company known ice cream produces brand ice cream frozen frozen treats frozen slab style ice cream founded brothers relation chocolate company founded taken holder family 1920s company offer consumers pre packaged ice cream modernized operations increase efficiency reduce overhead shared names cities origin company tumultuous relationship marked multiple lawsuits trademark issues mid-1990s companies settled recent legal battles court agreeing add ice cream products note affiliated family owned business approximately employees operates distribution centers states publicly traded company stocks listed pink sheets company offers limited number shares potential shareholders company posted profit million sales reaching million history brothers jacob john paris founded company originally operating family farmhouse ice cream packed metal lined wooden containers brothers designed built containers loaded trucks ice packed ice cream fresh cold traveled daily routes deliver product customers county surrounding areas 1920s company merged holder family based retaining demand ice cream exceeding capacity farmhouse newly merged company constructed ice cream plant pennsylvania great depression company ice cream maker offer products pre packaged began creating new ice cream sold ice cream makers following world war company continued answer greater convenience consumer foods expanded offerings include single serve easy eat items ice cream 1960s holder family assumed ownership company company grew split production operations location mixing ice cream new facility lower township actual packaging product local orders continued delivered small trucks company shifted transporting ice cream tractor trailer trucks enabling stretch market state pennsylvania expanded distribution facilities eventually occupying owned distribution centers enabled company ship products quickly orders received resulted travel time products ensuring quality maintained summer months company greatly increased workforce leased additional cold storage space help meet seasonal orders orders prepared hand operations modernized automated company purchased acres km2 nearby constructed modern million cubic foot warehouse enabling boost efficiency reducing need increase summer workforce reducing frequent product loss caused hand orders inefficient packing systems modernization warehouse improved inventory management order accuracy helped company continue growth trademark disputes involved multiple legal disputes similarly named founded time lancaster relation founding brothers troubles came began producing chocolate candy learned assigned find instances confusion infringement unfair competition found addition making similar products packaging resembled called chocolate investigating complaints retailers boston new_york norfolk richmond reportedly found retailers confusing products deliberately replacing higher priced products products found display kisses bite sized chocolate drops similar chocolate company creations cease letters failed resolve problem filed suit pennsylvania trademark infringement district judged partially sided chocolate prohibited connection manufacture advertisement distribution sale things chocolate chocolate chocolate products registered granted trademark use ice cream butter products seven years later company filed suit united_states new_york learning companies planning partner line branded ice cream bars alleged trademark infringement unfair competition false designation origin false descriptions false representations chocolate responded questioning validity trademark claiming obtained companies settled court following year agreeing drop butter trademark fix filing error allowing release licensed bars certain guidelines agreed challenge trademark use ice cream shortly expanded trademark include ice cream products ice cream ice milk water ice frozen ice cream ice milk water ice component expanded products include frozen filed new trademark new line products learning registration request named demanded company cease production products claiming violated dropped application continued releasing products filed suit court pennsylvania seeking legal injunction stop producing marketing branded frozen attempt stop company trademark outside traditional thirteen state trading area demand company include relation products counter sued new york south district court concerned demands settlement requested pennsylvania court actions transferred new_york court settlement originally handled request denied court instead blocked suit new_york appealed denied years court companies settled agreeing products corporate website promotional materials press releases website simply notes affiliated chocolate legal issues november company company nation prosecuted fined failing implement risk management program required clean air act charges brought stated company failed develop required plans regard storage use regulated substance charges noted twice certified developed plan later inspection showed certifications false december issued civil compliance order company ordering company come compliance complied april submitted appropriate confirmed place subsequent inspection case heard federal middle district court pennsylvania pleading guilty charges subsequently fined given year probation business model family operated business new generation raised assume roles company hierarchy graduation high school president younger brothers walter tom vice president manufacturing vice president sales marketing respectively company approximately employees company operates distribution centers serve clients states eastern united_states florida illinois carolinas newest market areas expansion management focused company main distribution center expansion outside existing shifted focus moving operations area flood prone lower area opened distribution center plans shift headquarters production facilities years unlike ice cream makers maintains ownership delivery trucks distribution centers warehouses practice holder family feels important maintaining traditions private conservative company sales primarily derived branded ice cream quick serve restaurants distribution pre packaged items convenience stores food service operators schools hospitals prisons military installations sports amusement parks assisted living centers pre packaged items sold regional accounts minority company sales publicly traded company shares available listed pink sheets pink sold counter market company fewer shareholders primarily holder family stocks considered traded shares rarely traded shares sold time company maintained price earnings ratio long term debt shareholders receive quarterly special company shares traded share value stock continued grow steadily shares trading share hitting high share required provide sec company distribute similar style reports shareholders annually 1930s annual earnings reported christian science monitor company reported net income nearly earnings company grew earnings company reported sales million giving net profit million sales began declining ranked magazine list dairy companies ranks dairy companies based annual sales rank higher rank products offers regular hand premium ice cream varieties marked super premium gold rim products available sugar added varieties use alternate product additionally offers frozen pre packaged half gallons company offers consumers ice cream including fat varieties basic offers traditional square packaging newer round packaging including limited edition sugar added varieties offers basic pre ice cream addition traditional ice cream treats offers variety novelty ice cream treats including ice cream cups ice cream sticks squeeze ups pre brand frozen slab ice cream creation station brand january company companies offer frozen energy drink created popular energy drink product received good reviews citrus flavor convenient squeeze container consumer product financial 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