Velvet Ice Cream Company facts for kids

Velvet Ice Cream is a company that makes delicious ice cream. They are located in Utica, a town in Ohio, USA. This family-owned business has been making ice cream for over 100 years!

The Story of Velvet Ice Cream

Velvet Ice Cream started way back in 1914. It was founded by Joseph Dager, who came to America from Lebanon. He began making ice cream in the basement of a candy shop in Utica, Ohio.

A Family Business Grows

Velvet Ice Cream is still run by the Dager family today. It's now managed by the fourth generation of the family! In 1960, the company moved to a new, bigger place called 'Ye Olde Mill'. In 2009, Joseph C. Dager became the chairman, and his daughter, Luconda, became the president.

New Buildings for Ice Cream

In 2015, Velvet Ice Cream started building a large new warehouse. This building helps them store and send out all their ice cream. It cost about $3 million to build!

Visit Ye Olde Mill

Ye Olde Mill entrance

The main office for Velvet Ice Cream is at 'Ye Olde Mill'. This place is set on a big 20-acre park. It's not just an office, though!

Fun for Visitors

Ye Olde Mill has a special museum about ice cream. It also has a visitor's center where you can learn more. And of course, there's a working ice cream shop where you can buy treats! More than 150,000 people visit Ye Olde Mill every year.

The Ice Cream Festival

Since 1974, Ye Olde Mill has hosted the Utica Ice Cream Festival. This fun event happens every year on Memorial Day.

How Much Ice Cream Do They Make?

Velvet Ice Cream sells a lot of ice cream! They make and sell over 5 million gallons of ice cream each year. That's a huge amount!

Where You Can Find Velvet Ice Cream

You can buy Velvet Ice Cream in stores in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia. They also sell their ice cream to restaurants and other food places in 26 different states across the country.