Farm and Dairy

Lebanese immigrant Albert George, along with other family members, bought some second-hand cone-baking machines and started the George & Thomas Cone Company in 1918. That company is still owned and operated by the George family, together with the employees, and is now known as Joy Cone Company. It is one of the largest ice cream cone companies in the world, baking over 1.5 billion cones per year. The company owns and operates its own fleet of trucks that distribute cones throughout Canada and the United States. Joy Cone Company manufactures cones from two facilities in the U.S., one in Pennsylvania and one in Arizona. The plant in Hermitage, Pa., offers tours for up to 15 persons from August through November. Joy Cone Company maintains corporate headquarters in Hermitage.

The Great Lakes Cheese Company manufactures and distributes natural and processed cheeses, including cheddar, Swiss, mozzarella and provolone. From humble beginnings as a home cheese delivery company in 1958, Great Lakes Cheese has grown to be one of the largest privately owned cheese companies in the United States. The company has processing plants in Fillmore Utah, LaCrosse and Plymouth Wisc., Hiram, Ohio, Cuba and Adams, N.Y. The most-loved cheese in America, mild and mellow cheddar is a mainstay of the Great Lakes product line. Great Lakes Cheddar Cheese is patiently cured and useful in a multitude of applications, from slices to shreds.

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