Archive for January, 2009

VOLUNTARY RECALL ON SIX TURKEY HILL PRODUCTS

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

Some of you may already be familiar with the “peanut butter situation” currently being investigated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Turkey Hill has decided to voluntarily recall six of its ice cream and frozen yogurt products as a precautionary measure. If you have any of the following products, return them to the place of purchase for a refund or call us at 1-800-MY DAIRY (1-800-693-2479).

Turkey Hill Tin Roof Sundae Premium Ice Cream (1.5 quarts)

Turkey Hill Chocolate Nutty Moose Tracks Stuff’d (pint)

Turkey Hill Chocolate Nutty Moose Tracks Light Recipe Ice Cream (1.5 quarts)

Turkey Hill Nutty Caramel Caribou Frozen Yogurt (1.5 quarts)

Turkey Hill Peanut Brittle No Sugar Added Recipe Ice Cream (1.5 quarts)

Turkey Hill Peanut Butter Mania Light Recipe Ice Cream (1.5 quarts)

On behalf of the entire Turkey Hill team, I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have eaten any of these products, please do not be alarmed. We have had no reports of any illnesses associated with these items. All of our tests indicate that our products are safe, but we have decided to initiate this recall as a safety precaution.

For more information about the recall, including specific information about the products involved, please visit the peanut recall page of our website. In the meantime, if you have concerns or questions about this voluntary recall, please contact Turkey Hill at 1-800-MY-DAIRY (1-800-693-2479) or e-mail our Customer Relations Department at crela@turkeyhill.com.

Sincerely,
Quintin Frey
President, Turkey Hill Dairy

BOX OF CHOCOLATES RETURNS FOR VALENTINES DAY!

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Last year we released a Limited Edition ice cream in February designed perfectly for that special someone (you!) on Valentine’s Day. Our Gertrude Hawk Box of Chocolate was such a delicious hit that we decided to release it in January this year so that you would have plenty of time to get a container for your loved ones on Valentines Day!

For those of you that don’t know, Gertrude Hawk Box of Chocolates is a milk chocolate ice cream filled with dark chocolate raspberry cups, chocolate almonds and white chocolate chunks and swirled with chocolate chips. It’s practically your own box of chocolates in a container of ice cream! Really, what better way is there to surprise a loved one on Valentines Day than with a bouquet of roses and a box of chocolates (Turkey Hill Gerturde Hawk Box of Chocolates that is).

AN INTERVIEW WITH DYNAMIC DUO #2: COCONUTZ!

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Turkey Hill’s newest line of ice cream flavors, Dynamic Duos, features two different but complimentary ice cream flavors packed into the same container. To introduce you the Duos, we sat down for a series of unprecedented one-on-one interviews with each new addition. Our interview with CocoNutz! took place in the Turkey Hill break room on a relaxing Sunday afternoon. 

TURKEY HILL DAIRY: Thanks for meeting with us. You look good in this light!

COCONUTZ!: Awww, thanks. These fluorescent lights do give me a certain glow. I’m looking forward to seeing how I look in grocery stores.

THD: I’m sure you’ll look fine. Here’s a little trivia for you: You’re not the only Turkey Hill ice cream flavor with a “z” in its name. Do you know which flavor shares that distinction with you? 

CN!: Wow. Wait, don’t tell me. I’m still trying to get to know everyone around here. (sighs) Wait…no, that’s not it. I give up.

THD: Snyder’s of Hanover Chocolate Pretzel.

CN!: That’s right! I just met her the other day too! She’s a Light Recipe flavor, right?

THD: Yup, with a pint-sized daughter in the newly renamed Stuff’d line. She told us to say hello, by the way. Sounds like she really likes you.

CN! (blushing): Nah. You think? Really? Nah!

THD: Switching subjects…

CN!: Thank you.

THD: Half of you is vanilla ice cream with choco almonds and the other half is coconut flavored ice cream with toasted coconut swirl. That’s a pretty nutty combination.

CN!: That’s why they call me CocoNutz!

