HP Hood LLC

HP Hood

Type	Limited liability company
Industry	Food
Founded	1846 Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States
Founder	Harvey Perley Hood
Headquarters	Lynnfield, Massachusetts, United States
Area served	United States
Key people	John A. Kaneb (CEO)
Products	Dairy
Number of employees	approximately 4,500
Parent	Catamount Dairy Holdings LP
Subsidiaries	Crowley Foods Booth Brothers Dairy Brigham's Ice Cream
Website	http://www.hphood.com

HP Hood LLC is an American dairy company based in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. Hood was founded in 1846 in Charlestown, Massachusetts by Harvey Perley Hood. Recent company acquisitions by HP Hood have expanded its reach from predominantly New England to the broader United States. Today, the company has an annual sales revenue of about $2.2 billion.

From 1980 to 1996, HP Hood was owned by Agway. That year, the company was acquired by current CEO John A. Kaneb. HP Hood operates as a subsidiary of Catamount Dairy Holdings LP, based in Chelsea, Massachusetts.

In 2004, the company acquired Crowley Foods, based in Binghamton, New York; and Kemps Foods, based in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 2007, HP Hood acquired Crystal Cream and Butter Company, based in Sacramento, California, shortly selling it to Foster Farms Dairy. In 2008, they acquired the ice cream business of Brigham's Ice Cream, based in Arlington, Massachusetts. These acquisitions effectively expanded the company's reach from New England and New York to the broader United States.

Note: A news source from Binghamton, New York mentions that Balford Farms of Burlington, New Jersey purchased the rights to Crowley Foods in 2014. Another source states that Balford Farms is a part-owner, having only a portion of the assets. According to the history section on the Crowley Foods website, as of 2015, it mentions that their products are still part of the HP Hood line of brands. Balford Farms took over the former Binghamton warehouse and distribution center for Crowley Foods in 2014.