COLUMBUS – The Columbus Crew today announced that the club has partnered with Columbus sweet treat favorite Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, highlighted by Crew Stadium set to serve the products at all concession stands throughout the regular-season. The deal is the first sports-specific sponsorship for the Columbus-based company that has expanded to include stores in Cleveland, Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta and Charleston.
“With this new era of Crew soccer comes exciting new opportunities like this Jeni’s partnership, which will more deeply connect two iconic local brands like Jeni’s and the Columbus Crew,” said Chris Previte, Crew Vice President of Corporate Partnerships. “We look forward to working with Jeni’s and providing our fans with access to their favorite ice cream while cheering on the Crew.”
In addition to the delectable product's availability in-stadium at concession stands and designated Jeni’s carts, the partnership includes several Crew player appearances for guest scooping with dates to be announced in the future. Jeni’s “Sweet Treat” truck is also set to make an appearance at five to be determined dates at Crew Stadium during the 2014 Major League Soccer regular-season.
“It is with great pleasure that we announce our new partnership with Crew Stadium,” said Jeni Britton Bauer, Chief Creative Officer and Founder of Jeni’s. “At Jeni's we all cheer for the yellow soccer team.”
Fans have their first opportunity to enjoy a Central Ohio classic product when the Crew hosts the New York Red Bulls this Saturday, April 26 (7:30 p.m. ET / Time Warner Cable SportsChannel).
ABOUT JENI’S SPLENDID ICE CREAMS
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams showcases Founder and Chief Creative Officer Jeni Britton Bauer’s artful attention to detail, while emphasizing every facet of the ice cream eating experience. Jeni’s has been praised by The Washington Post (“Sublime”), Cooking Light (“Deadly delicious”), Saveur (“Revolutionary”), and Time (“the best ice cream in America”). !Jeni opened Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams in 2002 in Columbus, Ohio’s historic North Market. Today, in addition to her small company’s thriving home, grocery, and restaurant delivery business to all 50 states, Jeni and her small staff operate 15 scoop shops from Chicago to Atlanta. !The hands-on crew at Jeni’s makes every batch of ice cream, sorbet, and frozen yogurt in their Columbus kitchen using luscious grass-grazed milk, Ohio wildflower honey, wholefruits, vegetables, and herbs, and an array of carefully sourced ingredients from around the world. Rare, Fair-Trade-Certified ingredients used in year-round flavors include Ndali Estate vanilla (Uganda) and Askinosie’s bean-to-bar chocolate (Missouri). !Signature flavors Salty Caramel, Queen City Cayenne, and Whiskey & Pecans anchor a menu that includes limited-edition, quarterly flavor collections inspired by the seasons,pop culture, culinary history, and world trends—flavors such as Lime Cardamom Frozen Yogurt, Absinthe & Meringues, and Juniper & Lemon Curd.! In 2011, Artisan Books published Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home. With more than 100,000 copies in print, the New York Times best-selling cookbook was dubbed “the homemade-ice cream-making Bible” by The Wall Street Journal, while The Washington Post proclaimed Jeni “an ice cream wizard.” In 2012, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home earned Jeni her first James Beard Award, America's most coveted honor for journalists, broadcast media, and authors writing about food and the culinary arts. Jeni’s follow-up, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream Desserts, will be published in late spring 2014.
