Kemps Foods
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Food |
| Founded | 1914 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
| Founder | William Henry Kemps W.S. Lathrop |
| Headquarters | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States |
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Area served
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Midwestern United States |
| Products | Dairy |
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Number of employees
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1,125+ |
| Parent | Dairy Farmers of America |
| Subsidiaries | Goodrich Ice Cream |
| Website | http://www.kemps.com |
Kemps (legal name Kemps LLC) is an American dairy company located in St. Paul, Minnesota. It has been a subsidiary of Dairy Farmers of America since being purchased in 2011 from HP Hood LLC. Dairy Farmers of America is based in Kansas City, Missouri, but Kemps continues to be headquartered in St. Paul. Products provided by the company include milk, cottage cheese, half and half, egg nog, cream, juices, sour cream, chip dips, ice cream, yogurt and novelties. Most of these products are sold at grocery stores throughout the midwestern United States, but some are available in other parts of the country as well. Kemps currently operates five manufacturing facilities in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Kemps was founded in 1914 by William Henry Kemps, formerly of St. Louis, Missouri, who partnered with W.S. Lathrop after his Minneapolis candy company was near bankruptcy. The business was first known as Lathrop-Kemps Ice Cream Company, producing "special quality" Kemps Ice Cream. As part of the agreement, Lathrop would have to maintain his sobriety as he had issues with alcoholism. This didn't happen, and Kemps would soon become sole owner of the company.
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