Moose Tracks is a branded flavor of ice cream owned and licensed by Denali Flavors Inc. [1] [2] that is manufactured by different companies under various brands. The Original Moose Tracks product description is: "vanilla ice cream with peanut butter cups and famous Moose Tracks fudge". [3] [4]
There are many iterations of Moose Tracks, including chocolate, mint, and brownie. Light varieties of the ice cream are produced, which have fewer calories compared to full-calorie versions. [3] Additionally, a frozen yogurt variety is produced. [5] The brand's mascot is the Tracks the Moose. [1]
The first scoop of Moose Tracks was tasted in July 1988. The name “Moose Tracks” came from a mini golf course in Marquette, Michigan located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, which was right down the street from Jilbert's Dairy, [6] the first ice cream shop to carry Original Moose Tracks. [7]
Many different brands license the Moose Tracks flavor including Strohs, Belmont (ALDI), Market Pantry (Target), [8] Private Selection (Kroger Co.), [9] Dean's, [10] Signature Select (Safeway/Albertsons), [11] Mayfield, [12] Kawartha Dairy Company, [13] and Publix. [14]
In addition to the Original Moose Tracks flavor, there are over a dozen other varieties of Moose Tracks: [4] [15]
Denali Flavors also licenses several other flavors:
Denali Flavors and Georgia Nut Company in Skokie, Illinois collaborated to create a trail mix brand based upon the Moose Tracks flavor. [16] Moose Tracks Snack mix is available at Walgreens in the Nice! brand. [17]
Nutty Moose Tracks features vanilla ice cream with a blend of chocolate peanuts and peanut butter cups with Moose Tracks ....