March 27th, 2008 | Category: General
BREAKING NEWS: TURKEY HILL IS TOPS IN PA
Posted by: Turkey Hill Team
We’ve always known Turkey Hill ice cream was #1 in the hearts of ice cream lovers throughout our home state of Pennsylvania, even if some of the bigger national brands outsold us overall. Not any more. Now, for the first time in our 76-year history, Turkey Hill is the #1 selling ice cream in Pennsylvania!
It’s an amazing honor to be the best selling ice cream in our home state and we owe that success to fans like you. You helped boost statewide sales by eight percent last year. Although we saw sales increases in Philadelphia and the mid-state, we saw most of our growth in Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania (up 22 percent in those areas).
Overall, Turkey Hill accounts for 27 percent of all ice cream sold in Pennsylvania. Not too bad for a company which, as recently as the late 1970s, produced only 1,000 gallons of ice cream per day. Today we churn out over 100,000 gallons each day.
It’s hard to say what Turkey Hill founder Armor Frey would have thought if, back in the 1940s, someone had told him his company would someday hold a title like this. Actually, knowing what we know about Armor’s passion and will to succeed — a drive he passed on to his grandson and current Turkey Hill president, Quintin Frey — that prediction probably wouldn’t have surprised him one bit. Â
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IN MY MIND YOUR #1 IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD , AND THAT EVEN IN OUTER SPACE;
April 28th, 2008 at 4:25 pmTurkey Hill ice cream sandwiches are the absolute BEST.
April 7th, 2008 at 12:20 amYour Number One here is Michigan. According to my family
Number one in the world. Congrats
April 4th, 2008 at 8:44 pmThat is GREAT!!!!! Turkey Hill is the only brand we buy and we LOVE trying all the new flavors you come out with. Pomegranate and Blueberry is my new favorite!!!!Keep up the great work. CONGRATS!!!!!
March 31st, 2008 at 12:32 pmYOU GO HILL!
March 30th, 2008 at 4:48 pmCongrats Turkey Hill! You have a wonderful product, so it is great to hear that the word is out. Looking forward to the announcement that you are outselling national brands in NY/CT too. You do in this household. Keep up the great work.
March 30th, 2008 at 2:39 pmMy son is standing here with me and would like to mention how much he loves Turkey Hill. He tells me he wants me to buy Turkey Hill ice cream sandwiches. I know you make them and we’ll be sure to check the supermarket later today.
March 30th, 2008 at 8:29 amI see that some locations don’t have Turkey Hill and certainly many don’t have the variety we have here in the tri-state area. I guess there are some advantages to living in NJ.
March 30th, 2008 at 8:27 amWhen TURKEY HILL started selling here in the Philly suburbs, I was won over quickly. I smile every time I read the slogan on the box “Imported from Lancaster County”…makes it sound so classy!
March 30th, 2008 at 12:41 amCan’t believe it’s Vanilla vs. Peanut butter. I like neither, but will vote for vanilla. I’ll eat vanilla in a pinch. I’d rather not have ice cream than eat peanuts in ice cream. Crazy, huh?
March 29th, 2008 at 9:47 pmTurkey Hill is the only Ice Cream We eat in my family. Turkey Hill Is #1 all the way. You can’t touch Turkey Hill Ice Cream
March 29th, 2008 at 8:58 pmTurkey Hill is Number in NY too at least in my household!!!!
March 29th, 2008 at 6:36 pmTurkey Hill Dairy is a most beautiful site, driving up that hill and seeing it right there in the hillside. You deserve the accolades not just in Pennsylvania, but everywhere it’s sold. Your company should be the standard others strive to live up to!
March 29th, 2008 at 4:17 pmBetter breaking news for me. Today at Wegman’s I finally found the “THE BOX OF CHOCOLATES” and it was even on sale. Just tasted it and it was well worth the hunt for it. Is this a reissue of it for Mother’s Day or should I rush back to stock my freezer with it ?
March 29th, 2008 at 1:10 pmWay to go…as a MDresident we enjoy being a neighboring state and having quite a variety of flavors from Turkey Hill. I look forward to the Ice Screamers convention in June each year to be able to EAT and Eat and enjoy Turkey Hill in it’s home state. Congrats to you at Turkey Hill.
