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Blue Bell Ice Cream has issued a voluntary recall after its limited quantity of Moo-llennium Crunch Ice Cream half gallon was packaged in a Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough carton, according to a release.

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In a story published April 6, 2024, The Associated Press did not include a statement from TikTok regarding efforts underway in states to ban the app.

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Created from decadent Cake Batter Ice Cream, swirled with creamy cheese, and studded with rich, gooey butter cake pieces, this new flavor promises a culinary experience reminiscent of St. Louis’s iconic dessert.

Blue Bell’s partnership with James Avery resulted in a new charm modeled after a half-gallon carton of Blue Bell ice cream.

Ricky Dickson, CEO of Blue Bell Creameries, has announced his retirement after serving 43 years with the ice cream company.

Blue Bell ice cream is a favorite for many people.

Cookie dough lovers, rejoice!

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Two iconic Texas brands, Blue Bell and Dr Pepper, have joined together to create Dr Pepper Float, the Brenham-based ice cream company announced Thursday.

Blue Bell is out with a new flavor, y'all.

Blue Bell will bring back its Peaches & Homemade Vanilla ice cream for a limited time, according to the company.

Get excited ice cream lovers.

The United States government agreed on Wednesday to dismiss all fraud charges against former Blue Bell CEO Paul Kruse, with parties agreeing to a misdemeanor fine instead.

Blue Bell is out with a new flavor, y'all.

Texas-based Blue Bell announced the return of a verry merry ice cream flavor, Christmas Cookies.

Texas-based Blue Bell is bringing back two winter holiday flavors this season: peppermint bark and eggnog – and both are now available at Houston-area stores.

Blue Bell has release a new seasonal flavor. Salted Caramel Brownie Ice Cream.

Texas’ favorite ice cream brand is adding a new flavor to the mix, just in time for National Ice Cream Month!

Brenham-based Blue Bell Ice Cream is now selling koozies to keep your ice cream cold.

Blue Bell has released a new flavor just in time for summer.

For this writer, there’s little better on a warm Texas day than a cool, sweet scoop of Blue Bell ice cream. On that, many Texas ice cream addicts can agree. Much more divisive, though, is this -- Which Blue Bell Ice cream flavor is best?

Fans of chocolate and peanut butter -- this one’s for you!

Blue Bell, the Brenham, Texas-based business, has rolled out a new peach-flavored ice cream now available in stores.

Just in time for the holidays, Blue Bell Creameries has a new addition to its seasonal flavors.

The Brenham, Texas-based business is out with its Christmas Cookies flavor.

Beloved Brenham-based ice cream manufacturer Blue Bell released a new flavor, Coconut Cream Pie, in celebration of National Ice Cream Month.

Did someone say ice cream? Just in time for the hot summer days, Blue Bell announced a new ice cream that is sure to keep you warm.

Blue Bell will debut its newest flavor, Cookies ‘n Creme Cone, in stores starting on Thursday. (Blue Bell)HOUSTON – How about a throwback for lovers of Blue Bell’s Cookie Cone? Texas’ favorite ice cream unveiled a new flavor, Cookies and Cream Cone, inspired by the Cookie Cone served at school cafeterias since the late 90s. Our new Cookies ‘n Cream Cone Ice Cream arrives in stores beginning... Posted by Blue Bell Ice Cream on Thursday, February 25, 2021According to a Facebook post, the flavor is a creamy vanilla ice cream combined with chocolate crème-filled cookie crumbles, chocolate cone pieces, dark chocolate and a chocolate fudge sauce. Blue Bell’s Cookie & Cream Cone is available in half-gallon and pint-sizes for a limited time in stores.

Today, we’re featuring the iconic Texas-born ice cream company who some say makes the “best ice cream in the country” — Blue Bell Creameries. Ice cream flavors include 25 classic year-round options like homemade vanilla, cookies ’n cream and moo-llenium crunch. It wasn’t until the 1980s when Blue Bell ice cream was available in stores outside of Texas. However, the company says it was quick to claim a spot as one of the country’s go-to ice cream brands. What’s your favorite Blue Bell ice cream flavor?

