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By: May. 24, 2017
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Unilever, the world's largest ice cream company, is introducing 16 new frozen treats in 2017 across five of its brands: Breyers ; Good Humor ; Klondike ; MAGNUM Ice Cream; and Popsicle . New offerings include Breyers first-ever, non-dairy line made with almond milk; a new Simply Popsicle line made with colors and flavors from natural sources and more options that appeal to a variety of tastes and preferences from Good Humor , Klondike and MAGNUM Ice Cream. The new treats are currently available in grocery stores nationwide.

"Through our research, we know consumers' taste and preferences evolve over time," said Alfie Vivian, Vice President of Marketing for Refreshments at Unilever. "It's important to give our customers more of what they love and provide new offerings that satisfy different tastes, preferences and dietary needs. We're excited to bring joy to our fans by introducing a series of new innovations across our brands, whether that's new varieties, non-dairy options or products made with natural colors and flavors."

Popsicle BrandIntroduces Simply Popsicle Ice Pops
Popsicle the original summertime treat has been iconic to kids and parents alike since 1905. This summer, the brand introduces Simply Popsicle , an ice pop made with real cane sugar and with flavors and colors from natural sources. The new line contains no high-fructose corn syrup and has 40 calories per pop. These varieties are sure to appeal to the whole family and come in four simply refreshing packs:

  • Simply Popsicle Strawberry-Banana and Mangopairs icy-cold tropical Mango flavored pops and smoothie-licious Strawberry-Banana flavored pops together for a sweet, summer duo.
  • Simply Popsicle Berry and Pineapple offers juicy Berry and tangy Pineapple flavored pops for a refreshing summertime treat.
  • Simply Popsicle Orange, Cherry or Grape features the classic fruit flavors consumers know and love, made with real cane sugar and natural flavors.
  • Simply Popsicle Strawberry and Raspberry couples fruity Strawberry flavored pops and frosty Raspberry flavored pops in one delicious box.

Consumers can also find new Popsicle pops in some of their favorite movie characters and flavors. Just look for the signature yellow box, now available in more than 20 unique flavors. This year, new varieties include:

  • Popsicle Star Wars Ice Pops are inspired by the iconic lightsabers in the Star Wars films, and come in three delicious fruit flavors: First Order Cherry, Blue Raspberry Resistance and Galactic Watermelon.
  • Popsicle Despicable Me Minions Ice Pops are inspired by Minions characters and come in two delicious flavors, Compai Blue Raspberry and Bello Yellow Lemonade.
  • Popsicle Sours are refreshing ice pops with bold, sour flavors and bright colors.
  • Popsicle Banana and Lemon-Lime are ice pops with new, fun Banana and Lemon-Lime flavors.

Breyers Expands to Include Non-Dairy Options; Non-GMO Sourced Ingredients in Six Flavors and New Varieties
Breyers always starts with high quality ingredients.Its pledge to quality has made the brand a family favorite since 1866. This summer, Breyers is introducing its first-ever Non-Dairy line, available in two delicious flavors:

  • Breyers Non-Dairy Vanilla Peanut Butter, made with almond milk, offers real vanilla and luscious peanut butter to give a Breyers moment that's completely non-dairy. Plus, it's made with non-GMO sourced ingredients.
  • Breyers Non-Dairy Oreo Cookies & Cream, featuring a family favorite combination of Oreo cookies and Breyers vanilla, is now completely non-dairy! Satisfy your cookie craving witha creamy vanilla almond milk dessert filled with delicious Oreo cookies.

Breyers also is proud to announce that six of America's favorite flavors are now made with non-GMO sourced ingredients, including: Breyers Natural Vanilla; Breyers Chocolate; Breyers Vanilla, Chocolate; Breyers Natural Strawberry; Breyers Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry; and Breyers Mint Chocolate Chip.

In addition, Breyers is unveiling three new flavors to its Original line with more than 30 varieties to choose from:

  • Breyers Chocolate Mintisa richdark chocolate ice cream experience with chocolate chips swirled perfectly with mint ice cream. Its crisp, real mint extract is the perfect complement to intense, bold chocolate.
  • Breyers Cinnamon Swirl couples real cinnamon sugar and Breyers signature vanilla together for a delicious pairing of flavors.
  • Breyers Butterscotch Blondie featuressweet blondie pieces scattered throughout subtle vanilla ice cream to bring out the brown sugar and buttery flavors of butterscotch.It's a butterscotch lover's dream!

