Talk:Breyers

Recall in the 1990s

I noticed that the recall was removed from this page sometime within the past 10 years or so. Not sure why because at the time it was a very large scandal when I was fairly young and it instilled a phobia of the Breyer's brand. Today, I understand what food allergies are and I came here to read about it for therapeutic reasons, because I'm certain that it is a fine and safe product, but it's not here anymore.

Breyers/Dreyers confusion

From the writing, it is not clear which brand is considered the knock-off of the other? As a Philadelphian, I know Breyer's much better, but this might not hold for the West Coast, so I cannot clarify! Hillsboro 16:11, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

I thought the same thing. Still confused. cdpanic 10:26, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Agreed! Breyers was founded before Dreyer's. As a right-coaster, I'd never heard of Dreyer's until I saw the brand on the "Modern Marvels" TV show. I thought Dreyer's was ripping off Edy's AND Breyers! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.136.231.172 (talk) 00:15, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

As a New Yorker and ice cream lover, I was not aware of such a confusion until I saw this article. I've never heard of Dryers until now. I am removing this paragraph because of 1) the confusion that Hillsboro mentioned 2) it's inaccurate and not useful 3) no citation or is a matter of opinion. We now have confirmation from both coasts that Dryers is not well-known, so there is no "popular misconception". pogo (talk) 07:41, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

I live in California where both Dreyer's and Breyer's are on shelves. They are both very popular brands and it is confusing. In fact, it's something I've always wondered about! I buckled down and did some research, hopefully fixing all three of Pogo's issues with the content. Pisomojado (talk) 05:24, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

From what I understand, Dreyer's and Edy's are the same brand. For whatever reason, Edy's is in the midwest and east coast, Dreyer's the west coast. Past that, I don't know any specifics. For the record I also haven't looked up the wikipedia article for Dreyer's or Edy's. 76.178.190.166 (talk) 08:36, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

Hopefully, all of the confusion discussed above has finally been eliminated by this article. The section "Confusion with Dreyer's" should make it all clear.

- Smike (talk) 23:56, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

I am also from New York and have never heard of Dreyers. Breyers I like. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.224.4.58 (talk) 02:05, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Reads like an Advertisement

This article seems to read like an advertisement and looks like it was written by people working for the company... It's a good brand, but it needs to be less POV. I may get around to fixing it later if no one else is willing. --The Way 06:43, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

It was good ice cream until recently. They say it is all natural because they put "natural tara gum" in it. Well what if they put natural MSG in it? That would be the same thing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.49.142.50 (talk • contribs) 2007-01-11T19:45:55 (UTC) ````Fritz

I second this and have added a NPOV tag. --Inexplicable 00:36, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

What exactly sounds like an ad? The first section talks about how the "Pledge of Purity" is now obsolete. And the final section is about how many consumers are ticked off about the recent recipe changes. There are 2 links to anti-breyer's sites. To what, exactly, are you objecting?cdpanic 19:14, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

OK, people. I don't know what isn't neutral about this article or how it's written like an ad. I would agree that it's a stub and needs further development, but I think the sections to which you are referring would be appropriate for a "company background" section and are not necessarily biased. I think this page is tagged incorrectly so please explain, or I'm changing the tags.cdpanic 03:33, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

The External Links section sounds very biased, like it's trying to spread propaganda about the company. It sounds like "you will die if you eat this ice cream". Could it be changed to just say how many of Breyers' long-time customers have been greatly disappointed to see them use preservatives now? Burnside65 14:01, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Made some POV changes - in particular toned down the "greedy corporation" stuff while keeping intact their grounds for complaint (and links to external resources) Chewyrunt 14:22, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

It is certainly true that this entry reads like an advertisement. Unilever has seed to it that no negative comments may be made. Nonetheless, Unilver has destroyed the only remaining pure ice cream, once made without tara gum or any other non dairy item. While Unilever claims that their additives are natural, so are any number of other things, from the most unmentionable to barn hay. But would you want them in your ice cream? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.36.196.246 (talk) 22:16, August 22, 2007 (UTC)