HOUSTON – A federal court in Texas sentenced Brenham-based Blue Bell Creameries L.P. to pay $17.25 million in criminal penalties for shipments of contaminated products linked to a 2015 listeria outbreak, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Blue Bell pleaded guilty in May 2020 to two misdemeanor counts of distributing adulterated ice cream products. Two weeks after receiving notification of the first positive listeria tests, Texas state officials informed Blue Bell that additional state-led testing confirmed Listeria in a third product. Blue Bell again chose not to issue any formal notification to customers regarding the positive tests. Food safety is our highest priority, and we know we must continue to be vigilant every day.

BRENHAM, Texas You cant buy love or happiness, but you can buy ice cream (which is pretty much the same thing)! The Texas-based creamerys new flavor, Fudge Brownie Decadence, is a luscious chocolate French ice cream with fudge brownie chunks and a whipped topping loaded with chocolate flakes. Fudge Brownie Decadence is a French ice cream, which gives it a silky texture. Add in brownies, a whipped topping and chocolate flakes, and you will know why we put decadence in the name. And, if you love chocolate this is the perfect flavor to indulge your cravings.Fudge Brownie Decadence is available in the half-gallon and pint sizes for a limited time.

There’s a lot Texans are known for, from Whataburger and Dr. Pepper to H-E-B and more.

In no particular order, here are some of the food brands, restaurant chains and food-related what-have-you that Texans love to love. A big Texas toast to Shiner BeerMade in Shiner, Texas by the Spoetzl Brewery, the oldest independent brewery in the Lone Star state, Shiner beer is practically the de facto beer of Texas. Here in the Lone Star State, we start our morning hustle on a high note with Shipley’s donuts. Texans, yours truly included, love Buc-ees and we love talkin’ ‘bout how much we love Buc-ees. There’s almost nothing more Texas than Texas’s love for Texas and when it comes to dining here in the good ol’ Lone Star State, we don’t just value Texas-sized servings, we like our food Texas-shaped too.

HOUSTON The criminal case against former Blue Bell Creameries CEO Paul Kruse has melted. In May, Kruse was charged with seven felonies including conspiracy, wire fraud and attempted wire fraud in the 2015 listeria outbreak that killed multiple people. In 2010, a Blue Bell quality control employee formed a meeting with other Blue Bell employees and plant management to discuss condensate and (roof) leak concerns in all facilities noted in government agency inspections. In 2011, a Blue Bell quality control employee created a program to periodically test Blue Bell finished product with high coliform results, which is used as an indicator of the sanitary conditions of the manufacturing facilities. That same month, the FDA, CDC and Blue Bell all issued public recall notifications on March 13, 2015.

Blue Bell Ice Cream is celebrating National Ice Cream Month by bringing back their milk and cookies flavor. The flavor is a combination of their vanilla ice cream with chocolate chip cookie pieces. This celebratory treat is available in either a pint or gallon.

A local first-grader is spreading a little bit of happiness to local nurses and doctors on the frontlines. On May 1, Houston-natives London and her brother TJ Boyce provided hundreds of staff members at LBJ Hospital with Bluebell Ice Cream mini sandwiches, which London is the new face of. London works closely with her siblings on their family’s Boyce Ice Cream Truck. According to a release, London has a passion for making others smile, so this idea to serve ice cream to health care workers came about when she saw on the news how hard medical heroes have been working to keep our community healthy. London and TJ will give out free ice cream and popsicles to nurses and doctors on Monday at Houston Methodist Hospital.

If you love Blue Bell’s cookie dough or cookie two-step ice cream, then you might want to try the newest flavor. Blue Bell is debuting ‘Cookie Dough Overload’ ice cream. Blue Bell describes the new flavor as “a tasty vanilla ice cream with hints of brown sugar, loaded with chocolate chip cookie dough, peanut butter cookie dough and fudge cookie dough pieces.”Cookie Dough Overload is available in stores beginning today.