- Perry's Ice Cream
Perry's Ice Cream, virtually unknown outside of western New York, is an
ice cream manufacturer located in Akron,New York .In the company's early days, it used hand
cranks ,ice andsalt tubfreezers , and horse-drawn deliverywagons in 1918. The company has over 325 employees and distributes its products toNew York ,Pennsylvania , andOhio .The company uses
polypropylene film to package its ice cream sandwiches to improve the "shelf appeal and freezer endurance" of its products.External links
* [http://www.perrysicecream.com Perry's Ice Cream]
References
* [http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/1998/05/04/story2.html Business First of Buffalo - May 1, 1998 - "Here's the scoop: hot ice cream sales," by David Troester]
* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3301/is_n12_v97/ai_19043776 Perry's Ice Cream Co., Inc.: MESing with your plant - Computer Integrated Manufacturing for Process software system - manufacturing execution system - includes related article on software system implementation. Dairy Foods, Nov. 1996 by Jack Mans]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4358/is_200304/ai_n15208390 Perry's launches indiscretions. (New Products). Frozen Food Age, April, 2003] Company launches superpremium line of ice cream.
* [http://industries.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?promo=50002&docid=103919 bnet.com - Case Study: Perry's Ice Cream] Discusses using film rather than paper for packaging ice cream novelties.
* [http://www.exxonmobilchemical.com/Public_PA/WorldwideEnglish/Newsroom/Newsreleases/chem_nr_110402_3.asp Exxon Mobil Chemical - New Packaging for Perry's Ice Cream Sandwiches] Plastic manufacturer discusses Perry's use of polypropylene film for packaging ice cream sandwiches]
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