Perry's Ice Cream is an

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manufacturer located in

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. Perry's sells and distributes primarily to New York,

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, and

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History

Perry's Ice Cream was founded in 1918 by H. Morton Perry as Perry's Dairy, a dairy delivery business. The business would later supply ice cream to Akron High School starting in 1932. 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.

Thomas C. Perry Thomas Charles Perry (April 6, 1941 – June 4, 2017) was a politician and the former president and chairman of Perry's Ice Cream. Early life Thomas C. Perry was born on April 6, 1941, in Batavia, New York, the son of Esther Buchele and Marlo ...

, Marlo's son, became

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and president of the company in 1982, and chairman of the board in 1988, after his father died. In 1997 the company released the flavor "Zero Visibility" to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the

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. As of 2000, the company's CEO and President is Robert Denning, Thomas C. Perry's Son-in-Law. In 2016 the company exceeded $100 million in revenue for the first time ever. In 2018 Perry's celebrated its 100th anniversary. To celebrate, it re-released four retro flavors. The company recorded $100 million in sales for the year. In 2019 the company launched Perry's Oats Cream, an

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based product line. That same year, it expanded distribution to

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Present day

As of 2022 the company has 370 employees. It is a fourth generation family-owned and operated business. The company claims to have over 130 flavors of ice cream, sherbet, and

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. It has partnered with several sports teams, including the

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, and

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, to produce novelty ice cream flavors. Nearly all

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used comes from

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in western New York.

Awards

* 2019: Plant of the Year, Dairy Food Magazine

External links

References

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