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Crowley Foods (legal name Crowley Foods LLC) is an American dairy company based in Binghamton, New York. It has been a subsidiary of HP Hood LLC since being purchased by the company in 2004. The primary offices for HP Hood are in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, but Crowley Foods continues to be headquartered in Binghamton.〔(Crowley Foods (About Crowley Foods) ), Retrieved Feb. 6, 2015.〕 Products provided by the company include milk, half and half, cream, cottage cheese, sour cream and yogurt.〔(Crowley Foods (Our Products) ), Retrieved Feb. 6, 2015.〕 The original plant located on Conklin Avenue in Binghamton manufactured these dairy products until the acquisition by HP Hood, when certain Crowley Foods items began to be made at facilities elsewhere which were better equipped. Production at the plant ceased altogether in 2012, but the warehouse and distribution center continued to be used until 2014.〔(WBNG Channel 12 Action News, ''HP Hood Halts Milk Production'' by Alice Maggiore (December 6, 2011) ), Retrieved Feb. 6, 2015.〕〔(WBNG Channel 12 Action News, ''Conklin Dairy Distribution Center Staying Open'' by Anna Norris (September 26, 2014) ), Retrieved Feb. 6, 2015.〕 A news source from Binghamton 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 Conklin Avenue warehouse and distribution center for Crowley Foods in 2014.〔(Binghamton.com, ''Balford Farms Buys Crowley's'' (September 26, 2014) ), Retrieved Feb. 6, 2015.〕 ==History== Crowley Foods was founded in 1904 by grocery clerk James K. "J.K." Crowley when he purchased a fledgling dairy business for $500.00 in Poughkeepsie, New York.〔(Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census ), Retrieved Feb. 6, 2015.〕 His company assets began with a horse and wagon, ice house, barn, some cans and bottles as well as a milk delivery route serving local customers.〔(Old Cardboard, Featured Set: 1940 Crowley's Milk (baseball cards) ), Retrieved Feb. 6, 2015.〕 In 1915, Crowley moved and expanded his business at Binghamton as the location was closer to numerous dairy farms in upstate New York.〔(The Whale 99.1 FM, ''Crowley Plant in Binghamton Begins to be Sold Off'' by Big Wally (March 25, 2013) ), Retrieved Feb. 6, 2015.〕 Originally known as Crowley's Dairy Company, manufacturing and distribution of dairy products began at the facility on Conklin Avenue and would continue there for almost 100 years. A second plant opened at Newburgh, New York in 1921. Retail outlets and other production facilities soon followed.〔(Fulton History, ''Binghamton Press'', ''Crowley's Opens Newburgh Plant'' (March 6, 1950), page 5 ), Retrieved Feb. 6, 2015.〕 At its peak, Crowley's Dairy Company sold their products throughout much of the northeastern United States. Crowley's Dairy Company would sponsor a set of 18 baseball cards featuring players from the Binghamton Triplets, who won the Eastern League championship in 1940.〔(Blogspot, Bob Lemke's Blog: ''Auction exposes Bianci as super-common in 1940 Crowley's Milk Binghamton team set.'' (October 21, 2013) ), Retrieved Feb. 6, 2015.〕 The team was a minor league affiliate of the New York Yankees during that time. Crowley Foods was sold to Dutch company NV Wessanen Koninklijke Fabrieken (now Royal Wessanen) in 1983 for $16.4 million. National Dairy Holdings would purchase Crowley Foods from Royal Wessanen in 2001 for $400 million, only to be acquired by HP Hood three years later in a deal that also included Kemps of St. Paul, Minnesota.〔(Press & Sun Bulletin, ''Kosher Dairy Plant to Open in Former Crowley Site'' by Jon Harris ), Retrieved Feb. 6, 2015.〕 The company has competed and won in many dairy competitions over the years. In recent times, Crowley Foods broke their own record by winning five gold medals and seven silver medals in a competition of prestigious dairy foods at the 2005 Great New York State Fair in Syracuse, New York. Crowley Foods won a total of ten medals at the same event a year earlier.〔(Dairy Foods, ''New Products Company 2005: Crowley Foods, Binghamton, N.Y.'' (November 1, 2005) ), Retrieved Feb. 5, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Crowley Foods」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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