THD: We also heard you earned that name because you’re a little unpredictable. Something about throwing a party in the warehouse late at night?

CN!: It was French Vanilla’s idea. People think that guy is a little tame, but with the right toppings around him, he can be pretty crazy.

THD: Ernie said you were doing lid flips off a stack of pallets.

CN!: Yeah, things got a little out of hand, but we had a long week and we were celebrating Duetto’s birthday. I was just doing what comes naturally.

THD: Was Snyder’s of Hanover Chocolate Pretzel there?

CN!: You’re not going to let one go are you?

THD: It sounds like love to us.

CN!: We’re just friends.  

THD: Whatever you say.

DID YOU KNOW: SUNDAY IS ICE CREAM DAY

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Did you know more ice cream is sold on Sunday than any other day of the week? We’re guessing that includes ice cream sold at ice cream stands (which is, of course, then eaten on Sunday) and ice cream purchased during the weekend trip to the grocery store. But if you include ice cream purchased at the store, which is then consumed during other days of the week, on which day of the week is the most ice cream eaten?

Maybe it’s still Sunday. After all, when you buy some new ice cream at the store, you can’t wait to get it home and try it out, right? Or maybe it’s Monday. Most of us don’t like Mondays, and there’s no better way to wrap up the toughest day of the week than with a big bowl of ice cream, right?

THAT’S A LOTTA ICE CREAM!

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Did you know that Turkey Hill produces 36 million gallons of ice cream each year? To help put 36 million gallons of ice cream into perspective, consider these facts:

• That’s over 1 BILLION servings of ice cream (1,152,000,000 to be exact). That’s almost four servings for every man, woman and child in America!

• 36 million gallons is enough ice cream to fill over 54 Olympic-sized swimming pools (they’re pretty big), or 12,100 backyard swimming pools like the one pictured on the right.

• If one person were to eat one container of ice cream per day, it would take them 263,000 years to finish 36 million gallons!

• If you were to stack the 96 million containers of Turkey Hill ice cream that make up those 36,000,000 gallons on top of each other, it would stretch 6,060 miles high, or enough to reach outer space and back over 48 times.

• Those same 96 million containers of Turkey Hill ice cream line-up end-to-end would stretch 10,606 miles. That’s enough to reach from Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Los Angeles four-and-a-half times.

The point is, that’s a lot of ice cream, but as long as there are people out there who love it, we’ll continue to make it!

AN INTERVIEW WITH DYNAMIC DUO #1: CARAMEL CONE CHAOS

Monday, January 19th, 2009

Turkey Hill’s newest line of ice cream flavors, Dynamic Duos, features two different but complimentary ice cream flavors packed into the same container. To introduce you the Duos, we sat down for a series of unprecedented one-on-one interviews with each new addition. We caught up with our first of four interview subjects, Caramel Cone Chaos early on Tuesday morning in the Turkey Hill warehouse.

TURKEY HILL DAIRY: As one of our newest flavors, we know you must be busy, so we’d like to thank you for taking some time to chat with us.

CARAMEL CONE CHAOS: No problem at all, I was chillin’ out in the warehouse for a bit.

THD: One half of you is a caramel flavored ice cream with chocolate-covered cone pieces and the other half is vanilla ice cream with a creamy caramel swirl. How does it feel to be the most caramel packed flavor in the Turkey Hill family?

CCC: It’s an honor. No doubt about it. When I first learned that there would be caramel flavors in both sides of me, I wasn’t sure what to think. But then I got my name and it all made sense.

THD: Speaking of your name, how chaotic have things been for your and your Dynamic Duos cousins?

CCC: For a while it was non-stop. There were meetings and discussions and taste tests followed by adjustments to the recipe. Then there were more taste tests and quality control checks. Then we got fitted for our new package designs. It’s been pretty hectic, but we’re just taking it one day at a time and doing whatever it takes to make everyone proud. Now we finally have a chance to catch our breath and appreciate being part of the Turkey Hill family.

