Davidson’s Ben & Jerry’s Heads To Scooper Olympics March 16

DAVIDSON, NC — Davidson’s Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop is competing for major bragging rights as an ice cream dream team in the “Carolina Classic” Scooper Olympics on Saturday, March 16.

This is the 15th year for the event, which brings four-person teams from Ben & Jerry’s shops from North Carolina and Georgia together to compete for the title.

“We wanted to incorporate what our staff does every day with friendly competition,” said Karen Toney, manager of the Davidson shop and organizer of the original event in 2000. “We are especially excited to have the new Boone, NC scoop shop joining us this year.”

This year’s event will take place at the Ben & Jerry’s Charlotte ice cream shop at Foxcroft location at 7800 Fairview Road and will include teams from Atlanta, Boone, Chapel Hill, Charlotte and Davidson.

Says Ben & Jerry’s: “Each of the Ben & Jerry’s shops in the North Carolina and Georgia area will compete with four-person teams who swirl their way through the ice cream games with chunk-filled events like Brownie Special Relay Race, Speed Smoothie Making, Ben & Jerry’s Trivia, five minute Cake Decorating, and more!

“The winning team will have its name engraved on the Winner’s Plaque, which is carved with an Olympic-style logo of five linked ice cream cones. The plaque will be displayed in the winning shop until next year’s competition.”

Ice cream fans are encouraged to show up and cheer on their favorite local shop. “Prizes include winning the “spoils” from the events,” the company said.

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