Carvel Rings in New Year With Fresh New Mint Flavor

ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwired - Jan 9, 2014) - To ring in the New Year, Carvel... America's Freshest Ice Cream®, has launched a fresh new mint flavor, which guests can enjoy in a variety of delicious treats, including an OREO® Mint Sundae Dasher™. 

From now until March 31, guests can visit their nearest participating Carvel Shoppe to try the cool new flavor as Mint Soft Serve, Fresh Scooped OREO® Mint, or Fresh Scooped Mint Chocolate Chip.

The Carvel® signature on-the-go ice cream treat is now also available in mint: The OREO® Mint Sundae Dasher features mint soft serve ice cream with delicious OREO® cookie pieces drizzled with fudge and topped with whipped cream.

All Carvel treats are hand-crafted at local Carvel Shoppes and made fresh daily. In addition to mint-flavored ice cream, participating Carvel Shoppes are offering the following daily buy-one-get-one specials through March 31:

• Monday: Buy one Sundae Dasher get one half off*
• Tuesday: Buy one Flying Saucer® 6-Pack get one half off*
• Wednesday: Buy one Classic Soft Serve Sundae get one free*
• Thursday: Buy one Sprinkle Cups 6-Pack get one half off*

* "Buy One, Get One" offers valid on item of equal or lesser value only.

This year marks the 80^th anniversary for the Carvel brand, the first retail ice cream franchise in the country. Since its founding in 1934, the brand has expanded its menu to include an extensive line of fresh scooped and soft serve ice cream, take-home novelty treats and premium ice cream cakes. 

OREO® is a registered trademark of Mondelēz International group, used under license by Carvel Corporation.

For more information, visit www.carvel.com. 

About Carvel Ice Cream
The United States' first retail ice cream franchise, Carvel® Ice Cream has become one of the best-loved and most recognized names in its industry. The company is a leading provider of premium soft serve and hand dipped ice cream products, as well as uniquely shaped ice cream cakes, including its signature Fudgie the Whale® and Cookie Puss® cakes. Atlanta-based Carvel currently operates over 450 franchised and food service locations, and is a part of FOCUS Brands Inc., the franchisor of Carvel® Ice Cream, Cinnabon^®, Schlotzsky's®, Moe's Southwest Grill®, Auntie Anne's® and Seattle's Best Coffee® on military bases and in certain international markets. Visit www.carvel.com for more information, follow us on Twitter @CarvelIceCream of become a fan at http://facebook.com/CarvelIceCream