Friendly's Ice Cream Corporation

Friendly's looks to grow, open restaurants, following sale of ice cream plant

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...er of transition for Friendly's. In May, Dean Foods, one of the largest milk processors in the county, bought Friendly's ice cream manufacturing and retail distribution business in Wilbraham for $155 million. Before the ... (Read Full Article)

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Dean Foods completes purchase of Friendly's ice cream business

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...eneric brands. In a news release, Dean Foods said Friendly's had $166 million in net ice cream sales in 2015. Friendly's sells ice cream, single-serve sundae cups, novelty items, cakes and rolls in more than 8,000 retail... (Read Full Article)

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Friendly's sells retail ice cream and manufacturing, new owner promises to keep Wilbraham factory | masslive.com

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... Friendly's Ice Cream had $166 million in net sales of ice cream to supermarkets in 2015, Dean Foods said. Together with its franchisees, Friendly's has system-wide sales of over $500 million, Friendly's said. ... (Read Full Article)

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'State of Entrepreneurship in the Valley' at TechSpring: Pioneer Valley 'the place people want to be' | masslive.com

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...for the business startups but for the region. 'I talk about it as business regeneration,' Davis said. 'We had Friendly's and MassMutual and Smith Wesson here for generations. These all started as small businesses. Now w... (Read Full Article)

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Friendly co-founder Curtis Blake has AIC remove his name from campus building

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...ff-campus Curtis Blake Day School for 37 students students with language learning disabilities. SPRINGFIELD — Friendly's co-founder and philanthropist Curtis Blake said on Tuesday he has asked American International Coll... (Read Full Article)

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Friendly's added to Masssachusetts Building at The Big E

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...le Corn and Koffee Kup Bakery's Whoopie pies and cupcakes. Veteran fair-goers know this is not the first-time Friendly's ice cream has been available at The Big E. Back in the 1960s, Friendly's had a brick stand, modeled... (Read Full Article)

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ABC 'World News Tonight' features Friendly's on its 80th anniversary | masslive.com

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...ay. Muir and a crew toured the Wilbraham plant and Muir tried his hand at sundae-making under the tutelage of Friendly's CEO John M. Maguire. Brothers S. Prestley and Curtis L. Blake founded the chain in Springfield's Pi... (Read Full Article)

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Pride stations owner wants to bring compressed natural gas service station to Westfield

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... refueling station, restaurant and convenience store facilities at the Southampton Road parcels that surround Friendly's Restaurant there. Manning said his vehicle gets the equivalent of 40-miles per gallon or a total r... (Read Full Article)

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Development plans for property at Turnpike Exit 3 under review by Westfield Planning Board

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...e Service Station on property on the South side of Friendly's Restaurant and a varied complex to the North of Friendly's Southampton Road eatery. The land, about 15 acres in total is owned by the Massachusetts Turnpike ... (Read Full Article)

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Longmeadow Shops owner Steve Walker 'very excited' about expansion plans for plaza

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...rust that the Planning Board will now do the right thing." Built in 1963, Longmeadow Shops was once owned by Friendly's Ice Cream co-founder S. Prestley Blake. In 1994, Blake sold to fellow restaurateurs Ron and George ... (Read Full Article)

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Photos: 'Super 60' celebration recognizes Greater Springfield's fastest-growing companies | masslive

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...Super 60 Recognition Celebration. The event featured a keynote speech from John Maguire, president and CEO of Friendly's, and took place at Chez Josef. Thirty companies are rewarded based on total revenues and 30 are pra... (Read Full Article)

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Northampton Friendly's on King Street closed

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... View/Post Comments biz friendly's stern.JPG Gary L. Glenn is shown in a 2001 file photo at the King Street Friendly's location in Northampton. Glenn became the franchisee-owner of the long-time location in Novembe... (Read Full Article)

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Friendly's enters into marketing relationship with New England Patriots

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... one free Level 1 kids meal for every adult entree purchased, Friendly's said this week in a news release The Friendly's sponsorship also includes in-stadium promotions and signs, social media and appearances by the Patr... (Read Full Article)

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Classic Burger plans to open at former Friendly's location on Westfield Street in West Springfield

Explore masslive.com (Dec 9 2013) Retail

...to buy a location on Route 9 in Hadley fell through and the owners of the Friendly's site made him an offer. Friendly's had a shop at the location starting in the 1950s and built the current building in 1982 said John D... (Read Full Article)

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Friendly's Ice Cream Corp. celebrates 78th anniversary by breaking Guinness world record for largest ice cream party | masslive

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...y at Friendly's Ice Cream that make the little single-serve sundae cups that come complete with ice cream and Friendly's own fudge topping. Thursday, he got a chance to eat one, along with his family and nearly 800 other... (Read Full Article)

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