Breyers Gelato Indulgences Adds a New Trio of Indulgent Flavors
Breyers Gelato Indulgences launched in 2014 with its trio of textures: creamy gelato, luscious sauce and gourmet toppings.This summer, Breyers Gelato Indulgences is introducing three new indulgent flavors:

  • Breyers Gelato Indulgences Cookie Doughisa combinationofsweet cream gelato paired with a rich fudge swirl and gourmet chocolate chip cookie dough pieces.
  • Breyers Gelato Indulgences Pistachio Biscotti featurespistachio-flavored gelato with a rich pistachio swirl and gourmet biscotti crumble for a pistachio lover's dream come true!
  • Breyers Gelato Indulgences Cinnamon Roll blendscreamy vanilla-cinnamon gelato with indulgent cinnamon sugar and a gourmet baked cinnamon topping.

Good Humor Brings Oreo Cones to More Consumers
Good Humor has been reimagining America's favorite candies and desserts as delicious frozen treats for more than 95 years. Whether on sticks, as sandwiches or on cones, the brand features a variety of frozen treats that everyone in the family will love. And this year, Good Humor has partnered with America's #1 cookie to bring an exciting new variety from the ice cream truck to the grocery store:

  • Good Humor Oreo Cone isa crispy chocolatey cone filled with sweet vanilla frozen dessert, blended and topped with Oreo pieces, now available in a pack of four.

Klondike Adds to the Variety with New Stick-less Bar
Famous for the original Klondike bar and varieties like the Choco Taco, Klondike is expanding its line of classic, stick-less bars to include 14 varieties of loaded ice cream in a chocolatey shell with the launch of a new bar.

  • Klondike Brownie Fudge Swirl Bar features gooey, fudgy swirls churned through rich chocolate ice cream covered in thick milk-chocolatey perfection.

MAGNUM Ice Cream Expands Doubles Offerings to Include Two New Varieties
Following the launch of two successful varieties in 2016, MAGNUM Ice Cream the onlyice cream bar in the U.S. made with Belgian Chocolate is expanding its MAGNUM Doubles ice cream line with yet again two new varieties. Featuring two layers of decadent chocolate around a layer of sauce, these new varieties are a perfect addition to the lineup.

  • MAGNUM Double Cookies & Cream is made with cookies and cream ice cream, chocolate cookie sauce, and a crackling coating made with rich, Belgian chocolate and more cookie pieces.
  • MAGNUM Double Chocolate Hazelnut is the perfect balance of chocolate hazelnut ice cream, decadent hazelnut sauce, and a crackling coating made with Belgian chocolate.

Pricing and images for new varieties from Breyers , Good Humor , Klondike , MAGNUM Ice Cream and Popsicle pops are available upon request.

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About Unilever United States, Inc.
Unilever is one of the world's leading suppliers of Food, Home Care, Personal Care and Refreshment products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2.5 billion consumers a day. In the United States and Canada, the portfolio includes brand icons such as: Axe, Becel, Ben & Jerry's, Breyers, Caress, Clear Scalp & Hair Therapy, Country Crock, Degree, Dove, Fruttare, Good Humor, Hellmann's, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!, Klondike, Knorr, Lever 2000, Lipton, Magnum, Nexxus, Noxzema, Pond's, Popsicle , Promise, Q-tips, Simple, St. Ives, Suave, Talenti Gelato & Sorbetto, TIGI, TRESemm and Vaseline. All of the preceding brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Unilever Group of Companies.

Unilever employs more than 9,000 people across North America generating more than $10 billion in sales in 2016.

The Unilever Sustainable Living Plan commits to:

  • Helping more than a billion people take action to improve their health and well-being by 2020.
  • Halving the environmental impact of our products by 2030.
  • Enhancing the livelihoods of millions of people by 2020.

Unilever ranked number one in its sector on the 2016 Dow Jones Sustainability Index.

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