It reads like an ad because it is copied directly from the Breyers/Unilever website. If it wasn't obvious that they put it here there would be a concern about copyright infringement. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.63.82.163 (talk) 03:14, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

"All Natural"

Nothing about how since Breyers was purchased by Unilever they've started using emulsifiers in their "All Natural" ice cream? Carageenan, carob bean gum, something called "tara bean gum" ... and corn syrup instead of sugar. To my eye, it appears that they've been converting over, flavor by flavor, for a few years now. Now even their vanilla has gone to the dark side.

Check out carageenan in a google search. I find it scary stuff. And it's in literally almost everything.

This is, of course, the company that used to run commercials of a Mikey-like kid skeptically reading the ingredients on one of those *other* ice cream brands ("carageenan? Guar gum??") I'd add this information, but darn it, I can't find any decent sources on when they started doing it, what they've done, when their old "All Natural" ad campaign ran (70's-80's?)

Where's a corporate whistle-blower when you need one? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.210.17.33 (talk) 2006-10-27T13:21:00 (UTC)

I personally remember seeing those ads in at least the 90s and possibly the early 00s, but I can't verify it with a source. Burnside65 13:59, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Right, can't source it, but I recall that when they started adding adulterants in to 90's they revived the old "all natural" commercials in a grand act of hypocrisy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.114.33.82 (talk) 01:27, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

The ingredients you listed actually are all-natural. I'd be more concerned with mono- and di-glycerides. Vranak

Please note (just corrected in the article) that although they have indeed added (natural) tara gum to their "All Natural" varieties, the other ingredients being discussed here (e.g. Polysorbate 80) have only been added to their other (low-fat, low-carb, etc.) varieties. Chewyrunt 14:19, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Chewyrunt, that might be true as of 2007. As of 2012, other then maybe 6 to 8 flavors of their product, all of them now have things like carageenan, replace sugar with corn syrup and so forth. As the article itself states, most of their product doesn't even qualify as ice cream but is labelled "Frozen Dairy dessert" in the United States. It is pretty much a parody of their former product now IMO. 76.178.190.166 (talk) 08:39, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

And (in Canada at least) the "All Natural" line has disappeared, replaced by "Double Churn", which is loaded with gums and crap (though still not quite as crappy as their cheaper line). Does the "All Natural" line still exist anywhere? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.231.227.103 (talk) 20:32, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

I have no idea with regards to Canada, but the 8 or so flavors that they have left as real ice cream only have tara gum as an additive. I'd have to go to their website or look in my local grocery store to see if those flavors are labelled "all natural". I'm in the States as an aside. 98.145.238.99 (talk) 19:18, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

Stephen Breyer

, grandfather of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer [1],

I found this bit of information interesting, but then I was unable to find a source for it, or any mention of it anywhere. The "source" links to an amazon book on ice cream, but no actual quotation to verify it. Moving to the talk page until cited.

This information can safely be ignored (or better yet deleted); the talk page for that IP address indicates at least three other counts of vandalism on the day that edit was made. Chewyrunt 16:38, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Shrinking Product Size

Moved following text from article:

In 2001, Breyers half-gallon "brick" box was replaced by a 1.75 quart tub. In April 2008, the 1.75 quart tub was replaced by a 1.5 quart container. Prices have not changed during these transitions.

• google groups is not an appropriate cite
• should indicate that this is an industry-wide phenomenon
• NPOV: implication is that prices should have gone down with these changes, but ice-cream makers claim that the cost of ingredients has gone up and that these changes prevented prices from rising
• too sweeping: Breyers has kept the size of some of their 'classic' lines at 1.75 qt

Chewyrunt (talk) 13:10, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Updated with a better version to suit your notes. Also, I was unable to find evidence that any 1.75 quart tubs are still being produced. The remaining ones seems to be old stock that is being depleted.