March 29th, 2008 at 11:36 amCongratulations for being number one in PA. You have my vote here in Maryland.
March 29th, 2008 at 12:03 amCPBC ALL THE WAY!
March 28th, 2008 at 8:05 pmCongrats! It is no big surprise to my family. Thanks for the goodness in every bite!
March 28th, 2008 at 8:00 pmI BUY TURKEY HIIL ICE CREAM EVERY WEEK ,THE ONLY BRAND I BUY , THATS THE BEST
March 28th, 2008 at 4:35 pmI join in with all of the of the other bloggers in saying congrats and this is really no surprise! How far exactly does Turkey Hill’s marketing territory reach? Maybe it is time to open up some satellite Turkey Hills around the countryside. I bet it wouldn’t be too hard to find plenty of people to support that idea!
March 28th, 2008 at 4:26 pmI’m doing my part for sure in trying to make Turkey Hill #1 up here in Maine!
March 28th, 2008 at 4:23 pmCongratulations!! on being No. One in PA.
March 28th, 2008 at 4:10 pmHey Congratulations, that’s awesome. I just had my first orange sherbert and van. yogurt and loved it. You can’t even tell it’s yogurt. My kids scarfed it down as well. We had desert before dinner tonight.
Amy
March 28th, 2008 at 4:08 pm100,000 gallons a day is a lot of ice cream. Congratulations on having the best-selling and best-tasting ice cream in Pennsylvania.
March 28th, 2008 at 2:52 pmCongratulations!! We don’t get all the flavors here in Virginia…but I always buy TH…then stock up on the others when I get back to Lancaster Co!!
March 28th, 2008 at 2:31 pmCongrats Turkey Hill. Not surprised. We know quality.
March 28th, 2008 at 2:07 pmcongratulations Turkey Hill!!! I am also very glad to know you are coming out with a root beer duetto. Oh, my, now I have two favorites, raspberry Duetto, and Root Beer Duetto. (haven’t tasted the root beer yet, but just know it has to be superb.)
March 28th, 2008 at 11:36 amcongradulations Turkey Hill. YOu are #1 in this house even with a local NY ice cream company only a few miles away they should take lessons from Turkey HIll!!
March 28th, 2008 at 11:19 amYou’re number one as far as my family is concerned no matter where we live.
March 28th, 2008 at 11:09 amCongratulations. You don’t have to worry about sales in NJ with my family on your side. You should see my freezer. If I had the room I’d have even more Turkey Hill!
March 28th, 2008 at 11:08 amWell I am not surprized at all..it has been tops with me since the first time I tasted it….
March 28th, 2008 at 10:44 amWhat a great accomplishment! You go Turkey Hill.
March 28th, 2008 at 10:11 amI was born and raised in PA and now I live somewhere else. It was a big item in our house then and an glad it still is. However I have carried the tradition to where I live.
March 28th, 2008 at 9:43 amCongratulations! I do my part when I visit PA!!
March 28th, 2008 at 9:31 amMaryann - We have two brand new Duetto flavors out this year. Root Beer Duetto is our regular flavor addition to the Duetto line, and Chocolate-Coconut, which has Chocolate Soft Serve and Coconut Venice Ice, will take the place of Raspberry as a Limited Edition Duetto for this year. Don’t worry though, due to incredible popularity Raspberry is now a regular flavor!
March 28th, 2008 at 9:23 amI’m surprised to hear this was just announced. In my book, TH was always #1. I am disappointed though that I can’t find Cherry Orchard Sherbet at my favorite Giant anymore. I hope you are still making it because it is my absolute all-time favorite.
March 28th, 2008 at 9:16 amTo us TH is tops in Western Monmouth County, NJ and number one in our freezer
March 28th, 2008 at 8:59 amCongratulations Turkey Hill!! That is something to be proud of and well-deserved. I’m sure it’s #1 here in NY, especially my hometown because I tell eveyone I know how good TH is.
March 28th, 2008 at 8:58 amCongratulations Turkey Hill. Here in New York I see TH ice cream in every supermarket. I buy it every week, and its on special alot. I still want to know if your going to have chocolate venice ice “Duetto” this summer?
