Crystal Creamery
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| Formerly | Foster Farms Dairy |
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| Industry | Dairy |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Founder | George Knox |
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| Website | www |
Crystal Creamery was founded in 1901 by George Knox in Sacramento, California, as Crystal Cream & Butter.[1][2] In 1921, Crystal Cream & Butter was purchased by Carl Hansen, a Danish immigrant. The Hansen family led the company for the next 86 years and pioneered many new technologies, growing Crystal Cream & Butter into one of the largest independent dairy processors in the state of California. In 2007, Crystal Cream & Butter was acquired by HP Hood, who sold it later that year to Foster Dairy Farms, which had been founded in 1941 by Max and Verna Foster, a venture that followed the 1939 founding of their Foster Farms. Today, Crystal Creamery claims to be the "largest privately owned dairy in California."[3]
In 2008, Foster Farms Dairy announced its intention to rebrand itself as Crystal Creamery.[4] In 2009, Foster Farms Dairy acquired Humboldt Creamery, based in Fernbridge, California (near Eureka). The name change was phased in from 2009 to 2012.[5] Crystal Creamery's 120th Anniversary was celebrated in 2021.
See also
References
- ^ "Our Story". Crystal Creamery. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ^ "Crystal Creamery". FreshPoint. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
Founded by George Knox in 1901 they were originally known as Crystal Cream & Butter. Crystal started in the back of a small grocery store located at 728 K Street in Sacramento, California.
- ^ Company website 2007 - May 2012, as archived by the Wayback Machine
- ^ Holland, John (August 27, 2008). "Modesto-based Foster Farms clarifies its name". Modesto Bee.
- ^ "Crystal Creamery's branding strategy is crystal clear". Dairy Foods. April 7, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2024.