Stroh's Ice Cream facts for kids
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| Owner | Dean Foods |
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| Previous owners | Stroh Brewery Company |
Stroh's Ice Cream is a popular American brand of ice cream. It was first started by the Stroh Brewery Company in Detroit, USA. Today, the ice cream is made and sold by Dean Foods, which bought the brand in 2007.
Stroh's Ice Cream is mainly sold in the Midwestern United States. This area is where the original Stroh Brewery Company was very well known.
How Stroh's Ice Cream Started
Back in 1920, something called Prohibition began in the United States. This meant it was against the law to make or sell alcohol. Because of this, many companies that made beer, like the Stroh Brewery Company, had to find new ways to do business.
At that time, ice cream parlors were becoming very popular. So, Julius Stroh, who was in charge of Stroh's Brewery, decided to change their beer factory in Detroit. Instead of beer, they started making non-alcoholic products. These included things like non-alcoholic beer, birch beer, soft drinks, and even ice. They also began making ice cream, which they called the "Alaska" brand.
When Prohibition ended in 1933, the ice cream business was doing very well. It was so popular and made enough money that Stroh's decided to keep making ice cream alongside their beer.
In the early 1980s, Stroh's built a new factory just for making ice cream in Detroit. Later, in 1989, the Stroh company sold this ice cream factory. The original Stroh Brewery Company eventually sold all its beer brands in 1999 and stopped making beer.
Stroh's Ice Cream was then managed by a company called Melody Farms for several years. It always kept the Stroh's name. In 2005, Dean Foods bought Melody Farms, and that's how Dean Foods came to own Stroh's Ice Cream. In 2019, a company called Detroit Vineyards took over the old Stroh's ice cream facility.
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