Dairy Processing - May/June 2024 - 6

COMMENTARY
Ice cream
season
Growing up in Upstate New York, summer was a treasured
time of the year. After enduring months of winter's snow
and cold, usually followed by rainy and muddy springs, the
season was welcomed into our midst like an old friend.
Summertime conjures up memories of days on a lake
in the Adirondack Mountains, roasting marshmallows over
campfires and trips to get ice cream in the evening after
dinner. Since summer was short-lived, most ice cream stands
only opened for the season - usually from Memorial Day to
Labor Day - which meant that I had just three short months
to eat as much ice cream as I could get my hands on.
The average American eats roughly 20 lbs of ice cream
each year, according to the International Dairy Foods
Association (IDFA). As the temperatures peak in July,
Americans will celebrate National Ice Cream Month,
designated by President Ronald Reagan in 1984.
Ice cream companies also help support the US economy,
contributing more than $13 billion directly to the national
economy and supporting nearly 29,000 direct jobs that
generate $1.8 billion in direct wages.
If you're not already craving a cold sweet treat, this
issue's cover story on Alden's Organic
Ice Cream will likely do the trick.
Now in its 20th year, the best-selling
organic ice cream brand in the US
remains committed to supporting the
organic community and local farmers,
producing a treat consumers can feel
good about eating.
So while the days are long and
the nights are warm, I hope you take
some time to grab a cone, roast a
marshmallow and soak in all the beauty summer has to offer.
I know I will.
KRISTEN PUTCH
Managing editor
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