Independent 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.
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Dupon USADupon 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.COLUMBUS, OH
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
Bruster's Real Ice CreamFounded by Bruce Reed in Bridgewater in 1989, Bruster’s Real Ice Cream makes small-batch ice cream fresh each day in its shops. Its old-fashioned slow-kettle process and rotating collection of more than 150 handcrafted recipes give each independently owned location its own daily flavor lineup, while desserts such as handmade waffle cones and ice cream cakes are prepared in-house.GLEN BURNIE, MD
I. Rice & Company, IncFounded in 1884 by Isidore Rice, Philadelphia’s family-owned I. Rice & Company makes dessert and beverage ingredients and co-packs them for foodservice, bakery, and ice cream businesses. Now privately operated by the Kuhl and DiMedio families for more than 35 years, the company employs over 150 people and runs a 145,000-square-foot facility expanded in 2021. Its flexible production ranges from small artisan batches to industrial volumes, supported by more than two dozen kettles and capacity for over 2,400 active SKUs.PHILADELPHIA, PA