Irvine Robbins, 90; co-founder of the Baskin- Robbins ice cream empire

Irvine Robbins, co-founder of Baskin-Robbins whose penchant for creating unusual ice cream flavors helped push post-World War II America far beyond its chocolate-vanilla-strawberry tastes, has died. He was 90.

By Valerie J. Nelson

May 7, 2008