not going to happen. The main issue is that they've lowered the quality of their product, which many of us used to enjoy.

my4mainecoons said:   MitchFlorida said:   The only thing that has changed is that Holland-Based Unilever took over the company from Kraft several years ago and has been downgrading the quality ever since. My main issue is that they are trying to do it in a secret way, by using the same packaging they used to use for natural ice cream.
I *think* Unilever also owns Ben & Jerry's.

I *know* Unilever also owns Ben & Jerry's:

In April 2000, Ben & Jerry's sold the company to British-Dutch multinational food giant Unilever.

russ0519 said:   So since people have been talking about making their own ice cream. I've been making my own froyo (0% fat greek yogurt, brended with various fruit). It tastes awesome freshly made, the problem is once you put it in the freezer, it gets frozen solid. Is there anything I can do to avoid that?

Raise the temperature of the freezer a little bit.