Chapman's

Chapman's Ice Cream
Private
Industry Manufacturing
Founded 1973
Headquarters Markdale, Ontario, Canada
100 Chapman's Crescent
N0C 1H0
Key people
 Penny Chapman and David Chapman (founders)
Products Ice Cream
Frozen Yogurt
See: Other food products
Revenue Increase Unknown CAD
Website http://www.chapmans.ca

Chapman's is the largest independent ice cream and ice water products manufacturer in Canada.[1] In 1973, David and Penny Chapman purchased the Creamery in Markdale, Ontario, a village just south of Georgian Bay. The company started out as a small creamery with four employees and two trucks[2] and has grown into a multimillion-dollar business since then. Chapman's produces products under the company brand name, as well as store brand products.[3] They are also known for their range of ice creams for people with special dietary needs. Chapman's Products are distributed across Canada.[2] Production is still centred in Markdale and the company also operates a 140,000 sq ft (13,000 m2) distribution centre south of town on Highway 10. There is another distribution centre in Hampton, New Brunswick to serve the Atlantic provinces.

The company was the first dairy products company in Ontario to have its own wastewater treatment plant. They have been recognized by their industry and by the Province of Ontario for their ecological leadership. David and Penny Chapman's son, Ashley, currently runs the business.[1]

On September 4, 2009, a major fire gutted [4] the Chapman's creamery. No employees were hurt in the blaze. Chapman's had been using a smaller plant since the fire, but on September 4, 2010 they opened its new facility on the anniversary of the destruction of the old plant. The smaller plant was converted into a nut-free facility, while the addition of the new plant (which is about quadruple the size of the old one) allowed the hiring of 50 to 100 new employees.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.pennnet.com/display_article/149079/64/ARTCL/none/none/1/New-Batch-WWT-System-Reduces-Costs,-Sludge-/
  2. 1 2 http://www.mymarkdale.com/points%20of%20interest/points_of_interest_chapmans.html
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
  4. ↑ http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/691159/
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-07-06.

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