Our story
1892
E.A. Wilcox moved his family from Sandgate, VT to Manchester, VT to a farm on River Road. In those days, Southern VT was […]
1902
E.E. Wilcox took over the milk business as he moved the farm to its present location south of Manchester, VT to Silver Spring […]
1928
Howard E “Dutch” and Roger, sons of E.E., started making Wilcox Ice Cream in Manchester Village, VT. The ice cream was made with ice, salt, […]
1955
E.E. died and his sons, Roger and Dutch, took over both businesses and incorporated to become Wilcox Brothers Inc. and delivered milk and […]
1965
(From left to right – Gerald Wilcox, Dutch Wilcox, Howard Wilcox) Howard A. Wilcox, Dutch’s son, returned from college to run the ice cream […]
1999
The family sold the private label of Wilcox milk products to Crowley Foods and decided to focus on the manufacturing of Wilcox Ice […]
2001 – May 1
Craig and Christina formed a new corporation called Vermont’s Original Ice Cream Inc. DBA Wilcox Ice Cream. The focus was on ice cream […]
2001 – May 7
Seven days into operation under their new name, a terrible fire destroyed the milking barn, ice cream manufacturing plant and various out buildings. […]
2012
Wilcox Ice Cream bought a Baked Goods business and started distributing breakfast pastries, cookies and desserts, along with an expanded line of specialty foods […]
2015
Wilcox Ice Cream and Specialty Foods finds a new home. Howard, Christina, and Craig now make ice cream in their own plant. Distribution […]
