Hy-Vee earned its second Guinness World Record title in 2021, last week, by creating the largest ice cream sandwich in its Plattsmouth, Nebraska store. The record kicked off its commitment to donate 5 million meals to help families in need across the Midwest this holiday season.
The ice cream sandwich weighed in at 2,960 pounds. After being certified by a Guinness World Records adjudicator, it was divided up and donated to the Food Bank of Lincoln and Food Bank for the Heartland, which together provide food assistance to more than 100 counties across Nebraska and Iowa.
It took 30 Hy-Vee employees five hours to create the ice cream sandwich which was assembled with 32 2-foot by 3-foot cookies and 182 14-pound cylinders of ice cream into a sandwich that measured 35 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 11 inches high. It was transported to a nearby cooperative for official weighing.
“We are thrilled to have achieved this GUINNESS WORLD RECORD title today, but most importantly, we want to create awareness about hunger across our community,” said Jeff Quandt, district vice president in Hy-Vee’s west region, in a statement. “At Hy-Vee, we are currently raising funds to donate 5 million meals to help families who are food insecure this holiday season. We hope this record-breaking ice cream sandwich draws attention to the cause, as well as helps local food banks who are assisting those in need.”
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