Stewart’s Shops is launching a special on Fridays in February.
The Ballston Spa, New York-based convenience-store chain’s Fritter Friday deal, starting Feb. 2, is a gooey, fruity and glazed apple pastry for $1.99.
“It’s the perfect combo with a cup of hot coffee, cold brew, iced coffee or Stewart’s best milk in New York State, a designation earned at the New York State Fair,” the company said.
Renaming Ice Cream
In other news, Stewart’s Shops is helping Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, kick off its bicentennial year by renaming its Fireworks ice cream flavor Quantum Freeze starting Feb. 5.
Named in reference to the institute’s newly installed IBM Quantum System One computer, which can reach temperatures colder than outer space, it’s the first-ever deployment of an IBM Quantum System One on a university campus.
Quantum Freeze ice cream features a tart cherry swirl and red and blue Pop Rocks in vanilla ice cream. In November, institute students, faculty, staff and alumni submitted more than 500 names for the ice cream, and Quantum Freeze won.
- Stewart's Shops is No. 23 on CSP’s 2023 Top 202 ranking of U.S. c-store chains by number of company-owned retail outlets.
“The name Quantum Freeze is quite fitting for this moment,” said Martin A. Schmidt, the institute’s president. “It reflects both how far we’ve come as an institution and the exciting era of discovery ahead of us that will include quantum computing and much more. I’m pleased that people from our community will soon be able to go into their local Stewart’s Shop, get a scoop or two of Quantum Freeze and celebrate the moment with us.”
Customers can enjoy Quantum Freeze at Stewart’s Shops throughout New York’s Capital Region.
“We are honored to partner with RPI on such an important milestone for the institution,” said Stewart’s Shops marketing director Bill Majewski. “Stewart’s strives to be part of the fabric of the communities we serve, and Rensselaer has been nurturing future leaders for generations.”
Founded in 1945, Stewart’s Shops is an employee- and family-owned c-store chain known for its milk, ice cream, coffee, Easy Food meals and other convenience items. There are 357 Stewart’s Shops in upstate New York and southern Vermont.
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