Good work, thanks for tracking down the citations. I removed one of them (Yahoo! answers) because it only added a link to one of the other citations (which I left in). Also suggest you create an account on Wikipedia (mainly so your contribution history won't be lost if your IP address changes). Chewyrunt (talk) 20:05, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

References

Lickable.

This article should state that the infamous Lickable. campaign is actually a hoax. I came to this page to find more information about it, but i didn't.. Found it elsewhere though. Anyways, some wikifanatic should do it :) I'm not much of an encyclopedian.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.119.178.77 (talk) 19:10, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Why Trash Up the Ice Cream

Adding disgusting artificial swill to the ice cream only produced hatred in what were once loyal customers. I see that the only kind to have semi-real ingredients is the vanilla / chocolate / strawberry. If those turn, prepare to pay dearly! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.135.252.44 (talk) 08:12, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

'Products' seection seems advertise-y

I'm sure there's a better way to explain the difference in their products. Using the same terms as the advertising campaign doesn't sound fair and unbiased. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:A000:1208:8098:A853:4C19:242B:B51E (talk) 21:59, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Move

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

• Support The full name makes more sense. --evrik ^(talk) 17:18, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
• Neutral. It made sense to me, until I looked at the article and saw the same name is used for yogurt. It's unclear to me that it is at all related, other than the name (it is owned by a different company). If this page is moved and there isn't any relationship with the yogurt, it should be removed, or, if notable, given its own page. Rigadoun (talk) 18:02, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Frozen yougurt was made long after the company established itself as an ice cream company. --evrik ^(talk) 13:50, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
• Oppose. After digging a little more on the Breyers website, the name is always listed as "Breyers® Ice Cream" rather than "Breyers Ice Cream®", suggesting that the current title is the correct page name, particularly in light of Rigadoun's comment. Dekimasuよ! 03:58, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
  • My guess is that you can't trademark the words ice cream, but I would note that the only thing they made was ice cream, and the official website is http://www.breyersicecream.com .--evrik ^(talk) 13:50, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

It was requested that this article be renamed but there was no consensus for it be moved. --Stemonitis 18:20, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Repeated edits from 71.224.*.*, 68.36.*.*, and 24.0.*.* (map to *.hsd1.pa.comcast.net)

Several of your recent edits to Breyers are not in keeping with Wikipedia guidelines. I respectfully suggest that you use this discussion page instead for opinion and commentary. Believe it or not I'm on your side regarding the changes to the product - my baby just turned one and I was looking forward to his first taste of ice cream - which I had always assumed would be Breyers - but after tasting it ourselves my wife and I decided it's not good enough for him and we're going to go with another brand (most likely Turkey Hill). Chewyrunt 16:06, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Face it. Who made the changes? Uniliver - and who owns Unilever? Just do some research - the same group who diminishes the quality. of everything. No, it's not politically correct. And they have made it virtually a horror to decry what they do, but - just look around, From Disney to Breyers to books and schools, they are determining everything. Even this passage will have a short life because they will edit it out. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.224.192.194 (talk) 01:58, August 20, 2007 (UTC)

If you have useful contributions to make, please make them to the relevant articles (e.g. Jews or Unilever). If your edits are getting deleted, it is because they don't follow Wikipedia guidelines. Chewyrunt 02:39, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Cost Cutting Paragraph misleading and wrong

The cost cutting paragraph is extremely misleading and wrong. The only products labeled "Frozen Dairy Desert" in the US are their Carb Smart line. This has nothing to do with cost cutting, it is due to the fact that they are trying to make a low-carb ice cream. All of their other product lines are labeled as some variation (low fat, reduced fat, etc.) of Ice Cream. Quikah (talk) 17:26, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

<possible advert excised> 24.3.70.180 (talk) 02:37, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