March 28th, 2008 at 8:48 amLouisiana’s got some Turkey Hill Lovers too! When I made the 2-day drive home for Christmas last year, I packed a gallon of Turkey Hill’s Limited Edition Baked Apple Dumpling (my all-time fave!) with me! Every time I stopped for gas, I checked on that ice cream and replenished the cooler’s ice to make sure it survived the journey home. The family was so impressed the gallon was gone in five days!
March 28th, 2008 at 8:30 amI know in my family(all relatives & friends included) their favorite Ice Cream is TURKEY HILL no doubt……..
It`s # 1 in our book and in our Freezers….
March 28th, 2008 at 8:28 amIt’s the best in NJ as far as I am concerned.
March 28th, 2008 at 8:00 amWay to go Turkey Hill !
March 28th, 2008 at 7:59 amCongratulations!!!! I think everyone there at the Turkey Hill Dairy should break out the Party Cake Ice Cream and celebrate!
March 28th, 2008 at 7:58 amCongratulations in PA. Turkey Hill is also the tops here in NJ. It is the best - creamy, cold, delicious - oh I can’t wait!!! Yum Yum smack smack
March 28th, 2008 at 7:49 amThank you all so much! We couldn’t be prouder. We still are that small Lancaster County dairy that we started as, we just have a lot more friends now!
We don’t make an ice cream flavor that is only milk chocolate, however milk chocolate ice cream is the base of some of our other flavors such as Box of Chocolates and Peanut Butter Chocolate Cup.
March 28th, 2008 at 7:49 amI wish I could eat Turkey Hill & days a week. Is there such a flavor as Turkey Hill Milk Chocolate Flavor??????
March 28th, 2008 at 7:25 amIf I would not get fat I would eat Turkey Hill Ice Cream 7 times a week. Quick question is there such a thing as Turkey Hill Milk Chocolate Ice Cream?????????
March 28th, 2008 at 7:22 amCelebrate! Rejoice! Enjoy! This strikes me as the best “contest” of all to win. Congratulations to the entire T.H.T.!!! I’ll do my part to keep the level of success far above the rest!
March 28th, 2008 at 7:16 amCONGRATULATIONS! Keep Turkey Hill going, what a way to go. NJ
March 28th, 2008 at 6:55 amCongrats! Turkey Hill isn’t doing so bad in NJ either! Anyway, I don’t buy any other ice cream.
March 28th, 2008 at 6:03 amCongratulations, Turkey Hill! You are also a big hit in New York, also! Turkey Hill Ice Cream is always the first to sell out on the shelves in our stores. Word is getting out that Turkey Hill is the best. Keep up the good work!
March 28th, 2008 at 5:54 amCongratulations!!
I for one, can certainly see how you acquired this honor. I live in the Pittsburgh area, and I was intoduced to your product just a few short years ago at a Spring Home & Garden show at your sample booth. The minute my husband and I tasted your vanilla sample cup, we were impressed. We learned that your products were being sold at our Shop ‘n Save stores. We picked up a few different flavors that day, and have been hooked ever since. You folks truly have a superior product.
March 28th, 2008 at 5:14 amCongratulations! I wish we had Turkey Hill out here in Las Vegas, it is so good and now Pennsylvania proved it!
March 28th, 2008 at 4:36 amCongratulations Turkey Hill for being named NUMBER 1! You are also number one with me also, but Please bring it closer to me in North Carolina. I have to travel over 50 miles to get your GREAT products. With gas the way it is cannot get it like I would want. Again, Congratulations!
March 28th, 2008 at 3:22 amCongratulations, Turkey Hill for being number 1! You are also number 1 for me also. But please bring it to my area in North Carolina. I have to travel over 50 miles to get your products. The way gas is I cannot get it very readily, like I would. Again, congratulations!
March 28th, 2008 at 3:20 amI can’t believe that it took this long to hit #1.Keep up the good work!!
March 27th, 2008 at 9:12 pmTurkey Hill is tops in VA also.
March 27th, 2008 at 8:53 pmTurkey Hill is tops with us too and we live in Delaware.
March 27th, 2008 at 4:37 pmThe consumer is very discriminating; no surprise Turkey Hill is #1 in PA.
Contratulations!
March 27th, 2008 at 2:43 pmyes, TURKEYHILL is tops in PA.BUT I THINK IT IS TOPS IN THE WHOLE WORLD;
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