Wells Enterprises

Wells Enterprises, Inc.
Company typePrivate
Founded1913; 111 years ago (1913)
FounderFred Wells
Headquarters
Le Mars, Iowa
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U.S.
Key people
Liam Killeen, CEO[1]
OwnerFerrero SpA
WebsiteWellsEnterprisesInc.com

Wells Enterprises, Inc. is an American food company and is the largest family-owned and managed ice cream manufacturer in the United States, based in Le Mars, Iowa. It is the maker of Blue Bunny ice cream.

Wells is the second largest ice cream maker in the United States behind Unilever.[2] Wells produces the Blue Bunny brand, along with 2nd St. Creamery, Bomb Pop and several private label brands. In addition, Wells is the licensee for Weight Watchers Ice Cream. In 2007 and 2008, Wells sold its cultured dairy and fluid milk business to Dean Foods and its yogurt business to Grupo Lala.[3][4]

In 2023, it was reported that Ferrero SpA had completed the purchase of the company.[5]

  1. ^ "Leadership".
  2. ^ Dreeszen, Dave (17 April 2019). "Le Mars-based Wells Enterprises vaults to No. 2 ice cream producer in US after buying East Coast maker". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Wells' Dairy selling milk plant, will focus on ice cream". 20 December 2007.
  4. ^ "Mexican company buys Wells' Omaha yogurt plant". 23 January 2008.
  5. ^ "US acquisition and organic growth boost Ferrero's turnover". Confectionery News. Retrieved 2024-10-24.