From a trip to the grocery store I can confirm that a large portion of Breyer's are formulated to contain mainly skim milk instead of cream and this is not only Carb Smart flavors. Jarwulf (talk) 18:09, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

The cost cutting paragraph is a tad odd and definitely not encyclopedic. Eg. since when did whey become synthetic ? I'm sure Little Miss Muffet would be surprised to hear that. Are we sure these ingredients are used due to cost-cutting? --2001:980:331A:1:225:22FF:FE7D:8A27 (talk) 14:42, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

1) With the exception of 6 to 8 flavors, most of their products now are labelled "frozen dairy dessert" in the United States. This is conjecture on my part but it seems like they are slowly changing recipes so that all of their products won't even be real ice cream but this parody of it called "frozen dairy dessert".

2) Whey might not be synthetic, but that doesn't mean that the use of whey instead of using nothing but cream isn't a cost cutting measure. I'd think it obvious that that between making most of their line a 'frozen dairy dessert" and their continued shrinking of their packaging that they have been cost cutting while charging the same price for their product since 2006 or 2007.

- 76.178.190.166 (talk) 08:46, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

You're assuming that Breyers is labeling their product as "frozen dairy dessert" because it doesn't have enough milk or cream in it, but since the definition says that ice cream must (1) contain a minimum of 10% dairy milkfat, and (2) have no more than 100% overrun and weigh at least 4.5 lbs per gallon, unless you have some sort of proof that it's due to the milkfat, this is a criticism and not a fact worthy of an encyclopedia.

To be honest, the entire "Ice Cream" section reads like a critical essay instead of an article. 161.45.254.218 (talk) 15:20, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

First of all, I think the cost-cutting question is fully answered by the post above ^. Obviously, using whey and corn syrup in place of cream and sugar is a common cost-cutting practice throughout the ice-cream industry.

Second of all, quite right. Synthetic is technically the wrong word. In a colloquial sense, as Wikipedia confirms, it implies "being prepared or made artificially, in contrast to naturally." However, in reading the appropriate definition in the ol' Random House Unabridged, synthetic is "noting or pertaining to compounds formed through a chemical process by human agency, as opposed to those of natural origin." Clearly, this means ADDING chemical ingredients to create a new substance, and that isn't whey or corn syrup. Those two ingredients are artificially produced through EXTRACTION and SEPARATION - quite the opposite of synthesis. I will immediately edit the article to use the proper words and terms. Thank you for bringing that to attention.

As far as Miss Muffet, I didn't know she was still around! If, as you posit, she is, then I'm not sure she knows where whey comes from. She might be surprised to hear damn near anything about the subject. After all, she has only ever been known to eat "curds and whey" - otherwise known as cottage cheese, and besides obviously being produced by human intervention, is nonetheless a perfectly natural form of curdled milk. Whey, on the other hand, isn't found in nature and must be produced by humans. It is an excellent example of the very definition of artificial, or colloquially, synthetic. And to the best of my knowledge, the aforementioned Miss Muffet has never been known to drink it.

Finally, regarding the paragraph being "definitely not encyclopedic", I strongly dispute that. It is encyclopedic according to the applicable guidelines given on this site, and it is well referenced. As far as being "a tad odd", I can't dispute that, as that's a highly subjective personal assessment. But odd can be a wonderful thing, such as my ex-bat Jerome, a one-winged red fuzzball who was three inches tall and lived longer than any red bat ever in captivity. Odd, that.

- Smike (talk) 20:23, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

According to the acceptable guidelines, an article must have a neutral tone and this one most certainly does not... particularly the "Ice cream" section, which reads far more like a Reddit post, complete with vague, unproven timelines (i.e. "in recent years" and "for several decades") and a list of potential ingredients composed to look like that's what's in every package of ice cream instead of being a comprehensive list of what could be in one.

