Godiva Ice Cream

russotto · 01-06-2005, 01:46 PM

I swear there's a conspiracy to take away the ice cream I like. (I suspect Richard Simmons). My favorite was Haagen-Dazs Coffee Mocha Chip, which they discontinued first in the pints, then at the King of Prussia store... last I checked was still available on South Street, but for who knows how long?

Then there was Godiva. They came out with a number of ice cream flavors, including my favorite Chocolate with Chocolate Hearts. It was always hard to find, but a few months ago it disappeared entirely. All the other flavors are available, but not that one. I wrote to them and they told me it was not discontinued and was available at a number of stores not particularly near me. I went to one of them and... they didn't have it either. It wasn't sold out, there wasn't even a spot on the shelf for it. I think Godiva discontinued it and gave me a list of stores they thought I'd never check.

So, the poll: Is Chocolate with Chocolate Hearts available in your area. If so, please post where!

OnyxCougar · 01-20-2005, 11:24 AM

I posted Yes, it's available at, but I was thinking Vegas...there is a Godiva factory there. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

may want to try

http://www.godiva.com/welcome.aspx

Clodfobble · 01-20-2005, 12:39 PM

Oh yeah, I looked at the store awhile back but forgot to post about it: Yes, Chocolate with Chocolate Hearts was on the shelves at the Central Market (owned by H-E-B) here in Austin, as well as the regular H-E-B by my house.

Trilby · 01-20-2005, 01:14 PM

No Godiva here, but we've got Graeter's which is pure heaven!

I never did think Godiva chocolate was all that great.

lookout123 · 01-20-2005, 01:47 PM

i don't think we have Godiva ice cream in Phoenix, at least i've never noticed it.

We do have Cold Stone, though. They are the absolute greatest. they make the ice cream, and they mix in whatever you want while you wait. phenomenal.

clmjepps · 02-02-2005, 08:39 AM

Your poll seems to indicate that the flavor of ice cream you are craving is available in many places, just not where you shop for it. I, too, am in a similiar dilemma whereby the flavor, "Chocolate Cheesecake" is not available at my local grocer; there is a label for it on the shelf in the freezer, but no product; I asked the frozen foods manager about this and she told me that the "Godiva People" choose which flavors to stock in which stores. I fear not a conspiracy at the top, but rather that it is a simple supply and demand function. Since "Chocolate with Chocolate Hearts" is available at my store and hopefully "Chocolate Cheesecake" is available at yours, we could do business.

wolf · 02-02-2005, 12:04 PM

I just had a sighting ... Shop Rite, East Norriton Shopping Center (North East (I think) Corner of Germantown Pike and 202 (DeKalb Pike) (sorta). If you're familiar with the center you know that the catering place is right on the corner, and this shopping center is less than 1/2 block off that intersection and has it's own traffic light.

russotto · 02-02-2005, 02:58 PM

Ah, thanks. Yep, I know exactly where that is.

ccpanel · 03-17-2005, 01:09 AM

im in nor-cal we have safeway(where it is gone from) and albertsons and raleys/bel air.
where can i find it?
thanks

russotto · 03-18-2005, 01:01 PM

Genaurdi's (Safeway) and Acme (Albertsons) in my area both have Godiva belgian chocolate. So does Clemens. No one has choc/choc hearts, not even Shop-Rite (they had vanilla/choc caramel hearts).

When the stores had it, it was just a few and not for long, which leads me to believe that they stopped stocking it because it didn't sell many because they weren't stocking many.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-18-2005, 07:49 PM

Godiva website only lists the Godiva ice cream boutiques for any zip code.
ccpanel, did you try emailing Godiva? Can't hurt. I noticed that when I Googled Godiva ice cream this thread comes up on the first page. Is that how you found us? Welcome to the Cellar however you got here.

