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Baskin-Robbins was founded in 1945 by American brothers-in-law Burt Baskin and Irv Robbins from the merging of their respective ice cream parlors, in Glendale, California. [citation needed] Burt Baskin learned about ice cream while he was in the military during World War II and opened Burton's Ice Cream Shop in California in 1946. [12]
For just one day, August 14th, Baskin-Robbins is offering Melt Insurance to every ice cream lover. The beloved chain is giving out free scoops to anybody whose ice cream melts in the summer heat.
Baskin-Robbins is offering a ‘Melt Insurance’ deal this week. Here's what we know about this sweet, free ice cream promotion. How to get free ice cream at Baskin-Robbins this week
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Baskin-Robbins had 43 stores by the end of 1949, more than 100 by 1960 and about 500 when the ice cream empire was sold to United Fruit Company for an estimated $12 million in 1967. Six months later, Burt Baskin died of a heart attack at 54. Robbins stayed involved with the company for 11 more years and retired in 1978.
Baskin owned a men's store in the Palmer House in Chicago, and married Irv Robbins' sister Shirley in 1942. He had enlisted in the Navy.He served with Patrol Wing 1 (Later renamed Fleet Air Wing 1) in Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, in 1942–43, was released from service early in 1946 and came to California, where Robbins had been operating Snowbird Ice Cream in Glendale.
Through Dec. 31, The Cheesecake Factory customers who purchase $50 in gift cards will take home a $15 bonus card that can be used between Jan. 1 and Feb. 28 on dine-in, carryout or curbside pickup ...
In the United States Baskin Robbins, whose logo is featured on an ice cream store in the film, made a tie-in promotion with the VHS release of Casper's Haunted Christmas, by inventing a Casper-themed ice cream flavor that was available throughout December. The chain also inserted a coupon good for free ice cream sundaes inside every video.