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Perry's Ice Cream

Perry's Ice Cream is an ice cream manufacturer located in Akron, New York.[1] Perry's sells and distributes primarily to New York, Western Pennsylvania, New England, and Northeast Ohio.[2]

History

Perry's Ice Cream was founded in 1918 by H. Morton Perry as Perry's Dairy, a dairy delivery business.[3] The business would later supply ice cream to Akron High School starting in 1932.[3][4] In 1940 H. Morton Perry and his son, Marlo, were able to purchase a Buffalo ice cream maker and began to expand their distribution into Akron.[4]

Thomas C. Perry, Marlo's son, became CEO and president of the company in 1982, and chairman of the board in 1988, after his father died.[4]

In 1997 the company released the flavor "Zero Visibility" to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Blizzard of 1977.[5]

As of 2000, the company's CEO and President is Robert Denning, Thomas C. Perry's Son-in-Law.[4][6]

In 2016 the company exceeded $100 million in revenue for the first time ever.[7]

In 2018 Perry's celebrated its 100th anniversary. To celebrate, it re-released four retro flavors.[8][7][9] The company recorded $100 million in sales for the year.[6]

In 2019 the company launched Perry's Oats Cream, an oat milk based product line.[6][10] That same year, it expanded distribution to North Carolina.[11]

Present day

As of 2022 the company has 370 employees.[12] It is a fourth generation family-owned and operated business.[6]

The company claims to have over 130 flavors of ice cream, sherbet, and frozen yogurt.[3] It has partnered with several sports teams, including the Buffalo Bills,[13] Buffalo Sabres,[14] Cleveland Guardians,[15] and Columbus Blue Jackets,[16] to produce novelty ice cream flavors. Nearly all milk used comes from dairy farms in western New York.[12][17]

Awards

External links

References

  1. ^ Cheema, Ramish (December 29, 2022). "15 Largest Ice Cream Companies In the World". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "History". Perry's Ice Cream.
  3. ^ a b c Carter, Megan (July 8, 2022). "Perry's Ice Cream in Western New York Is Expanding". 106.5 WYRK. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d Anderson, Dale (June 7, 2017). "Thomas C. Perry, 76, led expansion of Perry's Ice Cream". Buffalo News. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Perry's Ice Cream brings back Zero Visibility to commemorate the Blizzard of '77". WKBW 7 News Buffalo. January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e Kline, Allissa (December 20, 2019). "Perry's Ice Cream growing its footprint, refreshing brand". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Schuhmacher, Tracy. "Four retro Perry's flavors from years past hit stores this month". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  8. ^ "Perry's Ice Cream Celebrates 100th Year with Release of Limited-Edition Retro Flavors". Perry's Ice Cream. March 20, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  9. ^ Miner, Dan (March 23, 2018). "At 100 years old, Perry's Ice Cream business expanding rapidly". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  10. ^ "Perry's Ice Cream launches dairy-free Oat Cream". WKBW 7 News Buffalo. April 10, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  11. ^ Miner, Dan (September 24, 2019). "Perry's Ice Cream pushes into new territory as business continues to build". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  12. ^ a b Robinson, David (November 9, 2022). "Perry's Ice Cream is spending $18 million to expand in Akron". Buffalo News. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  13. ^ Reyes, Anthony (November 30, 2021). "'Hey-Ey-Sundae!' launched by Perry's Ice Cream in partnership with the Buffalo Bills". WKBW 7 News Buffalo. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  14. ^ Schuhmacher, Tracy. "Hockey season is here and so is a new ice cream from Perry's: 'Let's Dough Buffalo!'". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  15. ^ "Perry's Ice Cream teams up with Cleveland Indians". wgrz.com. March 29, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  16. ^ "CBJ, Perry's Ice Cream announce multiyear partnership and custom flavor". NHL.com. November 4, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  17. ^ "Perry's Ice Cream celebrates 100 years". wgrz.com. November 13, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2023.


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