Talk:Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams

Design

Should a section be included that compares the company's original packaging with the new packaging? (Kizlurtzman (talk) 20:18, 22 February 2020 (UTC))

List of flavors

I disagree with the edit by GreenC to add a list of flavors to the article. If there are specific flavors that independent sources have made note of, I could see mentioning those in prose (with sources); otherwise, it's an inappropriate simple listing (WP:NOTDIRECTORY#7). Schazjmd (talk) 14:40, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

Sourced some flavors - all sources contain contextual information that could be included in a conversion to prose. -- GreenC 18:10, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for adding sources. I do think prose would be better. Schazjmd (talk) 18:18, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

I don't disagree and it would help reduce the casual IP type editors inserting their favorite flavor into Wikipedia. Just a matter of time and energy to write it and properly format the cites. -- GreenC 21:28, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

GreenC, I'd be glad to take a stab at it. Unless you'd rather do it yourself...don't want to step on your toes. Schazjmd (talk) 21:41, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

@Schazjmd:, late to discussion but I tend to agree, per WP:NOTEVERYTHING. Just because the existence is verified in eatery guides doesn't mean the inclusion is due. It's like listing out every single reference verifiable screw item in Hillman Solutions, which is the Hilman stuff sold at Ace Hardware. Graywalls (talk) 18:35, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

Category:Henry Crown Fellows

On 27 February 2019, User:Mackmo added this page to the Category:Henry Crown Fellows The body of the text has no mention of the Aspen Institute's Henry Crown Fellowship, a program whose participants are individual entrepreneurs and not businesses. No citation or authentication is provided among the existing references, and the user hasn't contributed to this WP in a year (since 1 November 2022). -- Deborahjay (talk) 10:20, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

I agree this category should only be on pages for individuals as it's an individual level accomplishment. Since it was my error, I will go remove the category now. If you're curious, here's the source: https://agln.aspeninstitute.org/profile/4041. I don't think how recently someone has contributed is relevant to a conversation about the accuracy of a contribution. Mackmo (talk) 11:47, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

Listeria incidents and the response needs expansion

NBC wrote an entire piece dedicated to this, so this section based on independent writing of the journalist should be incorporated into the article. Graywalls (talk) 18:58, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

The crisis response was "technically perfect", according to an industry specialist. We need to be careful of due weight. There are no known cases of anyone getting sick, even though our article incorrectly described it as a "outbreak" - the initial incident involved two pints of ice cream. The recent incident was described only as "possibly", at an outsourced company. -- GreenC 21:26, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

The Association of Public Health Laboratories released a statement which mentions that Jeni's hired a law firm to file a public records request against the Nebraska Department of Agriculture Food Laboratory re the listeria finding.Dialectric (talk) 23:40, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

So? Maybe, Nebraska Department of Agriculture Food Laboratory did something incorrect, and Jenni were justified protecting themselves. I really don't know, but we are not in the business of reporting innuendo like this, not covered by reliable secondary sources. We are not investigative reporters digging for dirt in primary sources. Futhermore your characterization of "against" is strange. All that link says is they wanted to see the lab report before deciding what to do about the recall, which is what you would expect, verify the source. The recall cost them millions of dollars, of course they want to see the lab report. -- GreenC 00:11, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

Error

"Within the first year, the brother of her then-boyfriend (now husband) Charly joined the company, making him the third member of the company in addition to Britton-Bauer and Charly."

How is Charly the 3rd member when he's cited as "the third member in addition to Britton-Bauer and Charly"? He can't be the third person in addition to his wife and hisself... 216.121.182.128 (talk) 06:34, 9 July 2025 (UTC)

Product release announcement

They released special flavor/edition in honor of x current event. In other news, Dude Wipes released pumpkin scented wipes for Halloween Both these events can be verified with reliable sourcing, but article's company driven commemorative product release anouncements are more like WP:NEWS and I don't believe it is WP:DUE. Graywalls (talk) 16:47, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

• Columbus Monthly: In routine coverage in list format about some various local restaurants did this and that.

• Routine announcement primarily dependent on quotation from the business https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/jenis-releases-white-house-chocolate-chip-ice-cream-in-honor-of-president-joe-biden-01-20-2021
• More sensationalism. https://www.cleveland.com/news/2020/09/joe-bidens-final-debate-prep-includes-power-snack-of-jenis-splendid-ice-cream.html

Graywalls (talk) 16:51, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

References

This isn't *just* a routine visit, which I would agree wouldn't need to be included, but there is ongoing coverage in multiple sources over many years covering the visit, the commemorative flavor, the campaign purchases, and other aspects. There are several other sources like CNN that have covered this relationship as well. This is not routine, this is not sensational. Even then, it seems relevant to note that it's received media attention like this, that it's not merely a chain that does nothing but quietly serve scoops! These are many major sources that describe this relationship, not just "liteonline". If you want to suggest alternative ways to phrase it in other sections, but to exclude altogether is ridiculous. Reywas92^Talk 17:05, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

Came here from your post on the image use policy talk page. Regarding the paragraph that got removed, I don't think this is comparable to a random product announcement, on the contrary most of the sources cited are primarily about Joe Biden, not Jeni's. What I am seeing in the sources is that a notable politician (Biden) has a relationship with Jeni's that extends beyond a simple visit into using them as an example of some of the policies he advocates (see the Statehouse article). If multiple sources thought this relationship was important enough to comment on, why wouldn't we mention it? It's not like we are devoting undue attention to it: I had to scroll the old version twice to even find where Biden was mentioned. Regarding the image, I think the fact that it shows the company's eponymous founder would make it worth including even if Biden wasn't pictured. I don't think Biden's presence decreases the photo's relevance, though it does demand explanation in the caption. -- LWG ^{talk (VOPOV)} 21:03, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

The US doesn't have the equivalent of a Royal warrant of appointment (United Kingdom), but I think this sort of endorsement is similar. I'd include it (briefly, probably not in the lead), just like Price's Candles and Axminster Carpets say they are royal warrant holders. WhatamIdoing (talk) 04:31, 30 December 2025 (UTC)