This is not an encyclopedia article. 161.45.254.218 (talk) 20:00, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Date 2006 is not right. The referenced article mentions Tara gum at the date, but they had been toying with various other adulterants for many other years before that. I'd love to have the whole history at my finger tips, but per my memory it definitely dates back to the 90's, presumably around they time of their purchase by Unilever.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.114.33.82 (talk) 01:19, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the info. If you can find a source documenting any time prior to 2006 that they used unnatural or alternative ingredients, feel free to change the date and reference your source. Or, if you'd prefer, note it here and I will add said source and change the date myself.
- Smike (talk) 05:54, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

Legal issues with Dreyer's section does not make sense.

There is some information missing or removed because as it reads now it does not really make sense. Who did Breyer's make original reciprocal agreement with? What does Edy's have to do with anything? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.205.52.2 (talk) 13:49, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

I rewrote the entire paragraph and changed its title. Hopefully it makes sense now. Thank you very much for bringing this issue to attention - it was not a good explanation previously, and given how confusing the topic is to begin with, it badly needed to be overhauled.

- Smike (talk) 22:12, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

Accusations of vandalism of this article from Reddit

There are accusations that this article was edited to hurt the brand in this reddit link Here: Reverse hit-piece advertisements? cojoco (talk) 07:47, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

Looking for Assistance w/ Updates as a Result of a WP:COI

In reviewing this article, I have noticed a number of inaccuracies including the wrong logo, misspellings, listing of products that no longer exist, confusion over which products are actually "frozen dairy deserts" vs. "ice cream" and in some instances lack of references.

At the end of the day, I know Breyers would like to see its article be of the highest quality possible and have all the information it includes fall in line with Wikipedia guidelines.

I am wondering if we might get an editor's assistance to make some of the updates that are needed given my WP:COI. I am happy to work it through however you would like. I can identify the specific issues and provide references and leave it up to another editor for consideration to make the changes or not. Alternatively, I am happy to make the updates but would appreciate a watchful eye to ensure all the changes are in line with Wikipedia guidelines.

Following is a sample of some of the updates:

• Logo: Needs to be updated to reflect new logo that was introduced in 2013
• Date of introduction cited in info box should be 1866 vs. 1908 (http://2paragraphs.com/2013/06/the-melting-of-a-great-american-brand-breyers-ice-cream/)
• Intro Paragraph: Breyers is no longer a part of Good Humor Brand, but part of Unilever Refreshments Unit, name is just Breyers since it relocated from Greenbay, Wisconsin (http://www.breyers.com/home/about)
• Products: Many product names are incorrect, have been discontinued and not correctly identified

This is just a sampling. Appreciate any guidance on how we can address. Thx, SusanChana (talk) 14:58, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

If you could identify any specific changes you want made to the article then I'd be happy to help you out. Pishcal — ♣ 22:05, 9 May 2015 (UTC)

Hi, PishcalI am so sorry to have missed this!! Yes, that would be fantastic. Will get them up in this section later this morning for your consideration. Thx so much SusanChana (talk) 11:13, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

SusanChana, for me, the easiest way to accomplish this is if you'd rewrite the pertinent sections that need to be revised here. That way I can just copy, paste into/on top of the appropriate edit box, and edit out anything that to me feels like promotional copy or is unsourced.valereee (talk) 11:57, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi, @Pishcal: & @Valereee:. My apologies for the delay in putting up the suggestions. But we finally have them ready for your consideration. Here they are in a matrix which provides details on the sections and associated requested updates/additions. Really appreciate all your help. SusanChana (talk) 16:20, 15 December 2015 (UTC)

