Paddle Pop

Paddle Pop is an ice cream made by Streets (now owned by the multi-national company Unilever) and sold in Australia, New Zealand and a few other countries. It is held for eating by a wooden stick which protrudes at the base and is known as a Paddle Pop stick (used commonly for arts and crafts and known also as a popsicle stick[1][2] or craft stick[3]). The brand has a mascot known as the Paddle Pop lion who appears on the product wrapper.

From its launch by Streets in 1953,[4] the popularity of Paddle Pops has resulted in the name becoming one of the best known brands in Australia.[5] It is Streets Icecream's biggest volume item[5] with A$70 million annual turnover.

History

Launched to the public in 1953,[4][6] the brand had a 50-year anniversary in 2004 at which point it was one of the best known brands in Australia.

In 2005, there was a spin-off product which was the Paddle Pop flavour in a dairy snack form.[7] Paddle Pops is now available in 20 countries,[8] although other countries may sell them under different brands from Streets' Heartbrand sister companies, Wall's and HB Ice Cream.

Streets came to media attention in 2010 when they reduced the size of the Paddle Pop by 15%. Streets claimed that this was to make them healthier but others attribute it to food inflation.[9]

In 1999, Paddle Pop was launched in Malaysia & Indonesia with a promotion that featured a unique thermochromic, glow in the dark plastic stick.

References
  1. kidsdomain Paddle Pop stick art Archived 30 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Popsicle Sticks Crafts for Kids : Arts and Craft Activities, Ideas, & Projects with Crafts Sticks for Children, Preschoolers, & Teens". Artistshelpingchildren.org. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  3. "Our Craft Sticks". Steakout.com.au. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  4. "Home". Streetsicecream.com.au. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  5. "Home". News Corp Australia. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  6. lovemarks entry on paddle pops Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Paddle Pops in dairy snack format Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Paddle Pops available in 20 countries Archived 17 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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