After dessert stick around for the floorshow.

ccpanel · 03-19-2005, 12:04 AM

i emailed tech and got a chat line.
they sent me a phone number dedicated to ice cream.
they signed me up for mail and she said she ouwl email me if she foudna place.
long process.
and yes-i found you by google.
and hey-im in nor-cal-chico. where all you at that your safeway has godiva belgian. and BTW-my albertsons/raleys neither of them has any godiva at all.

safeway has godiva somthing else(forget cause dont like it) but its only one flavour instead of 3 used to be belgian and somthing and rasberry. now only the other-some kind of vanilla mix.
thanks

russotto · 03-25-2005, 02:35 PM

I have discovered the culprit, at least on the East Coast. It is, as I suspected, a distributor issue. The local stores all get Godiva ice cream through the company formerly known as Richfood, and they don't carry that flavor.

Ironically, the company which now owns Richfood is a client of the company I work at. This does not mean I have any influence whatsoever, unless I care to go directly into their production datab...err, no, that would be wrong. And more to the point probably wouldn't work and would get me fired if caught. Oh well.

staceyv · 03-28-2005, 02:48 AM

First,, fill out one of those comment cards at your grocery store or just mail the manager a letter saying you want them to carry it. That actually worked for me- they even sent me a letter back in the mail.
Also, go on the company's website and find a way to contact them. Email them, ask them who their distributor is, let them know that their product isn't available anymore where you used to buy it. Email the distributor too. I did this when I couldn't find Cape Cod chips in the convenience stores anymore. I think the company got pissed at their distributor, because the poor guy called me, reassured me that he would keep them well stocked, he even asked me what flavors I'm looking for. He also mentioned that it would be nice if I me to let the company know that he called and that he was working to fix the situation.
Well, now I can get Cape Cod chips at any convenience store on the island, and my local grocery store now keeps ostrich and duck in stock

russotto · 03-28-2005, 02:05 PM

The plot sickens. Clemens says they can't get it because Richfood doesn't have that flavor. The company which bought Richfood has responded to my inquiry by saying they don't distribute Godiva at all; it must be another distributor and I should ask Clemens about it. It's the old runaround!

View Poll Results: Is Godiva Chocolate With Chocolate Hearts available in your area?
Yes, it's at....	1	11.11%
No, just the other Godiva flavors	4	44.44%
No Godiva at all in this benighted place.	4	44.44%
Voters: 9. You may not vote on this poll

01-06-2005, 01:46 PM	#1
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Godiva Ice Cream I swear there's a conspiracy to take away the ice cream I like. (I suspect Richard Simmons). My favorite was Haagen-Dazs Coffee Mocha Chip, which they discontinued first in the pints, then at the King of Prussia store... last I checked was still available on South Street, but for who knows how long? Then there was Godiva. They came out with a number of ice cream flavors, including my favorite Chocolate with Chocolate Hearts. It was always hard to find, but a few months ago it disappeared entirely. All the other flavors are available, but not that one. I wrote to them and they told me it was not discontinued and was available at a number of stores not particularly near me. I went to one of them and... they didn't have it either. It wasn't sold out, there wasn't even a spot on the shelf for it. I think Godiva discontinued it and gave me a list of stores they thought I'd never check. So, the poll: Is Chocolate with Chocolate Hearts available in your area. If so, please post where!

01-20-2005, 11:24 AM	#2
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	I posted Yes, it's available at, but I was thinking Vegas...there is a Godiva factory there. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm may want to try http://www.godiva.com/welcome.aspx __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

01-20-2005, 01:14 PM	#4
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	No Godiva here, but we've got Graeter's which is pure heaven! I never did think Godiva chocolate was all that great. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

01-20-2005, 01:47 PM	#5
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	i don't think we have Godiva ice cream in Phoenix, at least i've never noticed it. We do have Cold Stone, though. They are the absolute greatest. they make the ice cream, and they mix in whatever you want while you wait. phenomenal. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

01-20-2005, 12:39 PM	#3
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Oh yeah, I looked at the store awhile back but forgot to post about it: Yes, Chocolate with Chocolate Hearts was on the shelves at the Central Market (owned by H-E-B) here in Austin, as well as the regular H-E-B by my house.