Section	Issue	Requested Updates/Sources
General	"Breyers" is not consistently spelled throughout the article and in a couple places has a "'s" which is not correct
Intro	Company is no longer a part of Good Humor-Breyers Unit.	Owned by Unilever, it is part of its North American Refreshments Unit.
History/Cost-Cutting	Information about where the plants are located fits more within the "History" section, rather than the "Cost-Cutting".	Move "For several decades over 30% of Breyers products, including most of its products sold in the northeastern U.S., were produced in a large plant outside Boston, in Framingham, Massachusetts. As part of cost-cutting by Unilever, the plant was closed in March 2011.[11]" to "History"
History/Cost Cutting	The information about moving headquarters fits better within the history section.	Remove "In recent years, as part of cost-cutting measures since their move from Green Bay, Wisconsin to Unilever's U.S. headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey,[4]" from the Cost Cutting section. Add the following to the History section: In October 2007, Unilever announced that it would close its office in Green Bay following the integration of its North American ice cream business into its U.S. and Canadian operating units. The ice cream headquarters operations relocated to Unilever's U.S. headquarters in Englewood Cliifs, N.J.
Cost Cutting	Current content does not clarify that Breyers offers ice cream, gelato, frozen desserts, etc. Adding in a sentence to clarify would better explain Breyers offerings.	Breyers products inlcude ice cream, light ice cream, lactose free ice cream, frozen dairy dessert and gelato.
Cost Cutting	Breyers announced ingredient changes that are not listed in the "Cost Cutting" section.	Unilever has a goal to cut the company’s environmental impact in half by 2020. As a result, Breyers uses vanilla that comes from sustainably sourced Rainforest Alliance Certified™ beans in Madagascar. In February 2015, Breyers announced they would no longer use milk and cream from cows treated with artificial growth hormones.
Cost Cutting	Content in this section is more focused on ingredients and updates throughout the years rather than cost-cutting. Changing the title of this section to "Ingredient Changes" would provide a more informational headline to let readers know what the section is about.	Rename section "Ingredient Changes"
Products	Breyers offers gluten-free flavors that are not mentioned in the article.	Breyers has more than thirty gluten free flavors available.
Products	The Breyers Product list is outdated.	Breyers product lines include: Original (previously All Natural) Breyers Gelato Indulgences - features a trio of textures, creamy gelato, luscious sauce and gourmet toppings Breyers Blasts! - features family's favorite cookies and candy brands 1/2 The Fat - 1/2 the fat and 1/3 fewer calories than regular ice cream! Fat Free - made with real skim milk that churns out creamy smooth No Sugar Added - reduced fat and sweetened with Splenda CarbSmart - a low-carb ice cream product with 4 grams of net carbohydrates per 1/2 cup serving Lactose Free - 99% Lactose free

Hi SusanChana! Very quickly as I'm up against it in real life: Most of the information you want to add looks pretty straightforward. The biggest concerns I see are in the Products sections of the matrix -- of course we would never use 'luscious' sauces, 'gourmet' toppings, 'real' skim milk. Which family are you referring to in 'family's favorite' cookie and candy brands? We wouldn't use 'more than 30' but rather 'approximately 30' as more neutral phrasing. I don't have time to do the writing right now, but if you want to rewrite the sections of concern, including references, and post the rewritten sections here section by section (each in a new section of the talk page, for easy discussion) I will try to find time to help do the actual posting of the agreed-upon changes. Make sure to post to my talk page or ping me here whenever you post a new section. valereee (talk) 14:25, 20 January 2016 (UTC)

Hi, Valereee! Thanks for your response. SusanChana is no longer with Golin and working on the project, so I'm taking over assisting with this. Thank you for your feedback. I completely understand the edits you've requested. I'll get the updates made as soon as possible and re-posted per your request. Thank you again for your time and guidance. Your assistance is appreciated! JessicaWinski (talk) 18:38, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Hi, Pishcal I wanted to reach out and see if we could still get some assistance with making these changes. There are sections further down in the talk page that include updates to the above chart based on Valereee's previous feedback. Happy to make edits where you see fit, but looking for some help in making these updates, if possible. Please let me know if you have any questions or requested updates, and thank you in advance! JessicaWinski (talk) 16:58, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

References

Philadelphia plant?

