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Layers upon layers of creamy premium ice cream and crisp chocolate. Served on a silver platter and eaten from crystal glasses. A dessert so elegant, so sophisticated, it must only be for the upper echelon of society. This is the story of Viennetta, the most luxurious dessert of the 1990s.
Sources
Dairy Industries International, 1984
“A Contest for Creativity,” The Times, Sep 27, 1984
“Viennetta is Much More Than Ice Cream on a Stick,” Christine Dugas, Newsday, May 22, 1987
“Chilling Tales from the Factory Floor,” Jeremy Round, The Independent, Aug 15, 1987
Business Studies, Steve Robertson, 1988
“An Ice One Kevin,” Jeremy Smith, Western Daily Press, Apr 9, 1991
“Wines, Desserts for the Holidays,” Staten Island Advance, Nov 22, 1995
“Have Ice Cream for Holidays,” Tucson Citizen, Dec 2, 1998
Licks, Sticks & Bricks: A World History of Ice Cream, Pim Reinders, Unilever, 1999
“Regional Spice Blends Can Shake Up Ordinary Recipes,” Bonnie Tandy Leblang and Carolyn Wyman, The Atlanta Journal, Oct 21, 1999
Renewing Unilever: Transformation and Tradition, Geoffrey Jones, 2005
“Unilever Ice Cream Reintroduces Viennetta,” Ice Cream Reporter, Dec 20, 2008
“Unilever Revives Luxury Dessert Viennetta in Time for Holidays,” Jenna Duncan, Drug Store News, Nov 24, 2008
“Viennetta is Back, Sort of,” Bonnie Tandy Leblang, Bite of the Best, Nov 21, 2008
“Watch How Viennetta, the Fanciest Ice Cream Cake of the 90s, Is Made,” Whitney Filloon, Eater, Apr 6, 2016
“Viennetta Ice Cream is Returning to the U.S. for the First Time Since the ‘90s,” Mike Pomranz, Food & Wine, Jan 8, 2021
Layers upon layers of creamy premium ice cream and crisp chocolate. Served on a silver platter and eaten from crystal glasses. A dessert so elegant, so sophisticated, it must only be for the upper echelon of society. This is the story of Viennetta, the most luxurious dessert of the 1990s.
Sources
Dairy Industries International, 1984
“A Contest for Creativity,” The Times, Sep 27, 1984
“Viennetta is Much More Than Ice Cream on a Stick,” Christine Dugas, Newsday, May 22, 1987
“Chilling Tales from the Factory Floor,” Jeremy Round, The Independent, Aug 15, 1987
Business Studies, Steve Robertson, 1988
“An Ice One Kevin,” Jeremy Smith, Western Daily Press, Apr 9, 1991
“Wines, Desserts for the Holidays,” Staten Island Advance, Nov 22, 1995
“Have Ice Cream for Holidays,” Tucson Citizen, Dec 2, 1998
Licks, Sticks & Bricks: A World History of Ice Cream, Pim Reinders, Unilever, 1999
“Regional Spice Blends Can Shake Up Ordinary Recipes,” Bonnie Tandy Leblang and Carolyn Wyman, The Atlanta Journal, Oct 21, 1999
Renewing Unilever: Transformation and Tradition, Geoffrey Jones, 2005
“Unilever Ice Cream Reintroduces Viennetta,” Ice Cream Reporter, Dec 20, 2008
“Unilever Revives Luxury Dessert Viennetta in Time for Holidays,” Jenna Duncan, Drug Store News, Nov 24, 2008
“Viennetta is Back, Sort of,” Bonnie Tandy Leblang, Bite of the Best, Nov 21, 2008
“Watch How Viennetta, the Fanciest Ice Cream Cake of the 90s, Is Made,” Whitney Filloon, Eater, Apr 6, 2016
“Viennetta Ice Cream is Returning to the U.S. for the First Time Since the ‘90s,” Mike Pomranz, Food & Wine, Jan 8, 2021
