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    Farm Name Perry's Ice Cream
    Rating (4)          Perrys

    Location Akron, NY
    Products Ice Cream
    Market Area NY, PN, OH, New England
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    Perry's purchases their milk from a farmer-owned cooperative, made up of family farmers, in New York. Local ice cream from local milk distributed regionally. They write…

    Perry's manufactures their own brand of ice cream for retail grocery, convenience stores, schools and institutions. Our products are packaged in retail containers such as pints, quarts, "sqrounds", and as ice cream novelties such as cones, bars and sandwiches. In addition to our own brand, we manufacture similar formats on a contract basis for other companies servicing similar channels of trade.

    Perry's began offering organic ice cream in 2008, under its own label, supplied solely by long time milk supplier partner, Upstate Farms, a cooperative. Perry's organic ice creams are carefully crafted, one batch at a time to give consumers all the creaminess and taste you would expect from Perry's with all natural, USDA approved organic ingredients.

    Perry's brand is delivered in a portion of the US representing less than 2% of the total US Market. The ice cream category is projected to grow at about 1.7% annually through 2010. Growth in the global marketplace is expected to exceed 3%. Perry's is annually the market share leader in Western New York in ice cream and sherbet sales. With our tradition of quality, consumers expect Perry's to deliver a superior tasting, creamier product than our competitors offers. Based on our sales leadership, we deliver against those high expectations.

     

    Criteria Points Comments
    Ownership Structure 80 Family Business
    Milk Supply 70 Upstate Farms
    Disclosure of Information for Verification 100 Full and Open Disclosure
    Certifier farms 90 Various
    Certifier processing 75 QAI
    Cows on pasture time/acreage provided 75 As Per USDA regs
    Health and longevity of cows 90 Farms recently transitioned to organic
    Replacement animals only from organic farms 75 As per USDA regs
    Antibiotics used on young cattle 100 Never
    Reproductive hormones used 50 Occasional oxytocin use
    Farm support oversight 90 All Dairies visited regularly by staff
    Outside dairy ingredients purchased 70 Reputable supplier
    TOTAL SCORE 965 FOUR COWS (Excellent)