Breyers

Breyersis anice creamand frozen dessert brand with headquarters inEnglewood Cliffs, New Jersey.Since 1993, Breyers has been owned and managed by the Britishconglomerate,Unilever.Founded in 1866, Breyers is the oldest manufacturer of ice cream in the United States.
Breyers makes products described as ice cream or asfrozen dairy desserts.Its products range from traditional dairy desserts to those for specialty diet concerns, such as sugar-free,gluten-free,dairy-free, andvegan.
Breyers is one of the ten best-selling ice cream brands globally,and was fourth among American brands in 2022 with sales of $498 million.
In 1866, William A. Breyer began to produce and sell ice cream inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.The ice cream was hand-cranked and made from cream, sugar, fruit, and nuts.He first sold it to his neighbors from his home, and later via horse and wagon on the streets of Philadelphia as demand for the product grew.By 1882, Breyer had five ice cream shops and a delivery service for the product.He opened a wholesale manufacturing plant in 1896.
Breyer's Ice Cream Companywas incorporated in 1908.By 1918, the company produced one milliongallonsof ice cream annually.
Breyer's Ice Cream Company was sold to theNational Dairy Products Corporation/Sealtestin 1926.In 1930, National Dairy Products purchased the company that later become known asKraftin 1976.Kraft sold its ice cream brands to Unilever in 1993.
In 1993, Unilever merged theBreyersice cream brand with Gold Bond andGood Humorice cream to create theGood Humor-Breyersdivision.Unilever closed its last Breyers plant in Philadelphia in 1995.The Good Humor-Breyers headquarters were moved fromGreen Bay, WisconsinandOakville, OntariotoEnglewood Cliffs, New JerseyandTorontoin 2007.
In 2013, Unilever introduced a new category of Breyers products calledfrozen dairy dessertsmade with additionalingredientsand lessbutterfat, having created this category to provide smooth, low-calorie products.The main manufacturing change in the new products from Breyers "all-natural" ice cream was a lower fat content, following federal regulations that require ice cream with less than 10% butterfat and milk solids to be labeled as "frozen dairy dessert".However, the new desserts evoked complaints by some consumers who were accustomed to the traditional "all-natural" Breyers ice cream.
Part of the $8.6 billion Unilever ice cream group,Breyers is among the world's top-10 most valued ice cream brands.With $498 million in sales in 2022, Breyers was fourth among American brands.In 2024, Unilever announced it would sell Breyers and its other ice cream brands by the end of 2025.
Breyers manufactures its frozen desserts to be either "original ice cream" or "frozen dairy dessert".Some 60% of Breyers products are ice cream and 40% are frozen dairy desserts.
Breyers manufactures products for consumers with specialty diets, such as sugar-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan,non-GMO,lactose-free, and "CarbSmart" for people preferring low-carbohydratedesserts.
Breyers groups its products in three flavor categories that includeClassics(made with milk, cream, and natural colors and flavors),Better For Youdesserts (manufactured to be low in calories with lower carbohydrate content and no sugar added for flavor), andCookies & Candies(which contain pieces of cookies or branded candies).
Founded in 1866, Breyers is the oldest manufacturer of ice cream in the United States.
Breyers ice cream products are made from milk, cream, sugar,tara gum, and flavors derived from natural sources, such asvanilla.
Breyersfrozen dairy dessertsare manufactured withskim milk,corn syrup(ormaltitolsyrup), sugar or asugar substitute,polydextrose,glycerin, and various other ingredients that may includewhey,carob bean gum,guar gum,carrageenan, andaddedmicronutrients.
In theWestern United States, Breyers ice cream may be confused withDreyer'sice cream, the company cofounded by William Dreyer and Joseph Edy asEdy's Grand Ice Creamin 1928 inOakland, California.The root of the confusion dates to 1948 when the Edy's Grand Ice Cream name was changed to "Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream".Seeking to eliminate the confusion, Dreyer's changed its brand name in the home market of Breyers from "Dreyer's Grand" back to "Edy's Grand" in 1977, while retaining the Dreyer's brand west of theRocky Mountains.Around that same time, Breyers had expanded its market into the western United States — the home market of Dreyer's — and by the mid-1980s, was distributing ice cream throughout the region.