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Following similar moves by Quaker Oats, Mars, the Washington Football Team and more, Dreyers Grand Ice Cream announced it’s changing the name of its Eskimo Pie bars to “Edy’s Pie.”
“The name Edy’s Pie was chosen in honor of one of our company’s founders, candy maker Joseph Edy, as well as a form of tribute to the entrepreneurial origins of this treat,” [Elizabell Marquez, head of marketing for Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream] told TODAY. “The Eskimo Pie was created over 100 years ago by a candy store owner who wanted to appease a young boy’s indecision on whether to buy ice cream or a chocolate bar with his nickel—he invented a way to coat ice cream with melted chocolate, and the rest was history.”
The company, which stopped the products’ production while it overhauled the branding to be more inclusive, said the bars with the new packaging will be available in 2021.
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