Since 1894, Hershey’s® Ice Cream has made real ice cream and frozen treats with cream as its number-one ingredient, using locally sourced dairy from farms in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and New York. The Pennsylvania-based company supplies independent stores and other partners across the United States, including more than 33,000 stores in 39 states, while offering specialized programs such as Smart Snacks for schools. Its history is paired with practical sustainability measures, including recycling all industrial waste and using electric cold-plate technology in 95% of its truck fleet.
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Valley Dairy RestaurantsValley Dairy Restaurants operates a Pennsylvania restaurant chain and makes its own premium ice cream, a tradition that began with the first Valley Dairy Restaurant in 1938. Its ice-cream heritage goes back to Joseph A. Greubel, who began commercial production in Derry in 1884; Fairview Dairy in Windber, purchased in 1946, remains the home of Valley Dairy ice cream. The company says its ice cream is made with fresh ingredients and is sold through its restaurants and select distributors.LATROBE, PA
Hall's Ice CreamFounded in 1947 when John Allen Hall made ice cream for his wedding, Hall’s Ice Cream still produces its original-recipe ice cream and sherbet beside the family farm in Millerstown, Pennsylvania. One of Central Pennsylvania’s last remaining family ice cream businesses, Hall’s makes its products in small 10-gallon batches and serves them in an old-fashioned parlor as well as through stores and restaurants across the region. The recipes and process have remained essentially unchanged since the company began.MILLERSTOWN, PA
Urban ChurnRooted in a family memory of homemade ice cream, Harrisburg-based Urban Churn handcrafts small-batch ice cream with Pennsylvania grass-fed dairy and natural ingredients. Its 16% butterfat base and globally inspired flavors—from baklava to seasonal sweet potato casserole—give the four Central Pennsylvania shops a distinctly adventurous character, while PA Preferred certification ties the creamery to local farmers and suppliers. Urban Churn also extends its scoop-making to custom desserts, catering, wholesale, and community fundraising.MECHANICSBURG, PA
Perry’s Ice Cream Co., IncFounded in Akron, New York, in 1918 by H. Morton Perry, Perry’s Ice Cream is a fourth-generation, family-owned and operated ice cream maker and frozen-food distributor. Its signature ice cream follows a family recipe and slow-cooked process, and the company also contract-manufactures frozen desserts for partner brands.AKRON, NY