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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Ice cream, frozen yogurt, sorbet |
Founded | 1918 |
Headquarters | Akron, New York, United States |
Area served | New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland |
Key people | Thomas C. Perry |
Products | Ice cream, novelties |
Services | Ice cream manufacturer and distributor |
Number of employees | 370 |
Website | www |
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]
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]
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]
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