THD: You won’t have much time off though. You’ll be hitting the road and on shelves soon, right?

CCC: That’s what they tell us. I’m looking forward it, personally. I know my Dynamic Duo caramel cousin, Movie Night, is a little nervous about it because she’s not sure how people will react to popcorn flavored ice cream.

THD: What do you tell her to help her get over her nervousness?

CCC: I just told her to relax and enjoy the ride. Everyone loves ice cream and everyone loves popcorn, so why wouldn’t people love popcorn flavored ice cream?

THD: It sounds like you’ve sort of taken a lead role as sort of a big brother in the Dynamic Duos family.

CCC (laughs): I don’t know. I just try to go with the flow and make people happy.

THD: It looks like you’re already doing a great job at that. Thanks again for meeting with us.

CCC: No problem! By the way, I’m still kind of new to this place. How do I get back to the warehouse?

THD: Down the hall, take a left and go though the double doors.

CCC: Of course. Thanks!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FARM SHOW!

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

As reported previously on the Ice Cream Journal, Turkey Hill is sampling our wares – including Duetto and our new ice cream cakes – at the Pennsylvania Farm Show (January 10-17). Yesterday, the Turkey Hill Team helped celebrate the 93rd birthday of the Farm Show by presenting an oversized ice cream cake to Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Dennis Wolff.

Thankfully, we were able to find a cake artist who could replicate the Turkey Hill logo on the cake. It looked so nice, we almost didn’t want to cut it up, but we did, and everyone loved it! The Farm Show will be open for another three days, so feel free to visit and stop by the Turkey Hill booth!

JANUARY PRIZE: THE ICE CREAM TYCOON GAME!

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

Think you got what it takes to survive in the rough and tumble world of the ice cream industry? With the Ice Cream Tycoon game, you can find out. With this computer game, you can build your ice cream empire from a “push-along ice cream cart into a multi-million pound ice cream factory” by controlling every aspect of your business, including (according to Amazon.com):

• Managing your stock and pricing strategy to keep profits growing
• Choosing from a wide range of ice cream flavors you think your customers will like
• Taking control of marketing and advertising
• Choosing from different locations to improve revenues
• Watching out for fines from the police and health authorities
• Monitoring the weather forecast to influence business

One commenter at random from all the comments in January will be selected to receive this prize. Good luck!

GIANT COW INVADES MUMMERS PARADE!

Friday, January 9th, 2009

Like the subject line says, our Giant Cow took this year’s Philadelphia Mummers Parade by storm. Check out the video below to see for yourself.

 

COME TO THE PENNSYLVANIA FARM SHOW (AND TRY SOME OF OUR NEW ICE CREAM CAKE!)

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

Whatever your actual reason for coming may be, we just wanted to let you know that Turkey Hill will be at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg from January 10-17 this year. We’ll be sampling Raspberry Duetto and, for a short time period each day, the brand new Turkey Hill Ice Cream Cakes. Our at the Farm Show is always one of the highlights of the our sampling tour schedule. At the 2007 show, we set a personal record by giving away over 55,000 samples of Duetto! Above is a shot of our Giant Swirly Cow outside the Farm Show’s Main Entrance that year.

This year, the Turkey Hill tent will be set up in the Maclay Street Lobby, which, for Farm Show regulars, is right in front of the butter sculpture (which is definitely a must-see attraction at the farm show especially while you enjoy that delicious Turkey Hill ice cream sample). The Maclay Street Lobby is also the entrance across the street from the Burger King on the corner of Cameron and Maclay Streets. We also sponsored Learning Stations throughout the Farm Show which feature fun learning activities for kids (and some adults who act like kids) that help teach them all about Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry.

For more information, visit the Farm Show website and please stop by the Turkey Hill booth and and say hello. We’ll have samples and all kinds of goodies for the whole family!

P.S. - On a related side note, we’re adding new locations where you can purchase Turkey Hill Ice Cream Cakes almost daily. Make sure you check the Ice Cream Cake locations page if you haven’t found them near you yet!