Talk:Dreyer's

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Haagen Dazs Example

Other manufacturers (such as Häagen-Dazs) have already followed suit and introduced "light" varieties using low-temperature extrusion.

I believe that the Häagen-Dazs branded ice cream you see in supermarkets is actually manufactured by Dreyer's. They have licensed the brand from General Mills, who own Haagen-Dazs. 69.118.100.133 (talk) 21:48, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

I concur. It appears that Pillsbury acquired Haagen-Dazs at some point, then sublicensed the brand in the U.S. to Nestle, who then sublicensed to a joint venture called the Ice Cream Company. Then Nestle took over Dreyer's and merged the Ice Cream Company into Dreyer's. So all the Haagen Dazs products in the U.S. are now actually made by Dreyer's. Notably, the two brands' Web sites share the same mailing address. --Coolcaesar (talk) 16:06, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Edy's/Dreyer's also makes Skinny Cow. Jeremy706 (talk) 22:48, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

And now we're going to make Eskimo Pies. Sorry, I work there. Jeremy706 (talk)

Sadly most of the large scale ice cream makers don't make very good ice cream -- Häagen-Daas / Dreyer's / Blue Bunny, whatever. Its a pale imitation of fine ice cream, and I realize this is just personal opinion at the moment, but ice cream quality ought to have an article. I find most of the stuff sold at Wal-Mart or Target to be barely worth buying and certainly not as good as locally made ice creams. -- Avanu (talk) 05:55, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

Cost-cutting section

The entire thing read like an advertisement for the company, so I cut most of it out. Tried to rephrase some things, but the source that was listed for the information didn't even contain what the original writer was citing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.81.50.193 (talk) 18:30, 8 May 2012 (UTC) The article on Unilever Ice Cream Breyer's says it is the world's largest producer of ice cream. This article says Nestle is the largest. Both statements cannot be true. So which is it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.2.2.45 (talk) 08:06, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

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Not actually ice cream

I noticed that the products sold under the Dreyer's brand are not actually ice cream, they are labeled "frozen dairy dessert". Looking at the ingredients, the products don't qualify for labeling as "ice cream" according to the FDA rules.

Maybe Dreyer's made actual ice cream in the past, but they don't anymore. At least for all their products sold at my local Safeway grocery store.

I have added a sentence about this to the cost-cutting section of the article. ~Anachronist (talk) 23:20, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

Anachronist - a more market-realistic view of why Dreyers (and nearly all ice cream manufacturers) now emphasize frozen dairy desserts is to meet consumer demand for new flavors, more ingredients, smoother texture, lower calories (dairy- or gluten-free, vegan, low-carb, etc.), and greater indulgences, such as adding Oreo pieces.

Rather than "cost-cutting", the opposite is true: Dreyers/Häagen-Dazs has expanded their product line considerably into frozen dairy desserts to appeal to as many consumer interests as possible. For a related discussion, see here.

Although the sentence you added is correct about how the FDA classifies ice cream and frozen dairy desserts, it is your opinion and original research, WP:OR, to imply cost-cutting was the motivation, and so should be reverted. Zefr (talk) 23:37, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

That discussion is about Breyer's, not Dreyer's, and is based solely on a damage-control statement from the company. Your assertion about what consumers demand doesn't change the fact that reformulating ingredients so that the product no longer qualifies as ice cream is, in fact, a cost cutting measure, as much as reducing the container size without changing the price. The fact that traditional flavors that have existed for years as actual ice cream are no longer ice cream is a clear indication of that, especially when the container says nothing about improved characteristics to meet consumer expectations. ~Anachronist (talk) 04:43, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

You should add it back. I tried doing the same thing and moderators, no doubt paid by Nestlé, keep reverting it. I am just a pleb I guess. 2601:601:8303:4650:F21E:18AB:CDE4:84A8 (talk) 00:13, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

Wikipedia has no "moderators". Zefr is an experienced editor and I am an administrator, and neither of us are being paid. We just have a difference of opinion. ~Anachronist (who / me) (talk) 05:25, 14 October 2025 (UTC)