COMPANY·HISTORIES
SIC 2024

Ice Cream, Bulk and Packaged

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

34companies1892–1997founding years34still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironment
FoundedInternational Multifoods CorporationFoundedInternational Multifoods Corporation
1892
FoundedVienna Sausage Manufacturing Co.
1893
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
FoundedK & B Inc.
1905
1908
TechnologyThe Ford Model T brings the automobile to the middle class.
FoundedMars, Inc.
1911
1913
EconomyThe Federal Reserve is created.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedLand O'Lakes, Inc.
1921
FoundedEskimo Pie Corporation
1922
FoundedDean Foods Company
1925
FoundedSüdzucker AG
1926
FoundedDreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc.
1928
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression begins.
FoundedBroughton Foods Co.
1933
EconomyNew Deal reforms reshape banking and industry.
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long postwar expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented at Bell Labs.
FoundedSchwan's Sales Enterprises, Inc.
1948
1956
EconomyThe Interstate Highway program remakes commerce.
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
1970
EnvironmentThe EPA is founded; environmental regulation expands.
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; Nasdaq opens.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins with the Altair.
FoundedBen & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.
1978
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher.
FoundedTCBY Enterprises Inc.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
FoundedTLC Beatrice International Holdings, Inc.
1983
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall 22% in a single day.
FoundedSuiza Foods Corporation
1988
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
FoundedGood Humor-Breyers Ice Cream Company
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
FoundedDiageo plc
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
2001
EconomyThe September 11 attacks; a recession follows.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 begin to take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

International Multifoods Corporation →
Active · founded 1892
International Multifoods Corporation was once known as one of the "Big Three" in U.S.
International Multifoods Corporation →
Active · founded 1892
International Multifoods Corporation was once known as one of the "Big Three" in U.S.
Vienna Sausage Manufacturing Co. →
Active · founded 1893
Vienna Sausage Manufacturing Co.
Vienna Sausage Manufacturing Co. →
Active · founded 1893
Vienna Sausage Manufacturing Co.
K & B Inc. →
Active · founded 1905
K & B Inc.
K & B Inc. →
Active · founded 1905
K & B Inc.
Mars, Inc. →
Active · founded 1911
Mars, Inc.
Mars, Inc. →
Active · founded 1911
Mars, Inc.
Land O'Lakes, Inc. →
Active · founded 1921
Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Land O'Lakes, Inc. →
Active · founded 1921
Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Eskimo Pie Corporation →
Active · founded 1922
Having celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1996, the Eskimo Pie Corporation boasts one of the best-known names in the…
Eskimo Pie Corporation →
Active · founded 1922
Having celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1996, the Eskimo Pie Corporation boasts one of the best-known names in the…
Dean Foods Company →
Active · founded 1925
Through thoughtful acquisitions and careful financial management, Dean Foods Company has grown from a small regional…
Dean Foods Company →
Active · founded 1925
Through thoughtful acquisitions and careful financial management, Dean Foods Company has grown from a small regional…
Südzucker AG →
Active · founded 1926 · Germany
Südzucker AG is the largest sugar producer in the European Union (EU) with an annual production of three million metric…
Südzucker AG →
Active · founded 1926 · Germany
Südzucker AG is the largest sugar producer in the European Union (EU) with an annual production of three million metric…
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. →
Active · founded 1928
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc.
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. →
Active · founded 1928
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc.
Broughton Foods Co. →
Active · founded 1933
Broughton Foods Co.
Broughton Foods Co. →
Active · founded 1933
Broughton Foods Co.
Schwan's Sales Enterprises, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
A highly successful dairy and frozen food company, Schwan's Sales Enterprises, Inc.
Schwan's Sales Enterprises, Inc. →
Active · founded 1948
A highly successful dairy and frozen food company, Schwan's Sales Enterprises, Inc.
Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. →
Active · founded 1978
Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.
Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. →
Active · founded 1978
Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.
TCBY Enterprises Inc. →
Active · founded 1981
TCBY Enterprises Inc.
TCBY Enterprises Inc. →
Active · founded 1981
TCBY Enterprises Inc.
TLC Beatrice International Holdings, Inc. →
Active · founded 1983
TLC Beatrice International Holdings, Inc.
TLC Beatrice International Holdings, Inc. →
Active · founded 1983
TLC Beatrice International Holdings, Inc.
Suiza Foods Corporation →
Active · founded 1988
Suiza Foods Corporation has seemingly come out of nowhere to become one of the leading fresh milk and dairy food…
Suiza Foods Corporation →
Active · founded 1988
Suiza Foods Corporation has seemingly come out of nowhere to become one of the leading fresh milk and dairy food…
Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream Company →
Active · founded 1993
In 1993 Good Humor and Breyers Ice Cream, two companies famous for their ice cream and frozen novelty dessert products,…
Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream Company →
Active · founded 1993
In 1993 Good Humor and Breyers Ice Cream, two companies famous for their ice cream and frozen novelty dessert products,…
Diageo plc →
Active · founded 1997 · United Kingdom
Diageo plc is a world leader in branded food and drinks.
Diageo plc →
Active · founded 1997 · United Kingdom
Diageo plc is a world leader in branded food and drinks.
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