Pierre's Ice Cream Company

Pierre's Ice Cream Company
Private
Industry Foods
Founded 1932
Founder Alexander "Pierre" Basset
Headquarters Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Key people
 Shelley Roth (President & CEO)
Products Ice cream
Frozen yogurt
Sorbet
Website www.pierres.com

Pierre's Ice Cream Company is a Cleveland-based ice cream company founded by Alex Basset in 1932.[1][2] The company is the city's sole ice cream maker.[3]

History

Pierre's Ice Cream Company first opened its store in 1932 at a chic East 82nd Street and Euclid Avenue. Fresh ice creams were prepared each day in the back of the store which were sold by the cone, the cup, or hand packed. The founder of this company is Alexander Pierre Basset, who dreamed of marketing a premium ice cream that would be unsurpassed. As Pierre's expanded, the company moved to St. Clair Avenue, and to the East 60th Street and Hough Avenue in 1960. The Hough Avenue plant was shared with the Royal Ice Cream Company owned by Sol Roth, a small ice cream manufacturer. The Royal Ice Cream Company acquired the Pierre's Ice Cream Company in 1960, and Royal began showcasing the Pierre's brand and special recipe. The Pierre's/Royal acquired the Harwill Ice Cream Company at East 65th Street and Carnegie Avenue in 1967. In April 1995, Pierre's moved into its center and office headquarters at East 65th and Euclid Avenue. In September 2010, the company scheduled to open the state-of-the-art ice cream factory on a 35,000 square foot. In 2011, the company opened a new factory to replace its original plant; the facility cost $9.2 million, $6.2 million of which was supplemented by loans from the city of Cleveland.[4]

Products

Pierre's Ice Cream produces 51 flavors of ice cream and 235 products in total; its ice cream is sold in the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia as well as Aruba, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. It also manufactures private label lines distributing many ice cream national brands.[5][1]

Awards

Pierre's received numerous awards such as the American Culinary Federation Cleveland Chapter, Inc. Associate of the Year in 1997, American Institute of Architects Honor Award for Achievement of Excellence in the Architectural Design of Pierre's French Ice Cream Company Corporate Headquarters, The Weatherhead School's Family Business Hall of Fame and the George S. Dively Award for Leadership in Neighborhood Development in 1995, the Cleveland Food Dealers Honor Award in 1996, and the Best New Product award by Esquire Magazine in 2001. In 2005, it received the Women’s Minority Business Enterprise Vendor of the Year Award and many packaging design awards.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Pierre's history". Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Cleveland Ice Cream Shop Stays Afloat Through Mix of New And Old". Changing Gears. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ Cho, Janet (January 11, 2010). "Pierre's Ice Cream cuts 11 jobs as part of reorganization". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  4. ↑ Cho, Janet (June 13, 2011). "Pierre's Ice Cream opens new $9.2 million production facility in Cleveland". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions". Pierre's Ice Cream Company. Retrieved February 4, 2012.