Perry\u2019s Ice Cream began in 1918 when H. Morton Perry purchased a small dairy in Akron, NY. He\u00a0delivered fresh milk by horse and wagon every day until 1932 when the Akron High School asked if he\u00a0could supply ice cream to their school. Excited by the prospect of growing the company during the\u00a0Great Depression, Morton used a family recipe for ice cream that his mother had given him. Batches\u00a0were crafted one at a time and slow cooked for an exceptionally creamy texture and taste, the same\u00a0way we still make them today. As demand increased, bulk ice cream was delivered to stores and\u00a0restaurants in and around Akron.<\/p>\n
A few decades later, we had outgrown our original location and constructed a new state-of-the-art\u00a0production and office facility. With a manufacturing capacity of six million gallons a year, three times\u00a0greater than the original plant, we were prepared to exceed the expectations of our growing\u00a0customers.<\/p>\n
Over the years we have continued to add technology and improve our ice cream production but we\u00a0remained true to our founder\u2019s recipe. The perfect batch of Perry\u2019s ice cream comes from fresh milk\u00a0and cream, blended with the finest ingredients, packaged, and delivered by skilled people.<\/p>\n
Today we are one of the largest ice cream manufacturing plants in New York State. With over 300 associates, we make approximately 500 different items totaling over 12 million gallons per year. Through our partnership with the Orthodox Union, all of our ice cream flavors are kosher certified, except Bubblegum.<\/p>\n
The most challenging part of maintaining our OU program is managing the documentation. This\u00a0laborious task involves obtaining copies of kosher certificates for every ingredient we use and\u00a0maintaining certifications for all of our finished products. \u201cEvery time we get a new ingredient we\u00a0need to make sure it\u2019s kosher, but you can\u2019t tell just by looking at it whether it\u2019s kosher or not,\u201d says\u00a0Marcus Lovelace, Perry\u2019s Senior Food Technologist. \u201cBefore we can use an ingredient in a product,\u00a0even for a test, it needs to be on our Schedule A. This can be tricky; just because an ingredient is\u00a0kosher supervised does not mean it meets OU standards.\u201d<\/p>\n
Each year the process starts over as every ingredient certification must be updated; however,\u00a0previous experience and technological advancements make continuing the OU program easier every\u00a0year. Lovelace says, \u201cThis used to be far more difficult before computers when we had to use pen and\u00a0paper. We have a much quicker turn-around time now than we did even five or six years ago,\u00a0especially with great staff like Rabbi Heimowitz, Rabbi Coleman, and Debbie Kaufmann.\u201d<\/p>\n
All of the time and effort pays off for Perry\u2019s. Maintaining our OU program provides increased\u00a0marketability to both our customers and end consumers. We receive a lot of inquiries from our\u00a0customers and contract manufacturing partners about our kosher status. By being OU-certified, we\u00a0are able to gain more business and can continue to provide ice cream to people who follow kosher\u00a0dietary law.<\/p>\n
RABBI MICHOEL COLEMAN SERVES AS OU KOSHER RABBINIC COORDINATOR OF PERRY\u2019S ICE CREAM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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