Let's face it. Not everyone's nuts about nuts. That's why Smith Dairy Products Co., Orrville, Ohio, developed new Ruggles "Just Dipped" Cones without the traditional peanut topping.

Jolly Llama Company LLC, Oakland, Calif., says its single-serve tubes of Jolly Llama Squeezable Whole Fruit Sorbets have been a hit with grown-ups and kids alike.

Tennessee state officials said Unilever USA, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., plans during the first quarter of 2010 to begin a $100 million expansion at its Covington, Tenn., Slim-Fast diet drink plant.

Just in time for summer, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Oakland, Calif., is introducing Nestlé Delicias frozen dessert paletas (fruit bar novelties) and scoopable dairy desserts (helados).

Unilever United States Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J., said it plans in late 2011 to close its Hagerstown, Md., frozen novelty plant.

Jerry Law was promoted to senior vice president of western operations for J&J Snack Foods Corp.

Market researcher Packaged Facts, New York, recently projected that the U.S. market for ice cream and related frozen desserts will grow by $4 billion and reach $27.6 billion by 2012.

Dreyer's Bakersfield, Calif., Operations Center's production capabilities and safety programs are matched only by its massive size.