SKOWHEGAN – Gifford’s Ice Cream announced that it has added several new high-profile distribution locations for its product, including the United Nations.

Gifford’s said its new accounts also include Bloomingdale’s, Lord & Taylor, Rutgers and Columbia universities, and New York City’s Del Frisco’s Steakhouse locations.

Gifford’s Ice Cream is sold at several thousand retail stores and ice cream stands throughout New England, New York and New Jersey. The company said it continues to see “robust growth” of 7 percent to 10 percent, “particularly notable news in today’s economic climate.”