Dean Foods, Dallas, Texas, expanded its Friendly's brand to include new Cake Singles, which are individual ice cream cake cups inspired by the company's ice cream cakes.
The Friendly's Ice Cream business, under the ownership of Dean Foods Co., will continue to operate out of the facility in Wilbraham, Mass.
June 20, 2016
Friendly's Ice Cream, LLC, Wilbraham Mass., announced that it finalized the sale of its retail ice cream and manufacturing business to Dean Foods Co., Dallas, Texas.
Friendly's Ice Cream produces packaged ice cream and other frozen dessert products, including single-serve sundae cups, novelty items, cakes and rolls available in over 8,000 retail outlets.
May 10, 2016
Dean Foods Co., Dallas, Texas, agreed to acquire the manufacturing and retail ice cream business of Friendly's Ice Cream, LLC, Springfield, Mass.
Friendly's Ice Cream, LLC, the Wilbraham, Mass.-based operator of more than 355 Friendly's restaurants and a manufacturer of ice cream products distributed in 7,500-plus retail outlets, introduced a new line of frozen novelty desserts to supermarket freezers across the Northeast.