something that’s a national political question like that,” he added. “We’d never tie a flavor flippantly in with. In this instance, he said, the person putting together this month’s flavor list saw “National Pro-Life Cupcake Day” and “the pro-life part went apparently right over their head,” Feist said. 28, when Kopp’s will promote its Swiss chocolate flavor, and Halloween, when its jack-o-lantern flavor will be one of the flavors of the day. The company has removed the mention of 'National Pro-Life Cupcake Day' and the 'Hey Cupcake' flavor from its website, where a monthly 'flavor preview' highlights two new 'flavors of the day,' in addition to vanilla and chocolate.įeist told NBC News that the restaurant chain has long promoted custard flavors linked to celebrated days, such as National Chocolate Day on Oct.
any flavors we may link to a national holiday.” In the statement, Kopp’s pledged to “be more diligent in reviewing. Kopp’s issued the apology after angry customers called it to complain, according to Jeff Feist, the general manager of Kopp's Greenfield, Wisconsin, location.
