Gifford’s Ice Cream, central Maine’s third-generation family ice cream business, has been acclaimed “Grade A & Ice Cream Grand Champion” at the 2010 World Dairy Expo. Gifford’s also earned the title of “World’s Best Chocolate” for the third time.
The only international judging contest of its kind, the World Dairy Expo is considered the industry’s most important dairy competition. The awards will be presented to winners at this year’s five-day Expo in Madison, to take place September 28 – October 2.
“Our family and our entire team at Gifford’s are ecstatic about this year’s wins,” said Lindsay Gifford, vice president of sales and marketing. “The level and variety of competition out there is fierce, and that dynamic makes these awards mean that much more to all of us.”
Held in Madison, Wisconsin, the international, all-dairy competition attracts hundreds of competitors from across the world. Each submission is carefully reviewed by dairy science professionals in blind taste tests and judged on flavor, body and texture, melting quality, color, and appearance.
Gifford’s Ice Cream remains committed to making all of its flavors using fresh, pasteurized, growth-hormone-free milk from local Maine dairy farms. Company officials recently launched an effort to eliminate High Fructose Corn Syrup from its products in response to increased consumer interest in reducing HFCS in their diets.
Gifford’s Ice Cream is available throughout northern New England at Hannaford, Shaw’s Supermarkets, and Roche Bros. locations, as well as in several hundred ice cream stands throughout New England, New York and New Jersey.
