SINCE 1846
"GOOD ENOUGH"
NEVER WAS.

OUR STORY

1846

Hood is founded by Harvey P. Hood in Charlestown, MA.

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1894

Hood hires its first food scientist and introduces pasteurized milk throughout New England.

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1900

Hood Ice Cream is served at the Hood Dairy Bar on Beacon St. in Boston, MA.

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1972

Hood becomes first dairy to produce frozen yogurt in U.S.

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1995

The Kaneb family acquires Hood, growing the iconic New England dairy into America's largest privately-owned processor.

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1997

Hood LightBlock Bottle® is introduced to protect milk against harmful light.

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2000

Construction of Hood's aseptic and ESL plant in Winchester, VA, is completed.

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2001

Hood acquires the exclusive license for national LACTAID® Dairy franchise.

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2007

Hood purchases Sacramento, CA, manufacturing plant for West Coast ESL and aseptic processing.

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2009

Hood launches refrigerated Almond Breeze almondmilks through license with Blue Diamond.

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2018

Planet Oat Oatmilk launches nationwide.

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More than 175 Years, and the story continues.

From our roots in the 1800s to today's state-of-the-art facilities, Hood has remained committed to excellence. Our legacy inspires us to push forward - to keep innovating, creating products and partnerships that stand the test of time.