# Perry's Ice Cream

> Perry's Ice Cream is a fourth-generation, family-owned frozen-dessert company in Akron, New York. What looks like a regional consumer brand is also a cold-chain operator and contract manufacturer: Perry's sells premium ice cream and novelties, distributes frozen products across more than 100,000 square miles, and manufactures for partners whose products reach more than 35 countries. Its edge combines a slow-cooked, vat-pasteurized recipe, local milk, prolific flavor development, direct store delivery and flexible production across dairy and non-dairy formats.

- **Founded:** 1918
- **Headquarters:** Akron, New York, United States
- **Founders:** H. Morton Perry (Founder)
- **Team size:** More than 400 employees across New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
- **Products:** Perry's branded frozen desserts, Wholesale and scoop-shop supply, Frozen-food distribution, Contract manufacturing, Direct-to-consumer online store
- **Notable:** Surpassed 100 years as a family-owned business in 2018., Named Dairy Foods' 2019 Plant of the Year after an industry vote., Built a direct-store-delivery footprint covering more than 100,000 square miles.

## Products & services

- **Perry's branded frozen desserts** — Premium ice cream, Extra Indulgent pints and bars, sherbet, sorbet, frozen yogurt, dairy-free desserts and scoop-shop formats, with more than 75 offerings marketed across the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions.
- **Wholesale and scoop-shop supply** — Retail packages, three-gallon tubs, novelties and merchandising support for grocers, restaurants and independent scoop shops, supported by direct store delivery.
- **Frozen-food distribution** — Cold-chain warehousing, transportation and direct store delivery for more than 40 partner brands across a service area exceeding 100,000 square miles.
- **Contract manufacturing** — Product development and production for dairy ice cream, sorbet, frozen yogurt, sherbet and oat- or almond-based desserts in pints, quarts, family sizes, three-gallon tubs, sandwiches and extruded bars.
- **Direct-to-consumer online store** — Shipped ice cream, pints, novelty products and three-gallon tubs sold through Perry's ecommerce store.
- **2026 flavor portfolio** — New retail and scoop-shop releases include Ice Cream Cake, Super Villain, Candy Bash Bars, Berry Me In Cheesecake, Rocky Mountain Raspberry Bars, Prickly Pear Lime, Tropical Chili Lime and Cherry Chip Oats Cream.

## Achievements

- Surpassed 100 years as a family-owned business in 2018.
- Named Dairy Foods' 2019 Plant of the Year after an industry vote.
- Built a direct-store-delivery footprint covering more than 100,000 square miles.
- Contract-manufactured products supplied to more than 35 countries.
- Completed an $18 million, 20,000-square-foot novelty-production expansion in 2024, retaining 370 jobs and committing to create up to 15 more.
- Reached No. 23 among U.S. ice-cream brands in company-cited 2025 Nielsen data.
- Maintains SQF Level 3 certification and organic- and kosher-certified production capabilities.
- Sour Buddie Bars and Red Velvet received innovation honors at an International Dairy Foods Association Ice Cream Technology Conference.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Introduced scoop-shop exclusives Prickly Pear Lime, Tropical Chili Lime and dairy-free Cherry Chip Oats Cream.
- **2026-04** — Expanded the Extra Indulgent line with Berry Me In Cheesecake pints and Rocky Mountain Raspberry bars.
- **2026-03** — Released Ice Cream Cake, Super Villain and Candy Bash Bars for retail.
- **2026-03** — Southern Tier Brewing launched Cheat Day Imperial Ale, the fourth beer collaboration inspired by Perry's flavors.
- **2025-05** — Introduced Nutty Sundae ice cream bars and three new scoop-shop flavors.
- **2024-06** — Completed a $18 million plant expansion and new extruded novelty line in Akron.
- **2024-06** — Partnered with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Bucco Batter, a custom team flavor.

## Links

- Website: https://www.perrysicecream.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/perry%27s-ice-cream/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/perrysicecream
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perrysicecream/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/perrysicecream/

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Last updated: 2026-08-13