Yarnell Ice Cream Company is a privately owned and operated manufacturer of Yarnell's brand

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and sherbet products. Founded in 1932, the company's corporate headquarters are located along the east side of Spring Park in downtown Searcy,

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, with 11 branch operations throughout three states. It was the only company that produced ice cream in Arkansas. The company commands a large portion of the market share, competing against national and regional brands such as

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. Klinke Brothers Ice Cream Company in

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originally made the "Angel Food" brand products. The Angel Food ice cream differed in texture as it was not slushy which was the norm at the time. In 2006,Yarnell's takes over Angel Food
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''. July 10, 2006. Retrieved on June 3, 2013. it had discontinued manufacturing the product,Klinke Brothers’ iconic ice cream tub changed to Baskin-Robbins
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''. July 27, 2009. Retrieved on June 3, 2013. and licensed the brand to Yarnell's. The ''

'' stated that "The Angel Food brand has been a longtime best seller in Tennessee, Mississippi and southwest Kentucky." Klinke Brothers began focusing more on its

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franchising operations. Yarnell Ice Cream Co. ceased operations on June 30, 2011. In November of that year, Chicago-based snack manufacturer Schulze & Burch Biscuit Co. bought everything from recipes to its real estate for roughly $1.3 million in a

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auction. Yarnell's resumed operations under its new management in April 2012. Mitchell Evans is the Vice President of Operations. In June 2020,

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-based Turkey Hill entered into an agreement to purchase Yarnell's production facility in Searcy as part of the company's market expansion, while also continuing to produce Yarnell-branded products.Turkey Hill acquires ice cream production facility from Yarnell Ice Cream
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* "It’s the Downhome Goodness."

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accessed 22 June 2007. * Watkins, Warren. "Very Important Ice Cream."

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