List, How about Sebastian Joes at Lake Harriet. And Sonny's at Lake Calhoun. Both locally owned small batch favorties. Sonny's is 100% organic and natural. Then when I feel like some Hanna Lemongrass ice cream I will walk around Lake Calhoon, and when I want some awesome Chocolate Chip I will walk around Harriet. It will make the decision of where to walk so much easier.
Joseph Barisonzi Lyndale (Home of Sonny's Ice Cream) Ward 10 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >Rick Carney writes: > >>I too would favor >>a local company, absolutely, if there is one with the >>wherewithal and ability to step in and take over. The >>question is, who wants to, and even more importantly, who >>can? >> > >David Brauer writes: > >According to DQ's website, they are based at: > >American Dairy Queen Corporation >7505 Metro Blvd. >Minneapolis, MN 55439 > >So they're local. And it seems they have the wherewithal. > >But wait - this just in - DQ's claim to Minneapolis-basedness is a big >corporate LIE. True locals know that Metro Blvd. is not in Minneapolis, >but EDINA! So they ARE out-of-towners. > > >David Piehl writes: > >Dairy Queen may have "local" headquarters, but they are a subsidiary of >Berkshire Hathaway Inc (as in Warren Buffet). Here is a link to their >website: http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/.; > >Someone else commented about Ben and Jerry's. Ben and Jerry's was sold a >few years ago for several hundred million dollars to Unilever, the second >largest food company in the world - based in the Netherlands. >http://www.unilever.com/ > >Haagen Daz, on the other hand, was owned by Pillsbury and is now part of >General Mills. Though Nestle managed to get control of the North American >ice cream production, all of the Haagen Daz ice cream shops world-wide (and >they are everywhere in northern Europe) are owned by General Mills. >Further, it's all natural. > >Personally, I'd rather see Sebastian Joe's open up there, or maybe a Grand >Ole Creamery - with a focus on ice cream cones (nearly no litter) and maybe >non-disposable dished for those who'd rather not deal with a cone. > >David Piehl >Self-Appointed Central Neighborhood Ice Cream "Expert" > > > > >_______________________________________ >Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy >Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: >http://e-democracy.org/mpls > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
