Iowa-born Eskimo Pie to become Edy’s Pie in 2021
BPC Staff Oct 6, 2020 | 9:25 pm
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87 wordsAll Latest News, Arts and Culture, Statewide NewsFood Dive: The Eskimo Pie ice cream treat will become known as Edy’s Pie, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream announced on Friday. Dreyer’s — the U.S. subsidiary of global ice cream manufacturer Froneri — announced it would rebrand Eskimo Pie in June after several other items with branding some felt was racist committed to making changes. Edy’s Pie is named in honor of one of the company’s founders, Joseph Edy. The treat, created in Onawa, Iowa, more than 100 years ago, was the first candy-coated ice cream bar.