This statement: "For several decades over 30% of Breyers products, including most of its products sold in the northeastern U.S., were produced in a large plant outside Boston, in Framingham, Massachusetts. As part of cost-cutting by Unilever, the plant was closed in March 2011." seems misleading if not untrue. There was a large Breyers plant in West Philadelpiha at 43rd & Woodland Ave. for much of the 20th c.--into the early 1990s--and that plant certainly provided a good part of the product sold in the "northeastern U.S." Maybe the author meant New England and not the northeastern U.S.?? The West Philadelphia plant was a major landmark, with a large neon logo sign, widely visible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.15.139.37 (talk) 2015-08-25T19:19:13 (UTC)

Breyers doesn't melt?

It seems strange to me that this article contains absolutely nothing about the fact (as demonstrated on video) that Breyers actually does not melt, despite being left in a house at 22C! I'm sure there was some talk about this on the net some time ago, and I am sure that Breyers responded to it. But you can see the results of the video on Youtube - here 79.65.134.36 (talk) 11:16, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

Updates to General Section: Looking for Assistance as a Result of a WP:COI

"Breyers" is not consistently spelled throughout the article and in a couple places has a " 's " which is not correct.

Requested change: Update the spelling throughout the article.

Hi, Valereee, as we discussed previously, I'm looking for assistance making updates to the Breyers page as a result of my WP:COI. If you could still assist with this, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! JessicaWinski (talk) 20:46, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

Y valereee (talk) 06:36, 19 March 2016 (UTC):

Hi, Valereee thank you for your quick response. Working on getting these updated ASAP to get that table removed! This one is the easiest to start with. :) Thanks again! JessicaWinski (talk) 15:38, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

Updates to Introduction: Looking for Assistance as a Result of a WP:COI

Hi, Valereee, as we discussed previously, I'm looking for assistance making updates to the Breyers page as a result of my WP:COI. Below are the updates to the beginning of the Breyers Wiki page. If you could still assist with this, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! JessicaWinski (talk) 20:51, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

Breyers is no longer a part of Good Humor-Breyers Unit.

Requested change: Update sentence to say: Owned by Unilever, it is part of its North American Refreshments Unit.

Links to sources:

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-unilever-reorganisation-idUKTRE75N1ZB20110624

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-08-05/fat-is-back-as-unilever-magnum-bites-nestle-skinny-cow-retail

Y valereee (talk) 06:36, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

Hi, Valereee, I've removed the table from this section. Is this how you would like me to pull out the sources, or is there something else you would prefer to make it easiest on you? Please let me know and I will absolutely update. I appreciate all your guidance on this! JessicaWinski (talk) 16:54, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

References

Updates to History and Cost Cutting Sections: Looking for Assistance as a Result of a WP:COI

Hi, Valereee, below are the updates to the history and cost cutting sections. I'm looking for assistance making updates to the Breyers page, as discussed before, as a result of my WP:COI. Your assistance and advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! JessicaWinski (talk) 20:59, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

History Section:

Information about where the plants are located fits more within the "History" section, rather than the "Cost-Cutting".

Requested update: Move "For several decades over 30% of Breyers products, including most of its products sold in the northeastern U.S., were produced in a large plant outside Boston, in Framingham, Massachusetts. As part of cost-cutting by Unilever, the plant was closed in March 2011.[11]" to "History"

Source: http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20110401/NEWS/304019934

The information about moving headquarters fits better within the history section.

Requested update: Remove "In recent years, as part of cost-cutting measures since their move from Green Bay, Wisconsin to Unilever's U.S. headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey,[4]" from the Cost Cutting section. Add the following to the History section: In October 2007, Unilever announced that it would close its office in Green Bay following the integration of its North American ice cream business into its U.S. and Canadian operating units. The ice cream headquarters operations relocated to Unilever's U.S. headquarters in Englewood Cliifs, N.J.

