Penn State University Creamery

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Penn State Berkey Creamery

Penn State Berkey Creamery in 2010.
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Creamery
Founded	1865; 159 years ago (1865) in University Park, Pennsylvania
Headquarters	Food Science Building, University Park, Pennsylvania
Key people	Tom Davis (Berkey Creamery Manager)
Products	Ice cream Cheese Milk Butter
Parent	Pennsylvania State University

The Pennsylvania State University Creamery, also known as the Penn State Berkey Creamery or just The Creamery, is a producer and vendor of ice cream, sherbet, and cheese, all made through the Department of Food Science in the College of Agricultural Sciences of the Pennsylvania State University. It is the largest university creamery in the United States, using approximately 4.5 million pounds of milk annually, approximately 70% of which comes from a 210-cow herd at the university's Dairy Production Research Center and the rest local milk suppliers,^[1] and selling 750,000 hand-dipped ice cream cones per year.^[2] Offering over 100 ice cream flavors made with a butterfat content of 14.1% and ingredients from around the country and the world,^[3] the Creamery's ice cream is enjoyed by many students and alumni every day.^[4]