GOOD HUMOR-BREYERS ICE CREAM PLANT EXPANDS; Company adds packaged lines, 60 jobs to Henderson, Nev. facility.GREEN BAY, Wis adv. 1. Certainly; really; indeed. v. t. 1. To think; to suppose; to imagine; - used chiefly in the first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under Ywis. .--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 1996--Good Humor-Breyers, America's leading ice cream manufacturer, announced the completion of a $12 million expansion of its Henderson, Nev., plant. The expansion will bring Breyers ice cream to the plant, which previously produced Popsicle, Klondike and Good Humor Noun 1. good humor - a cheerful and agreeable mood amiability, good humour, good temper humour, mood, temper, humor - a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; novelty Novelty is the quality of being new. Although it may be said to have an objective dimension (e.g. a new style of art coming into being, such as abstract art or impressionism) it essentially exists in the subjective perceptions of individuals. products. With the addition of the packaged ice cream lines, the Henderson plant will be among the largest ice cream plants in the country. Before the expansion, the Henderson plant operated 14 novelty lines and produced more than 600 individual novelty items annually. With its increased capacity, the plant will produce an additional 11 million gallons of packaged ice cream and frozen yogurt yogurt: see fermented milk. yogurt Semisolid, fermented, often flavoured milk food. Yogurt is known and consumed in almost all parts of the world. in pints, half-gallons and gallons annually under the Breyers brand name. ``The Henderson plant is the only plant operated by Good Humor- Breyers that combines novelties A novelty is a small manufactured adornment, especially a personal adornment. In this sense, the word is usually used in the plural, novelties. The word is also used to denote novelty item. and packaged ice cream on this scale,'' said Harold Vastag, vice president of engineering for Good Humor-Breyers Good Humor-Breyers (Ice Cream USA) is a unit of Unilever that includes the formerly independent Good Humor, Breyers, Klondike Bar, and Popsicle brands. It is based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. . ``It's been a remarkably smooth expansion, due in great measure to support from the city of Henderson.'' The expansion creates 60 new jobs for a total employee count of 570 and will increase the plant area by 50 percent, from 100,000 sq.ft. to 150,000 sq.ft. The operation was completed in less than one year. Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream of Green Bay, Wis., is America's leading manufacturer and marketer of ice cream and frozen novelties, with leading brands such as Breyers, Good Humor, Klondike, Popsicle, Fudgsicle and Sealtest. -0- NOTE: Breyers(R), Good Humor(R), Klondike(R), Popsicle(R), Fudgsicle(R) and Sealtest(R) are registered trademarks of Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream. CONTACT: Ogilvy, Adams & Rinehart Tamra Strentz, 312/988-3841, Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream, Laura Bokowy, 312/988-3816 |
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