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Public Relations Agency Brendy Barr Communications Selected to Represent Hudsonville Ice Cream in the Detroit Market
July 9, 2009—Brendy Barr Communications, LLC announces that it has been chosen to handle Detroit area public relations for Hudsonville Ice Cream, located in Holland, Mich. for its expansion into southeast Michigan.
Hudsonville Creamery & Ice Cream, Inc. is the largest manufacturer of branded ice cream in Michigan. The company got its start in 1895 as a farmers’ cooperative in Hudsonville, Mich., which began using its fresh milk and cream to make ice cream in 1926. Today, Hudsonville is headquartered in Holland and sells its premium ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet and reduced-fat products to grocery stores, retailers, convenience stores, ice cream parlors and other locations throughout Michigan, Northern Indiana and Northern Ohio. The company has been making exceptionally creamy and delicious ice cream for the past 83 years and still uses many of its original flavors and recipes. "Hudsonville Ice Cream is very excited to make our wildly popular brand available to ice cream lovers in the metro Detroit area," said Bruce Kratt, director of sales and marketing for Hudsonville Ice Cream. "Hudsonville Ice Cream is an iconic brand in outstate Michigan, so we are thrilled to have been selected by the company to help introduce their delicious products to consumers in the Detroit market," said Brendy Barr, president of Brendy Barr Communications. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Brendy Barr Communications is an independently owned public relations agency specializing in consumer products, retail and entertainment. The firm’s current client roster includes the Fisher Theatre, 7-Eleven, and Marriott, among others. Brendy Barr Communications is also the Michigan public relations firm for PRConsultants Group, a nationwide network of public relations and marketing specialists that services the needs of national accounts in local markets. For more information about Detroit area PR firm Brendy Barr Communications, please call 248-651-4858 or visit www.barrcommunications.com. For more information about Hudsonville Creamery & Ice Cream, Inc., please visit www.hudsonvilleicecream.com. # # #Founded in 1999, Brendy Barr Communications specializes in consumer, entertainment, cultural and lifestyle public relations. The agency's current client roster includes the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Fisher Theatre, Marriott International Inc., 7-Eleven Inc., Blockbuster Inc., Warner Norcross & Judd LLP, Cirque du Soleil and Blue Amber Medical Spa & Wellness.
Brendy Barr Communications is also a member of PRConsultants Group, a nationwide group of public relations and marketing specialists that services the needs of national accounts in local markets. For more information please call 248-651-4858 or contact us online.