National Ice Cream Day: Scoops Ice Creamery in Scotch Plains Ranked Among Top 50 in New Jersey

NEW JERSEY -- Sunday, July 21, 2024, marks the 40th anniversary of National Ice Cream Day. The "holiday" became an official when President Ronald Reagan declared July as National Ice Cream Month and, specifically, the third Sunday in July as National Ice Cream Day in 1984.

The average American eats about 4 gallons of ice cream each year, making it the nation's favorite frozen treat, according to the International Dairy Foods Association ( IDFA ), which also reports that ice cream companies contribute more than $13 billion directly to the U.S. economy and support almost 30,000 jobs that generate $1.8 billion in wages.

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In its 2024 annual list of the top 50 ice cream shops in the state, NJ.com ranked Scoops The Ice Creamery (2014 Route 22 East) in Scotch Plains, as No. 43 and called it "an ice cream oasis on Route 22" for more than 25 years. The shop offers soft-serve and 60 hard ice cream flavors that are all made on-site. They include classic vanilla and chocolate, as well as mixes like caramel sea salt, coffee oreo, Milky Way, cherry vanilla, and Dublin mudslide. Flavors such as Smurf, cake batter, and rainbow are popular with young ice cream fans.

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