Out of bankruptcy with a new owner that allowed "The Ice Cream of the Future" to live on for another day, the revitalized Dippin' Dots brand is making an ambitious move toward the school cafeteria with a healthier, fat-free product, the Wall Street Journal reported today. This spring, Dippin’ Dots plans to introduce its vanilla-and-chocolate YoDots line, which is made with nonfat yogurt and has only 70 calories per three-ounce pack. A five-ounce serving of the traditional Dippin’ Dots has about 10 grams of fat. Dippin’ Dots, which sells the bulk of its product through 1,400 "direct accounts" for spots like amusements parks, zoos and baseball stadiums, is not the only company to try to use healthy options to find stable financial footing after a chapter 11 reorganization. Mall food court fixture Sbarro, which emerged from bankruptcy protection in late 2011, recently rolled out its 270-calorie Skinny Slice. And buyers who offered to pay $410 million for the beloved Twinkies’ network of bakeries said that they could unveil “more health-conscious” versions of the spongy gold snack cake.
