Wells Enterprises shared plans for the expansion of its Dunkirk, N.Y. ice cream manufacturing facility, during a celebration event. The expansion underscores the company’s commitment to long-term growth and leadership in the ice cream category. The project was slated for a $250M investment, but the company announced that it increased to $425M and will create 270 new jobs in the Dunkirk community.

 

You won't find any fancy feeder hoppers or blenders in Praline's Inc.'s Wallingford, Conn., ice cream processing, distribution and headquarters facility. The company believes that the old-fashioned methods still yield the best-tasting ice cream. So plant employees start with a high-quality base, then mix in the variegates and inclusions by hand.

Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 871 million pounds, 0.3 percent above September 2011 but 1.9 percent below August 2012.