Wilcox Dairy
Located in: Manchester, Vermont
Specialty ice creams
The Wilcox family has owned their
farm for 6 generations.
Today, Howard Wilcox, along with
his daughter Chris and son Craig manage the cows, the ice cream
making, and the distribution.
The 403-acre farm supports 70-80
cows for milking.
These cows are rBGH-free and provide
enough fluid milk for 400 gallons of ice cream a day, sold throughout
Vermont.
Unlike many ice cream makers, Wilcox
uses only all-natural additives like real bourbon vanilla and
real fruit,
and always uses brand-name candy
items like Oreos and HeathBars.
Being the oldest ice cream manufacturer
in Vermont has given Wilcox Dairy more than a catchy slogan for
its truck.
Howard Wilcox has a lot of valuable
experience that allows him to make ice cream using the "batch
method"-
he can "custom design"
one flavor after another, rather than mass-producing.
This makes for a better-tasting
ice cream.
On May 7, 2001, the milking barn
and manufacturing plant burned down.
Rather than selling their land
to developers, the Wilcoxes will rebuild, with the support of
Vermont Land Trust and the local community.
Wilcox Ice Cream, since 1928 -
The oldest manufacturer of ice cream in the State of Vermont.