Halo Top Creamery facts for kids
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| Industry | Ice cream company and brand |
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| Founded | June 12, 2012 |
| Headquarters |
Los Angeles, California
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U.S.
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United States, Australia, Mexico, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, France, the Netherlands, Germany, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Austria, Norway, Bahrain, Denmark, Croatia and the United Kingdom |
| Products | Ice cream |
| Parent | Wells Enterprises |
Halo Top Creamery is a popular ice cream company that sells its tasty treats in many countries around the world. You can find Halo Top ice cream in places like the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
This brand is famous for making ice cream that has fewer calories than regular ice cream. They do this by using special sweeteners like stevia, which comes from a plant, and erythritol, which is a type of sugar alcohol.
Halo Top was started in 2011 by a former lawyer named Justin Woolverton. Today, it is owned by a company called Wells Enterprises.
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How Halo Top Started
Halo Top ice cream began around 2011. Justin Woolverton, who used to be a lawyer, started making ice cream in his own kitchen. He wanted to create a treat that had less sugar and fewer carbohydrates.
Justin spent over a year trying out different recipes to make his ice cream just right. To make sure the ice cream could stay good during shipping, he worked with experts at the Dairy Innovation Institute. This helped him perfect the recipe. The company wanted to create an ice cream that people could enjoy often without eating too many calories.
Growing Popularity
Halo Top first launched in Los Angeles on June 15, 2012. The company's sales grew incredibly fast in 2016 and 2017.
By July 2017, Halo Top became the best-selling pint of ice cream in grocery stores across the United States. It even sold more than well-known brands like Ben & Jerry's and Häagen-Dazs. By September 2017, the company had 50 employees and was selling its ice cream in many countries.
In 2017, Halo Top also won several awards. It was named "Food Disruptor of the Year" by Food Dive and was listed as one of "The 25 Best Inventions of 2017" by Time magazine.
Changes and New Ownership
After reaching its peak in 2017, Halo Top's sales started to go down. This happened because other big ice cream brands and store brands began making similar low-calorie products. Also, during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people preferred to buy regular, full-fat ice cream.
In September 2019, Halo Top announced that its US operations were sold to Wells Enterprises. After this, Halo Top changed its recipe to make its low-calorie ice cream even better. They used a different type of milk to make the ice cream smoother and feel more like regular, full-fat ice cream.
What's Inside Halo Top
Halo Top ice cream is made with ingredients that are lower in calories and sugar, but higher in protein and fiber. The main ingredients include milk, eggs, and cream. Instead of a lot of sugar, they use natural sweeteners.
The company uses organic stevia, which is a plant-based sweetener, and erythritol, a sugar alcohol. Each pint of Halo Top ice cream usually has between 240 and 360 calories.
Here are some of the ingredients you might find in Halo Top ice cream:
- Skim milk, eggs, erythritol, prebiotic fiber, milk protein concentrate, cream, organic cane sugar, vegetable glycerin, natural flavors, sea salt, organic stevia leaf, organic carob gum, organic guar gum
For example, a pint of vanilla Halo Top ice cream has:
- 240 calories
- 8 grams of fat
- 24 grams of protein
- 20 grams of fiber
Halo Top offers many different flavors, including options that are dairy-free and vegan. You can even suggest new flavors to the company online!
In Canada, Halo Top products are called "frozen desserts" instead of "ice cream." This is because of different rules about how food must be labeled there.
Different Kinds of Halo Top
Halo Top ice cream comes in several forms:
- Regular dairy pints
- Dairy-free pints
- Keto pints (which are good for people on a keto diet)
- Pops
- Mini Pops
The original "Mini Pops" were introduced in February 2019. They came in flavors like Mint Chip and Strawberry Cheesecake, and each pop had only 50–60 calories. In May 2020, Halo Top released larger "Pops" that have 90–110 calories each. These larger Pops come in flavors like Brownie Batter and Sea Salt Caramel.
Past Scoop Shops
In 2018, Halo Top opened three special "Scoop Shop" locations in Los Angeles, CA. These shops were in places like Westfield Topanga, The Grove, and Century City. At these shops, you could get soft serve, scoops, sundaes, and ice cream sandwiches with different toppings. However, all three of these Scoop Shops closed on October 28, 2019.
See also
In Spanish: Halo Top Creamery para niños
