Blue Bell: Could be “several months at minimum” before ice cream returns

Blue Bell Creameries says it will be several months before Blue Bell Ice Cream returns to store shelves. The extensive and detailed process of updating, cleaning and sanitizing our four production facilities, as well as training employees and implementing new programs and procedures, will take longer than we initially anticipated, the company said Thursday in a prepared statement posted on its website. Each facility will have its own timetable and production may resume at some locations before…