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Ice Cream Still Popular in Southern California as Competition Heats Up.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, May, 2002
By Brent Hopkins, Daily News, Los Angeles Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
May 26--For an industry that prides itself on staying frosty, the frozen treats business finds itself getting increasingly hot.
Americans spend $20 billion annually on ice cream, yogurt and the like, and industry research shows their appetites are growing more ravenous. Even out here in wheatgrass-juice-drinking, gym-tripping, I'll-have-that-salad-with-dressing-on-the-side Los Angeles, the sweet desserts have found a cool niche in diners' hearts and stomachs.
With an imminent summer, when the industry makes upward of 60 percent of its revenues, local vendors and producers are expecting Angelenos to be craving chocolate and munching on marble fudge. "Here,...
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