Christian-owned Cowabunga Ice Cream company cites cool facts, fun figures and tasty trends about America's favorite frozen confection
Contact: Merilee Kern, 858-577-0206
FORKED RIVER, NJ, July 19, 2011 /
Christian Newswire/ -- In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month (July 17, 2011) as National Ice Cream Day. In the proclamation, President Reagan called for all people of the United States to observe these events with "appropriate ceremonies and activities." With this in mind,
Cowabunga Ice Cream -- a national, Christian-owned super premium designer ice cream and healthful frozen yogurt brand -- would like to share some tasty tidbits about ice cream and its impressive impact on our nation. Consider the below cool facts, figures and trends about America's favorite frozen confection.
Did you know?...
· Each American consumes a yearly average of 23.2 quarts of ice cream, ice milk, sherbet, ices and other commercially produced frozen dairy products.
· The Northern Central states have the highest per capita consumption of ice cream at 41.7 quarts.
· More ice cream is sold on Sunday than any other day of the week.
· Ice cream and related frozen desserts are consumed by more than 90 percent of households in the United States. (Source: Mintel)
· Ice cream consumption is highest during July and August.
· In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day.
· The most popular flavor of ice cream in the United States is vanilla (27.8%), followed by chocolate (14.3%), strawberry (3.3%), chocolate chip (3.3%) and butter pecan (2.8%). (Source: The NPD Group's National Eating Trends In-Home Database)
· Children, ages two through 12, and adults age 45 plus, eat the most ice cream per person.
· The average number of licks to polish off a single scoop ice cream cone is approximately 50.
Sources: International Ice Cream Association, a constituent organization of the International Dairy Foods Association (
www.idfa.org)
Cowabunga recently announced that its super premium designer ice cream brand has gone national, with its inimitable ice cream and probiotic frozen yogurt offerings now available for order and delivery throughout the continental U.S. through its online storefront at
www.CowabungaIceCream.com.
About Cowabunga Ice Cream
Cowabunga Ice Cream, with its flagship retail location at 44-I Manchester Ave, Forked River, NJ 08731, is known as the world's first designer ice cream offering a luxe epicure experience that leaves consumers longing for more. In addition to its ice cream flavors, Cowabunga also offers healthy frozen yogurts containing probiotics - the natural way to promote healthy digestion. Learn more online at www.CowabungaIceCream.com.
