Fieldbrook Farms
Encyclopedia
Fieldbrook Farms is the brand name of Fieldbrook Foods Corporation, a $100 million manufacturer of private label
ice cream
and frozen desserts based out of Dunkirk, New York
.
. The company was renamed Fieldbrook Farms.
On December 16, 1997, Fieldbrook Farms acquired the assets of Deering Ice Cream, which was founded in 1886, and on May 3, 1999, Fieldbrook Farms acquired the ice cream production assets of Kinnett Dairy which was founded in 1908.
, sherbet
& sorbet, sandwiches, IC/Fudge Bars, Ice Pops, juice & fruit bars, cones, cups and sorbet bars.
and Europe
. It manufactures retail and food service items for both national and regional brands for distribution in over 30,000 outlets.
Private label
Private label products or services are typically those manufactured or provided by one company for offer under another company's brand. Private label goods and services are available in a wide range of industries from food to cosmetics to web hosting...
ice cream
Ice cream
Ice cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners...
and frozen desserts based out of Dunkirk, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
History
The company was founded by William J. Wells in 1914 under the name Dunkirk Ice Cream. It was family-owned and operated until 1996, when the company was acquired by a group of investors led by James J. GrecoJames J. Greco
James Joseph Greco is an American businessman and entrepreneur. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the restaurant group Le Duff America, a bakery café chain headquartered in Burlington, Vermont; Dallas, Texas; and Toronto, Canada.-Early Years and Personal Life:Greco was born in...
. The company was renamed Fieldbrook Farms.
On December 16, 1997, Fieldbrook Farms acquired the assets of Deering Ice Cream, which was founded in 1886, and on May 3, 1999, Fieldbrook Farms acquired the ice cream production assets of Kinnett Dairy which was founded in 1908.
Key Management
- Kenneth A. Johnson - President and Chief Financial Officer
- Jim Masood - Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing
- Ron Odebralski - Controller
- Kevin Grismore - Operations Manager
Products Produced
Fieldbrook Farms produces more than 1,500 varieties of packaged frozen desserts, ice cream and novelties. These products include, ice cream, frozen yogurtFrozen yogurt
Frozen yogurt is a frozen dessert containing yogurt or other dairy products. It is slightly more tart than ice cream, as well as lower in fat...
, sherbet
Sherbet
Sherbet may refer to:- Foodstuffs :* Sherbert , an effervescent drink or a fizzy powder sweet, chiefly UK* Sherbert, an American term for a frozen dessert like sorbet, but containing a small amount of dairy...
& sorbet, sandwiches, IC/Fudge Bars, Ice Pops, juice & fruit bars, cones, cups and sorbet bars.
Key Facts
Fieldbrook Farms is the largest ice cream/novelty plant east of the Mississippi, and one of the largest in the US. It is the largest customer label supplier in the east. Fieldbrook Farms supplies store brands to over 7,000 supermarkets in the US, CaribbeanCaribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. It manufactures retail and food service items for both national and regional brands for distribution in over 30,000 outlets.