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title: "Bruster’s Hosts Sweet Celebrations Giveaway and Awards Five Winners Free Ice Cream for Year"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/7ebdf27a-5596-423a-b0bd-fe7eea4b1cc6
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20210827_brusters_hosts_sweet_celebrations_giveaway_and_awards_five_winners_free_ice.html
category: "Snacks & dessert"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Snacks & dessert"
topics: ["Marketing"]
published: 2021-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:26:07.071Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/brands/social/brusters.jpg
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# Bruster’s Hosts Sweet Celebrations Giveaway and Awards Five Winners Free Ice Cream for Year

**TL;DR:** Bruster's Real Ice Cream hosted a national ice cream contest, Sweet Celebrations, and awarded five winners free ice cream for a year. The contest, which ran throughout July 2021, garnered over 1,600 submissions from across the country.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-08-27. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20210827_brusters_hosts_sweet_celebrations_giveaway_and_awards_five_winners_free_ice.html).*

## Story

Bruster’s launched Sweet Celebrations on July 1, 2021. Throughout the month, patrons entered the contest by submitting a photo or video on Instagram or Twitter showing how they’re celebrating this summer with Bruster’s Real Ice Cream. Using the hashtag #LivingTheSweetLife, the contest garnered more than 1,600 submissions from across the country and five final recipients were selected. Each winner was awarded free Bruster’s Real Ice Cream for a year.

The winning entries highlight the sweet rewards that life offers and can be celebrated with Bruster’s. Read the entries below and see the accompanying photos here.

- **India Lipton of Virginia:** “Learning to walk has its sweet rewards (Dylan has had 22 brain surgeries and although he is 9 years old, he is starting independent walking this year! That's a treat!!)”

- **Benjamin Kennedy of Pennsylvania:** “My wife (Elyn) and I went to Bruster's, IMMEDIATELY after leaving our wedding reception. One of our very first acts of married life was to get some delicious, creamy ice cream.”

- **Kathleen Hickey of Maryland:** “Bruster’s is our favorite! I told my husband I was pregnant with Bruster’s, so of course it was our last date night before baby arrived, and our first trip as a family of 3!”

- **Kristi Doke of Florida:** “We celebrate every gymnastics meet with Bruster’s ice cream! It gives us a chance to celebrate her hard work, and spend priceless, quality time together. The staff is always amazing and gives her “the most amount of whipped cream possible.” These will forever be some of my favorite memories!!”

- **Don Trombley of New York:** “Celebrating a dear friend’s Life.”

“We serve smiles to customers at nearly 200 locations across the county,” said Jennifer Brinker, VP, Marketing at Bruster’s Real Ice Cream. “We are delighted to share our premium ice cream, great customer service and fun, friendly atmosphere with our winners throughout the year.”

Bruster’s Real Ice Cream features 150 flavors of premium, handcrafted ice cream, yogurt, Italian ice and sorbet. Starting with a proprietary, home-style mix delivered fresh from its dairy, Certified Ice Cream Makers in each shop craft at least 24 flavors every day. There are nearly 200 independently owned locations in 21 states, Guyana and South Korea. Click here for franchise information.

If you are looking for a business that is meaningful and fulfilling, you should take a closer look at Bruster’s® Real Ice Cream Franchise!

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Twitter (company)
- Bruster's Real Ice Cream (company)
- franchise information (topic)
- national promotion (topic)
- ice cream contest (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20210827_brusters_hosts_sweet_celebrations_giveaway_and_awards_five_winners_free_ice.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/7ebdf27a-5596-423a-b0bd-fe7eea4b1cc6).