Brown's Velvet Dairy

Brown's Dairy plant in Central City, New Orleans

Brown's Velvet Dairy, now Brown's Dairy, is a historic business in the Central City section of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. It opened in 1905.[1]

Brown's Velvet was the oldest and largest dairy company in New Orleans and served the Gulf States market area. Ice cream flavors once included Creole cream cheese.[2][3] Marigold Foods purchased the Brown's Velvet Ice Cream division in 1993 to expand its line of Kemps frozen desserts.[4] The milk business was retained.[1]

In order to stay in New Orleans, Brown's had made a deal with the city for a one-block stretch of Thalia Street. The dairy was initially bought out by Southern Foods Group which also acquired Barbe's and Walker-Roemer, two other area dairy companies.[5]

Brown's Dairy is now a line of Dean Foods.

References

  1. ^ a b Brands on the move - hometown ice cream brands explore new markets Dairy Foods June, 1993
  2. ^ Susan Tucker, S. Frederick Starr New Orleans Cuisine: Fourteen Signature Dishes and Their Histories Univ. Press of Mississippi, Feb 1, 2009 - 259 pages
  3. ^ "Native Palate: R.I.P Brown's Velvet Ice Cream!". 7 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Jobs and Careers at Kemps".
  5. ^ "Brown's Dairy (Formerly, Brown's Velvet Dairy) - New Orleans, Louisiana".
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