. this article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral . please help improve it by replacing them with more appropriate citations to reliable independent third party sources . july 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message braum s ice cream and dairy stores type privately held industry food restaurants founded 1968 ; 48 years ago 1968 headquarters oklahoma city oklahoma oklahoma number of locations 280 2013 key people bill braum founder products fast food website braums.com braum s ice cream and dairy stores pronounced br ah ms is a family owned and operated chain of fast food restaurants and grocery stores based in tuttle oklahoma . contents 1 stores 2 products 3 history 4 references 5 external links stores edit in order to maintain the freshness of its products the company does not open stores outside of a 300 mile 483 km radius of the home farm in tuttle oklahoma . 1 as of november 2013 there were 280 stores in operation with 128 stores in oklahoma 99 in texas 27 in kansas 13 in arkansas and 13 in missouri . 2 products edit the restaurants serve ice cream frozen yogurt hamburgers sandwiches salads and breakfast items . stores also include a grocery section called the fresh market featuring dairy products baked goods beverages frozen entrees meats and produce . 1 3 4 5 braum s is noteworthy for its level of vertical integration . almost all the food products sold at braum s are processed or manufactured directly by the company ; braum s owns its own feed mill dairy herd dairy processing plant bakery stores and delivery trucks . it also owns eight farms and ranches with a total area of 40 000 acres 160 km2 as well as its flagship dairy farm in tuttle oklahoma . the dairy farm has specified times during which it is open for public tours and is a popular destination for school field trips . 1 4 6 braum s describes itself as the only major ice cream maker to still milk its own cows . they also produce the packaging used for their dairy products . 1 6 history edit a signature braum s neon sign in kansas braum s location in commerce texas in 1957 bill braum purchased his family s ice cream processing business based in emporia kansas as well as its peter pan retail ice cream chain ; ten years later the peter pan stores were sold under the condition that the braum family not sell ice cream in kansas for ten years . 7 having kept the family dairy herd and ice cream processing business braum and his wife mary started the braum s chain in 1968 opening 24 stores in oklahoma during the first year . braum s brought products from its emporia headquarters to oklahoma for the first few years later opening facilities in oklahoma and moving the herd there in 1975 . 7 braum s also had some financial help from the popular series of ernest p. worrell commercials in the 1980s . references edit a b c d faq braum s. accessed on line december 21 2007 . store locator braum s. accessed on line december 21 2007 . products braum s. accessed on line december 21 2007 . a b braum s ice cream co. a different kind of dairy company dairy foods january 1 1997 . accessed on line december 21 2007 . produce sales take root at oklahoma city area braum s dairy stores chad kile knight ridder tribune business news june 10 2003 . a b doing fine in oklahoma . w.h. braum inc. dairy foods jeff reiter december 1 1994 . accessed on line december 21 2007 . a b braum s online llc . braum s ice cream . retrieved 2007 12 10 . external links edit braum s ice cream and dairy stores official site . encyclopedia of oklahoma history and culture braum s dairy nostalgia website c mon fwank pays tribute to braum s v t e fast food and fast casual restaurant chains in the united states chicken chains coffeehouse chains pizza chains hamburgers a & w back yard big boy burger king carl s jr. checkers rally s cook out fatburger five guys freddy s fuddruckers the habit hardee s in 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