Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts (American Industry Overview)

This paper provides an overview of the ice cream and frozen desserts industry in the United States. It gives a snapshot summary of the industry, with additional sections on its development, organisation and structure, current conditions and leading companies.

American Industry Overview: Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts

This industry classification encompasses establishments primarily engaged in producing ice cream and other frozen desserts, including frozen yogurt, ice milk, ices and sherbets, frozen custard, mellorine, frozen tofu, and pops (frozen desserts on sticks).

Industry Snapshot

The $7.8 ice cream and frozen desserts industry is an important sector of the U.S. dairy industry, and the U.S. was consistently ranked as a world leader in ice cream production. Market saturation for ice cream and related frozen desserts was estimated to be greater than 90 percent of all households. About nine percent of the...

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