There Ain't No Haagen, There Ain't No Dazs. Dreyer's announced that it has purchased the Haagen-Dazs franchise business from General Mills. Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream Shoppe, Inc., the franchisor of Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream Shoppes, is based in Minneapolis and has 236 franchised units. With this acquisition, Dreyer's becomes the sole manufacturer and distributor of Haagen-Dazs ice cream in the United States. Dreyer's currently manufactures and distributes ice cream under these trade names: Edy's, Starbucks, Healthy Choice, Nestle Drumstick, Nestle Crunch, Dole, Push-up and Carnation. The terms of Dreyer's purchase of Haagen-Dazs were not disclosed.
Posted by franchiselawblog at February 23, 2004 10:09 PM