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Häagen-Dazs to offer free ice cream cone as part of its effort to help save the bees
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Häagen-Dazs Buzz: Get a Free Cone and Help Save the Bees

April 28, 2018
By Alexandra Scarborough, Close-Up Media Staff Writer

Häagen-Dazs is inviting ice cream fans to stop by its participating shops to get a free cone - and learn more the company's effort to help save the bees - on Tuesday, May 8, between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

The company said the offer features one free scoop of ice cream in a sugar cone, cake cone or cup, and is in recognition of its 10th anniversary of the brand's honey bee support.

"Free Cone Day is an opportunity to say thank you to our loyal fans, and we want to continue to recognize the pollinators that make our ice cream possible," said Adam Hanson, The Häagen-Dazs Shoppe Company, President and General Manager. "Last year, we shared information about why the bees need our help and how everyone can play a role, which received great feedback from our customers. With this year marking the 10th anniversary of the brand's honey bee support, we wanted to build on that information and encourage everyone to band together for this important cause."

According to a release, one-third of Häagen-Dazs ice cream flavors rely on pollinators, but bees are disappearing at an alarming rate and need help. Over the past 10 years, Häagen-Dazs has supported honey bee research and education by donating more than $1 million and working with ingredient suppliers, the Xerces Society and agronomists to create bee friendly environments on farms where some of the brand's most essential ice cream ingredients are grown – such as almonds and strawberries. To date, more than 11,000 plants have been planted, impacting 840 acres of farmland.

On Free Cone Day, the brand noted consumers can support the buzz by:
-Visiting a Häagen-Dazs Shops location to try one of the many bee dependent ice cream flavors
-Learning more through The Extraordinary Honey Bee VR experience, a new immersive VR experience created by Häagen-Dazs, and spreading the word
-Donating to the Xerces Society to help reach a goal of planting 1 million acres of habitat for bees: xerces.org/hd

For more information about Häagen-Dazs Shops' Free Cone Day and to find out which local Häagen-Dazs Shops are participating, check the Shop Finder at haagendazs.us/freeconeday.  

Complete details:
www.haagendazsshoppecompany.com  

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