Cows Creamery facts for kids
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| Industry | Ice cream |
| Founded | Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 1983 |
| Headquarters |
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
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Canada
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Number of locations
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15 |
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Area served
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Canada (various market) Poland |
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Key people
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Scott Linkletter |
| Products | Ice cream, cheese, merchandise |
| Owner | Scott Linkletter |
Cows is a very popular Canadian company. They are famous for making delicious ice cream. They also have many ice cream shops! Cows started in a town called Cavendish, Prince Edward Island in 1983. Since then, they have grown a lot. They now make cheddar cheese and sell fun cow-themed items.
Cows was even voted "Canada's best ice cream." This was in a survey by Reader's Digest magazine. Also, Tauck World Discovery named them one of the top 10 places in the world to get ice cream!
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History of Cows
The very first Cows ice cream shop opened in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island in 1983. In 2006, Cows started making cheese too. Their most famous cheese is called Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar.
Cows was chosen as "Canada's best ice cream" in a poll. This was done by Reader's Digest magazine. In 2008, Tauck World Discovery listed Cows as number one. They called it one of the "World's Top Ten Places for Ice Cream." Today, Cows has 13 stores across Canada. You can find them in Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Alberta, Québec, and Ontario.
Cows T-Shirt Designs
The first "Cows T-shirt" design was made in 1987. A graphic artist from PEI, Marc Gallant, created it. He designed many fun cow-themed pictures for seven years. After he passed away in 1994, Scott Linkletter, the president of Cows, hired Shawn Mader. Shawn has created over 150 unique cow designs since 1994. These designs appear on T-shirts, calendars, mugs, and pens.
New Headquarters Building
In 2007, Cows announced plans for a new main office. It would be built in Charlottetown. This new building would be very big, about 25,000 square feet. The government of Prince Edward Island helped pay for it with a loan.
The new Cows building was designed to be like the Ben & Jerry's headquarters. It would be a central place to make all Cows ice cream and T-shirts. The new headquarters would also be a cool place for tourists to visit. People could watch how the ice cream and clothing are made! By 2008, the plan grew even bigger. The facility would be 32,000 square feet. It would also include an area for making cheese.
Cows Products
Cows makes more than just ice cream! They also produce special cheeses and fun merchandise.
Cows Cheese
In 2006, Cows started making cheddar cheese. This idea came after Cows owner Scott Linkletter visited the Orkney Islands in Northern Scotland. He really liked the local cheese there. So, he worked with a local cheese maker. This partnership helped him create the recipe for Cows' special cheese. It's called Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar. While making this recipe, Linkletter and a PEI cheese maker named Armand Bernard created another cheese. It's simply called PEI Cheddar.
Cows makes Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar in large wheels. Each wheel weighs about 10 kilograms (22 pounds). They let the cheese age for 12 months. The name "clothbound" comes from an old way of making cheddar. This method involves wrapping the cheese in a special cloth. This tradition started in Somerset, England. The town of Cheddar is in Somerset, which is where cheddar cheese got its name!
The name "Avonlea" connects to Prince Edward Island's famous story, Anne of Green Gables. Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar won second prize in its category. This was at a big cheese conference in Chicago in 2008.
Cows Ice Cream
Cows makes over 32 different kinds of ice cream! They have many fun and unique flavors. Some of their exciting names include "Gooey Mooey" and "Wowie Cowie."
See also
- List of Canadian restaurant chains
