In this article, we discuss the 5 biggest ice cream companies and brands in America. To read the market analysis of the ice cream industry, skip to the 15 Biggest Ice Cream Companies and Brands in America.
5. Perry’s Ice Cream
Perry’s Ice Cream is an ice cream company based in New York. It is a family-owned company that is currently run by the fourth generation of the family. The company offers ice cream, frozen yogurt, and sorbet.
Perry’s Ice Cream has around 320 employees and an average annual revenue of $76 million. The company is planning to expand its production and on November 9, it announced the addition of 20,000 square feet to its Akron manufacturing facility.
4. Crystal Creamery
Crystal Creamery was formerly known as Foster Farms Dairy and rebranded itself in 2013. It is headquartered in California and offers ice cream, milk, cheese, juices, and other dairy products. Moreover, the company also sells cakes, soups, and other snacks. Crystal Creamery celebrated its 120th anniversary in 2021.
At the end of 2021, Crystal Creamery had a revenue of $340 million and a revenue per-employee ratio of $377,777.
3. HP Hood LLC
HP Hood LLC is an American dairy company that owns several ice cream brands including Brigham’s Ice Cream. The company is privately owned by the Kaneb family and is one of America’s largest privately owned companies.
HP Hood LLC is planning to invest $360 million to construct a state-of-the-art dairy plant in Greenville. The company purchased 321 acres of property for the project and was expected to start operations in the fourth quarter of 2025. However, the company management announced that it has delayed the project by three to five years due to economic concerns.
HP Hood LLC has around 3000 employees and considering its 2021 revenue of $2.7 billion, the company’s revenue per employee ratio is around $899,700.
2. Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Inc.
Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Inc. is a California-based ice cream company that is a subsidiary of Froneri. It was owned by Nestle till 2020 and was sold to Froneri for $4 billion along with two other frozen dessert companies.
In January 2022, the company announced that it will hire more than 100 new employees and increase the minimum wage to $20 per hour. The hiring of new employees was a part of the company’s $145 million expansion plan for its production facility in Fort Wayne, announced in June 2021.
At the end of 2021, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream had a revenue of $1.6 billion and a revenue per employee ratio of $158,800 with over 10,000 employees.
1. Wells Enterprises, Inc.
Wells Enterprises, Inc. is an American ice cream manufacturer. It is the country’s largest family-owned ice cream manufacturer. The company owns Blue Bunny Ice Cream, Halo Top, Bomb Pop, Blue Ribbon Classics, and The Cheesecake Factory.
Wells Enterprises, Inc. notified that it will lay off around 319 employees by the end of 2022 at the company’s Dunkirk plant. According to the company, the layoffs are a result of “economic reasons.”
Wells Enterprises, Inc. had a revenue of $1.2 billion in 2021.
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