Ohio ice cream maker
celebrates landmark 100th anniversary
UTICA,
OH – In a distinction achieved by just 3% of American businesses, Ohio ice
cream manufacturer, Velvet Ice Cream, celebrates its 100th Birthday on May 1,
2014. Velvet started hand crafting ice cream in Utica, Ohio in
1914. Velvet Ice Cream will mark the milestone birthday with a series of
announcements, specials, events and activities, beginning with the May 1
opening of Velvet's Ye Olde Mill to the public for the summer visitor
season. Now run by the fourth generation of the Dager Family, Velvet has
been a family owned and operated company ever since it was started by Joseph Dager
100 years ago.
The
summer-long celebration of Velvet's 100th Anniversary will include the launch
of several new all-natural flavors. In addition, a Velvet Ice Cream
cookbook, featuring recipes, history, fascinating facts and more will also
launch this spring. Every Sunday, visitors to Velvet’s Ye Olde Mill in
Utica, Ohio will enjoy free entertainment, including live music and
clowns. Mother's Day will feature live entertainment and free carriage
rides with mom. Velvet will also commemorate its 100th birthday with a
celebration on Sunday, May 26 during the annual Utica Ice Cream Festival (May
24-26, 2014). And on July 20, visitors can celebrate the company's
favorite holiday, National Ice Cream Day, with buy one-get-one-free ice cream
cones at Ye Olde Mill.
Additional
events and news will be added throughout the year, with details available
online at www.VelvetIceCream.com, as well as on Twitter, @VelvetIceCream and Facebook.
Founded
in 1914 by Joseph Dager, four generations of Dagers have since run the company,
which is located in Utica, Ohio on 25 acres of the perfect combination of
wooded countryside and rolling, pastoral farmland. Still family-owned and
operated, Velvet produces more than five million gallons of ice cream every
year from its headquarters on the grounds of Ye Olde Mill. Ye Olde Mill
also houses an ice cream and milling museum, a restaurant, playground, picnic area and catch-and-release fish pond. Named
by Frommer's as one of America’s 10 Best Ice Cream Factory Tours, Velvet's Ye
Olde Mill welcomes 150,000 visitors each year for tours, tastings and events.
The annual Ice Cream Festival (May 24-26, 2014), group tour experiences and
school learning field trips are among the many draws to Ye Olde Mill, which is
open to the public May 1-October 31. Complete information about Velvet
Ice Cream and Ye Olde Mill is available www.VelvetIceCream.com.
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