industry food founded 1846 charlestown massachusetts united states founder harvey perley hood headquarters lynnfield massachusetts united states area served united states key people john a. kaneb ceo products dairy number of employees approximately 4 500 parent catamount dairy holdings lp subsidiaries crowley foods booth brothers dairy brigham s ice cream website http www.hphood.com hp hood llc is an american dairy company based in lynnfield massachusetts . hood was founded in 1846 in charlestown massachusetts by harvey perley hood . recent company acquisitions by hp hood have expanded its reach from predominantly new england to the broader united states . today the company has an annual sales revenue of about 2.2 billion . hood blimp 2005 from 1980 to 1996 hp hood was owned by agway . that year the company was acquired by current ceo john a. kaneb . 1 2 hp hood operates as a subsidiary of catamount dairy holdings lp based in chelsea massachusetts . 3 contents 1 acquisitions 2 brands 2.1 current brands 2.2 former brands 3 iconography 4 see also 5 references 6 external links acquisitions edit in 2004 the company acquired crowley foods based in binghamton new york ; and kemps foods based in st. paul minnesota . in 2007 hp hood acquired crystal cream and butter company 4 based in sacramento california shortly selling it to foster farms dairy . in 2008 they acquired the ice cream business of brigham s ice cream 5 based in arlington massachusetts . these acquisitions effectively expanded the company s reach from new england and new york to the broader united states . brands edit current brands edit hood simply smart calorie countdown booth brothers dairy crowley foods portion of assets licensed to balford farms in 2014 6 heluva good axelrod foods m. maggio company penn maid foods brigham s ice cream nutty royale rolling hills farm organic soymilk lactaid brand of mcneil nutritionals llc produced by hp hood since 1997 7 hershey s milk and milkshakes brand of the hershey company produced by hp hood since 2010 8 blue diamond almond breeze brand of blue diamond growers produced by hp hood since 2008 9 note a news source from binghamton new york mentions that balford farms of burlington new jersey purchased the rights to crowley foods in 2014 . another source states that balford farms is a part owner having only a portion of the assets . according to the history section on the crowley foods website as of 2015 it mentions that their products are still part of the hp hood line of brands . balford farms took over the former binghamton warehouse and distribution center for crowley foods in 2014 . former brands edit kemps sold to dairy farmers of america in 2011 10 goodrich dairy green s dairy hagan ice cream rosenberger s dairy sold to balford farms in 2014 11 rosenberger s dairy wagon iconography edit h.p. hood & sons delivery wagon on display at the owl s head museum hp hood is a new england icon and their name and logo are well known . while hood no longer produces milk at their facility along interstate 93 in charlestown they do conduct all their research and development there and the building is still referred to as the hood plant by traffic reporters . the company ran a highway safety campaign called hood samaritan see good samaritan circa 1960 that was later taken over 12 by the cvs pharmacy chain . at boston children s museum the outdoor ice cream stand takes the form of a large hood milk bottle . the hood blimp often appears at sport and cultural events most often red sox home games above boston and the eastern states exposition in october . the hood blimp made news on september 26 2006 when it crashed in a wooded area near manchester by the sea massachusetts . 13 the hoodsie cup a small cardboard cup of ice cream is an iconic product ; 14 the term hoodsie is occasionally cited as a shibboleth of the boston area dialect . 15 a united states supreme court case h.p. hood and sons v. dumond was decided in the hood company s favor in which new york was prevented from withholding a license to sell milk made in new york in massachusetts based on the dormant commerce clause limitations on state intervention in interstate commerce . the company and their logo served as somewhat of an inspiration to the popular phish tune harry hood . 16 17 see also edit john a. kaneb references edit agway official mum on h.p. hood merger agway sells h.p. hood bloomberg company overview of hp hood llc retrieved feb. 7 2015 . 1 archived february 16 2008 at the wayback machine . brigham s can t beat the heat ; assets go to 2 buyers the boston globe . boston.com . 2008 06 28 . retrieved 2012 10 17 . binghamton.com balford farms buys crowley s september 26 2014 retrieved feb. 6 2015 . hp hood llc lactaid brands retrieved mar. 12 2015 . hershey s milk and milkshakes hershey s milk and milkshakes announces product line expansion january 29 2013 retrieved apr. 23 2015 . sacramento business journal new owners whip up work at old crystal cream plant by melanie turner june 29 2012 retrieved apr. 23 2015 . kansas city business journal dairy farmers of america will become owner of kemps april 15 2011 retrieved feb. 6 2015 . wbng channel 12 action news conklin dairy distribution center staying open by anna norris september 26 2014 retrieved feb. 6 2015 . web page under construction . cvssamaritan.com . retrieved 2012 10 17 . hood blimp crashes north of boston wcvb home wcvb home . thebostonchannel.com . 2006 09 26 . retrieved 2012 10 17 . . the new york times . 1997 08 10 http www.nytimes.com 1997 08 10 us the city that worships ice cream in all flavors.html . retrieved 2014 09 23 . missing or empty title help committed to his colloquialisms . the boston globe . 2012 04 11 . retrieved 2014 09 23 . frequently asked questions . phish.net . retrieved 2012 10 17 . the phish companion a guide to the band and their music mockingbird foundation tom marshall google books . books.google.com . retrieved 2012 10 17 . external links edit hood.com official website booth brothers dairy lactaid retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title hp hood & oldid 738009071 categories companies based in lynnfield massachusettsdairy products companies of the united stateshidden categories articles with wayback machine linkspages with citations lacking titlespages with citations having bare urls 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 6 september 2016 at 11 06 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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