Blue Bell Creameries

Blue Bell Creameries, based in Brenham, Texas,

opened its doors in 1907.

It all started on a hot summer day when local farmers decided to establish the Brenham Creamery Company and make butter from excess cream brought in by area farmers. A few years later, the creamery began making ice cream and delivering it to neighbors by horse and wagon. It was in 1930 that the company changed its name to Blue Bell Creameries after the native Texas bluebell wildflower.

And although Blue Bell is only available in about 26% of the nation's supermarkets, it ranks as one of the top three, best-selling ice creams in the country. Our products are sold in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wyoming. No matter how much the market grows, quality standards never change and are never diluted or compromised. That's why, people who are lucky enough to live where they can buy Blue Bell Ice Cream, say it's "the best ice cream in the country."

A local institution, any Texan knows Blue Bell is the best, and this factory has built-in windows to see how the ice cream is made, as well as a scoop of your choice of ice cream at the end of the tour!

Guided tours along with a short video about Blue Bell and how we make ice cream are offered at our production facilities.

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