After over 100 years of being a a family owned business, the folks behind Blue
Bunny have decided to sell the company to Ferrero (the people behind Nutella, Kinder, and
Ferrero Rocher). It seems like this idea has been in the works for some time,
including Blue Bunny doing some sample Ferrero inspired flavors at one point. That experiment kind of
reminds me of their lineup that was inspired by Cadbury back in 2012-2014 (
reviews here).
I'm not sure how I feel about this development. Blue Bunny won me as a fan when the blog first started. I got a kick out of how they handled flavors and all the fun treats they made. Unfortunately, like most main stream options, their offerings got smaller and lighter and less impressive. Their treat options are still scattered around my area, but their scoopable stuff is fairly hard to find these days. Speaking of "ice cream"....
images courtesy of Blue Bunny
The other day,
@candyhunting
pointed out that
Blue Bunny Soft had hit store shelves. The four starting flavors are vanilla, chocolate, cookies & cream, and mint chocolate chip.
(Update: there is also a strawberry flavor) Am I excited? No. I still haven't tried the soft serve twist cones that came out last year either (because of cross contamination). To be honest, I just can't imagine me liking these. I hate the light cones from Klondike and I envision the twist cones would be similar.
Anyway, if you try these, be sure to check back in and left us know how they are. Who knows how long it will take them to hit my area. Also feel free to comment if you are sad or happy about the acquisition. Hopefully it's a good thing, but only time will tell.
Business Note: Almost forgot. The interview with Mike Wells from a month ago said/implied that no one would lose their job, but then a week ago 183 were let go from their Dunkirk plant in New York. Something about scaling back from 20 products to 5/6 products at this location. That's not cool. (I'm curious to see which novelties made the cut.)