Source: http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2007/10/08/daily32.html

Hi, Valereee - I've updated this section to remove the table. Let me know if you have any questions or additional edits. Your help is greatly appreciated! JessicaWinski (talk) 17:36, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

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Updates to Products Section: Looking for Assistance as a Result of a WP:COI

Hi, Valereee, below are the proposed edits for the Products section. I'm not sure why the tables are all dropping down together at the bottom. If I need to make any changes to the formatting to make the review and editing process easier for you, please let me know. Your assistance with this is much appreciated and I'm looking forward to your feedback! Thanks again. JessicaWinski (talk) 21:07, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

Breyers offers gluten-free flavors that are not mentioned in the article.

Requested update: Add sentence: Breyers has approximately thirty gluten free flavors available.

Source: http://www.breyers.com/product/category/749112/gluten-free

The Breyers Product list is outdated.

Requested update: Update to include the following- Breyers product lines include:

• Original (previously All Natural)
• Breyers Blasts!
• 1/2 The Fat
• Fat Free
• No Sugar Added
• CarbSmart
• Lactose Free
• Breyers Gelato Indulgences

Source: http://www.breyers.com/product

Hi, Valereee. I believe this is the final update to remove the table. Again, please let me know of any edits or anything you need from me to help make the requested edits you feel are the right fit. Looking forward to your feedback. Thanks! JessicaWinski (talk) 17:43, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

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Get rid of the table

JessicaWinski I don't know what you've done to screw up your table, but on the best of days a table is hard to cut and paste. If you could please take everything out of the table and put each change with its set of references into its own section it would make helping you a lot easier. :) valereee (talk) 06:41, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

Valereee Thanks so much for your prompt response! I've finished removing the table. Let me know if you have any other updates or information - I'm happy to update or make changes where you see fit. I appreciate all your help and guidance! JessicaWinski (talk) 17:45, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

Updates to Cost Cutting Section: Looking for Assistance as a Result of a WP:COI

Hi, Valereee, here are the requested updated to the cost cutting section. Please let me know if you have any addition edits or questions. I'm eager to learn about this process and greatly appreciate your advice and guidance. Thanks again! JessicaWinski (talk) 17:40, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

Current content does not clarify that Breyers offers ice cream, gelato, frozen desserts, etc. Adding in a sentence to clarify would better explain Breyers offerings.

Requested update: Add sentence: Breyers products inlcude ice cream, light ice cream, lactose free ice cream, frozen dairy dessert and gelato.

Source: http://www.breyers.com/product

Breyers announced ingredient changes that are not listed in the "Cost Cutting" section.

Requested update: Add the following: Unilever has a goal to cut the company’s environmental impact in half by 2020. Breyers uses vanilla that comes from sustainably sourced Rainforest Alliance Certified™ beans in Madagascar. In February 2015, Breyers announced they would no longer use milk and cream from cows treated with artificial growth hormones.

Source #1: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/22/business/unilever-finds-that-shrinking-its-footprint-is-a-giant-task.html?_r=0

Source #2: http://www.today.com/food/breyers-ice-cream-stop-using-dairy-hormone-treated-cows-t2446

Content in this section is more focused on ingredients and updates throughout the years rather than cost-cutting. Changing the title of this section to "Ingredient Changes" would provide a more informational headline to let readers know what the section is about. Requested update: Rename section "Ingredient Changes"

JessicaWinski (talk) 17:40, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

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There was no cookie dough in my cookie dough ice cream. It was a huge tub of ice cream too.

So I bought cookie dough ice cream and there was absolutely no cookie dough nothing none absolutely none bought another one there was none and I was sad cause I have always had cookie dough ice cream from you guys. 2600:1700:1C2F:2000:5EF:3500:2C65:1442 (talk) 00:43, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Breyers does not maintain this page, and most likely do not check their Wikipedia article's talk page. The talk page is not to talk about the subject, but to discuss improvements to the article. TheEditAre111 (talk) 18:04, 11 November 2022 (UTC)