industry manufacturing founded 1973 headquarters markdale ontario canada 100 chapman s crescent n0c 1h0 key people penny chapman and david chapman founders products ice cream frozen yogurt see other food products revenue unknown cad website http www.chapmans.ca chapman s is the largest independent ice cream and ice water products manufacturer in canada . 1 in 1973 david and penny chapman purchased the creamery in markdale ontario a village just south of georgian bay . the company started out as a small creamery with four employees and two trucks 2 and has grown into a multimillion dollar business since then . chapman s produces products under the company brand name as well as store brand products . 3 they are also known for their range of ice creams for people with special dietary needs . chapman s products are distributed across canada . 2 production is still centered in markdale and the company also operates a 140 000 sq ft 13 000 m2 distribution center south of town on highway 10 . there is another distribution center in hampton new brunswick to serve the atlantic provinces . the company was the first dairy products company in ontario to have its own wastewater treatment plant . they have been recognized by their industry and by the province of ontario for their ecological leadership . david and penny chapman s son ashley currently runs the business . 1 on september 4 2009 a major fire gutted 4 the chapman s creamery . no employees were hurt in the blaze . chapman s had been using a smaller plant since the fire but on september 4 2010 they opened its new facility on the anniversary of the destruction of the old plant . the smaller plant was converted into a nut free facility while the addition of the new plant which is about quadruple the size of the old one allowed the hiring of 50 to 100 new employees . 5 references edit a b http www.pennnet.com display article 149079 64 artcl none none 1 new batch wwt system reduces costs sludge a b http www.mymarkdale.com points % 20of % 20interest points of interest chapmans.html http www.esemag.com 0101 ice cream.html http www.thestar.com news ontario article 691159 http www.680news.com news local article 74306 new chapmans ice cream plant to open sept 4 a year after old plant destroyed external links edit the story of chapman s ice cream at the official website a mention of the company in the ontario legislative assembly an article describing how their waste water is treated tourist information and a brief company history technical article describing their water treatment system retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title chapman % 27s & oldid 731526856 categories companies established in 1973food and drink companies of canadaice cream brands navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 25 july 2016 at 22 42 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view