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Starbucks, Unilever ink ice cream deal
September 15, 2008
SEATTLE — Starbucks Coffee Co. and Unilever have announced an exclusive licensing agreement for the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of Starbucks ice cream in the United States and Canada.
The companies' ice cream licensing agreement builds upon an existing relationship for the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of Starbucks Tazo ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages, which was announced last month. Starbucks and the Pepsi/Lipton Tea Partnership (PLP), a joint venture between Unilever and PepsiCo, signed a licensing agreement to manage the product line.
Starbucks ice cream was first introduced in 1996, and is made with Arabica coffee.
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