Dupon USA designs and manufactures ice cream filling machinery, hardening equipment, baked products, and packaging for producers ranging from small batches to industrial lines. The Columbus-based operation is part of the family-owned D’Hoore Group, whose ice cream-cone roots reach back to Italy in the early 19th century, and now operates three U.S. production plants spanning more than 600,000 square feet. Its equipment scales from 1,800 to more than 45,000 products per hour, while its North American bakeries produce more than 2.5 billion cones and sandwiches annually across the broader network.
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DariFillFormed in 2003 to serve the ice cream industry, DariFill designs and builds filling, packaging, and cartoning equipment for ice cream novelties. The Westerville, Ohio company also supplies compatible packaging and ingredients, helps customers find contract manufacturing capacity, and supports its machines with technicians and engineers whose combined equipment-design and support experience exceeds 200 years.WESTERVILLE, OH
Joy Baking GroupIndependent and 100% employee-owned, Joy Baking Group grew from a family cone business founded in 1918 into a company with more than a century of baking history. Its nearly 1,000 employee-owners produce ice cream cones for food service, retail, and industrial customers from four facilities serving North America.HERMITAGE, PA
Velvet Ice CreamFrom a basement confectionery in 1914 to more than five million gallons a year, Velvet Ice Cream makes premium ice cream in Utica, Ohio, still using the recipe Joseph Dager developed at the company’s founding. The family-owned business is now led by fourth-generation sisters Luconda and Joanne Dager and remains closely tied to Ye Olde Mill, its longtime home and visitor destination. Velvet distributes throughout the Midwest while welcoming more than 150,000 visitors annually to its headquarters.UTICA, OH
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, IncWith nearly a century of U.S. ice cream experience, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream is the American arm of global ice cream group Froneri. Based in the Bay Area, the company employs more than 2,400 people and makes frozen treats for consumers across the United States, including its well-known Häagen-Dazs brand.LAUREL, MD