On sweltering summer days, nothing beats a bowl of ice cream, and Americans adore it. The average American consumes 20 pounds (four gallons) of ice cream each year.
Most people know that chain restaurants give the best ice cream when cravings strike. What's the finest drive-thru or creamery chain?
Baskin-Robbins has the most craveable frozen treat, with 66.4% of consumers considering it their favourite.
Coffee, Heath Bar Crunch, and Chocolate are the most popular classic creamery tastes.
Vanilla, Chocolate, Mint Chocolate Chip, Pralines 'n Cream, and Chocolate Chip are Baskin-Robbins' best-selling flavours.
Baskin-Robbins, the world's largest ice cream specialty store company, has invented over 1,000 varieties.
Ben & Jerry's came in second with a smaller footprint. Ben & Jerry's has 230 stores compared to Baskin-Robbins' over 3,000, but it still won 63.2% of the vote.