02-02-2005, 08:39 AM	#6
clmjepps Kinda New Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1	Dear Professor: Your poll seems to indicate that the flavor of ice cream you are craving is available in many places, just not where you shop for it. I, too, am in a similiar dilemma whereby the flavor, "Chocolate Cheesecake" is not available at my local grocer; there is a label for it on the shelf in the freezer, but no product; I asked the frozen foods manager about this and she told me that the "Godiva People" choose which flavors to stock in which stores. I fear not a conspiracy at the top, but rather that it is a simple supply and demand function. Since "Chocolate with Chocolate Hearts" is available at my store and hopefully "Chocolate Cheesecake" is available at yours, we could do business.

02-02-2005, 12:04 PM	#7
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I just had a sighting ... Shop Rite, East Norriton Shopping Center (North East (I think) Corner of Germantown Pike and 202 (DeKalb Pike) (sorta). If you're familiar with the center you know that the catering place is right on the corner, and this shopping center is less than 1/2 block off that intersection and has it's own traffic light. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-02-2005, 02:58 PM	#8
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Ah, thanks. Yep, I know exactly where that is.

03-17-2005, 01:09 AM	#9
ccpanel Neophyte-in-training Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3	where can i find godiva belgian chocolate? im in nor-cal we have safeway(where it is gone from) and albertsons and raleys/bel air. where can i find it? thanks

03-18-2005, 01:01 PM	#10
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Genaurdi's (Safeway) and Acme (Albertsons) in my area both have Godiva belgian chocolate. So does Clemens. No one has choc/choc hearts, not even Shop-Rite (they had vanilla/choc caramel hearts). When the stores had it, it was just a few and not for long, which leads me to believe that they stopped stocking it because it didn't sell many because they weren't stocking many.

03-18-2005, 07:49 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Godiva website only lists the Godiva ice cream boutiques for any zip code. ccpanel, did you try emailing Godiva? Can't hurt. I noticed that when I Googled Godiva ice cream this thread comes up on the first page. Is that how you found us? Welcome to the Cellar however you got here. After dessert stick around for the floorshow. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-19-2005, 12:04 AM	#12
ccpanel Neophyte-in-training Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3	belgian godiva i emailed tech and got a chat line. they sent me a phone number dedicated to ice cream. they signed me up for mail and she said she ouwl email me if she foudna place. long process. and yes-i found you by google. and hey-im in nor-cal-chico. where all you at that your safeway has godiva belgian. and BTW-my albertsons/raleys neither of them has any godiva at all. safeway has godiva somthing else(forget cause dont like it) but its only one flavour instead of 3 used to be belgian and somthing and rasberry. now only the other-some kind of vanilla mix. thanks

03-25-2005, 02:35 PM	#13
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	I have discovered the culprit, at least on the East Coast. It is, as I suspected, a distributor issue. The local stores all get Godiva ice cream through the company formerly known as Richfood, and they don't carry that flavor. Ironically, the company which now owns Richfood is a client of the company I work at. This does not mean I have any influence whatsoever, unless I care to go directly into their production datab...err, no, that would be wrong. And more to the point probably wouldn't work and would get me fired if caught. Oh well.

03-28-2005, 02:48 AM	#14
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	First,, fill out one of those comment cards at your grocery store or just mail the manager a letter saying you want them to carry it. That actually worked for me- they even sent me a letter back in the mail. Also, go on the company's website and find a way to contact them. Email them, ask them who their distributor is, let them know that their product isn't available anymore where you used to buy it. Email the distributor too. I did this when I couldn't find Cape Cod chips in the convenience stores anymore. I think the company got pissed at their distributor, because the poor guy called me, reassured me that he would keep them well stocked, he even asked me what flavors I'm looking for. He also mentioned that it would be nice if I me to let the company know that he called and that he was working to fix the situation. Well, now I can get Cape Cod chips at any convenience store on the island, and my local grocery store now keeps ostrich and duck in stock

03-28-2005, 02:05 PM	#15
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	The plot sickens. Clemens says they can't get it because Richfood doesn't have that flavor. The company which bought Richfood has responded to my inquiry by saying they don't distribute Godiva at all; it must be another distributor and I should ask Clemens about it. It's the old runaround!

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