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Blue Bell Creameries L.P. |
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PROFILE |
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Despite its bucolic trademark of a barefoot country girl leading a milk cow, ice-cream maker Blue Bell Creameries means big business. Although Blue Bell is still a regional brand (with distribution in only 13 states), it is the #3 ice-cream brand in the country (after Breyers and Dreyer's). In addition to ice cream, the company sells yogurt, frozen treats, and sherbet. Blue Bell is slowly expanding from its strong regional base surrounding Texas, but it is retaining total control over production and distribution. CEO Howard Kruse and his family maintain control of the creamery, which was started in an abandoned cotton gin in 1907.
COMPETITION |
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Dean Foods Company (DF)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: December
1999 Sales (mil.): 270.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 3.8%
Employees: 2,500
Revenue per employee: $108,000.00
KEY PEOPLE |
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Howard W. Kruse
CEO
William J. Rankin
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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1101 S. Horton
Brenham, TX 77833
US
Phone: 979-836-7977
Fax: 979-830-2198
Online: Web Site
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