Tillamook Ice Cream – the fastest-growing family size ice cream brand in the United States according to Circana sales data – is now officially in production at the new Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) manufacturing facility in Decatur, Illinois.

As TCCA’s first owned-and-operated manufacturing site outside of Oregon, the production facility opening marks a key milestone in the 116-year-old farmer-owned co-op’s national expansion.

“This is an exciting step forward for our co-op, and we are energized by the new opportunities that the Decatur manufacturing plant opens for TCCA,” said David Booth, president and CEO of TCCA. “Decatur offers strategic access to our growing customer and consumer base, and we hope this new production facility will help enable Tillamook to become the ice cream of choice for consumers in the Eastern United States.”

The new Decatur facility represents a significant investment in TCCA’s growth strategy and expansion plans as demand for Tillamook products continues to rise across the country. 

According to Circana data (Total U.S. MULO) 4.4 million consumers have purchased Tillamook Ice Cream since 2021, including more than 1 million new consumers purchasing in 2024 alone – driving Tillamook Ice Cream dollar sales growth by over 13% in a single year. 

More than 600,000 of those new consumers are from the Eastern United States.

“Our Decatur plant is expected to deliver 15.5 million gallons of ice cream as production scales,” said Mike Bever, executive vice president and chief supply chain officer of TCCA. “The Decatur plant is well equipped to serve our valued customers with increased production capacity, while driving supply chain efficiency from the plant to a growing footprint of national and regional retail outlets.”

Upon opening, the new Tillamook production facility has created 50 new jobs in the Decatur area, with plans to expand the workforce as production scales. 

In alignment with the co-op’s commitment to community enrichment, TCCA and the project’s general contractor, JP Cullen, committed $50,000 in donations to four Decatur area non-profits.  

About Tillamook County Creamery Association
Founded in 1909 as a farmer-owned cooperative, Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) is a Certified B Corporation (B Corp™) and prides itself on its commitment to bringing to market the most consistent, best tasting, highest quality dairy products possible. Guided by the belief that everyone deserves real food that makes them feel good every day, Tillamook's internationally recognized, award-winning cheese, as well as exceptional ice cream, butter, cream cheese, yogurt, sour cream and frozen meals, are made with unwavering values that never sacrifice or compromise quality for profit. TCCA is owned by a group of farming families, primarily based in Tillamook County, Oregon. TCCA operates production facilities in Tillamook and Boardman, Oregon, and Decatur, Illinois, and employs more than 1,100 team members. The Tillamook Creamery is the largest tourist attraction on the coast of Oregon and one of the most popular in the state, attracting more than one million visitors each year.