Ice Cream Facts

Top 10 Ice Cream Consuming Countries in the World

1. United States
2. New Zealand
3. Denmark
4. Austrailia
5. Belgium / Luxembourg
6. Sweden
7. Canada
8. Norway
9. Ireland
20. Switzerland


Supermarket Sales Divided by Flavor Category

1. Vanilla - 28 percent
2. Fruit flavors - 15 percent
3. Nut flavors - 13.5 percent
4. Candy mix-in flavors - 12.5 percent
5. Chocolate - 8 percent
6. Cake and cookie flavors - 7.5 percent
7. Neapolitan - 7 percent
8. Other - 5.5 percent
9. Coffee/mocha - 3 percent

Source: International Ice Cream Association, 1994




Toppings:

- The favorite topping is still chocolate syrup.
- The biggest ice cream sundae ever made was 12 feet high and made with 4,667 gallons of ice cream and 7,000 pounds of toppings in Anaheim, Calif., during 1985.


Sales:

- Super premium and premium ice cream represent about 41.4 percent of the total dollar sales of ice cream.
- Ice cream is an $11 billion retail industry.


Vanilla:

- 80 percent of the world's Vanilla Bean used for ice cream is grown in Madagascar.


Novelties:

- Ice cream novelties such as ice cream on sticks and ice cream bars were introduced in the 1920's.
- Adults consume nearly one-half of all ice cream novelties.