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BORDEN ICE CREAM COMPANY (THE). The 1951 through 1964 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 300 1/2 Iowa. | BORDEN ICE CREAM COMPANY (THE). The company was founded by Gail Borden, Jr., in 1857 in Connecticut as "Gail Borden, Jr., and Company." Its primary product was condensed milk. Struggling financially, the company was saved when Jeremiah Milbank, a partner in the wholesale food distributor I. & R. Milbank & Co. and the son-in-law of banker Joseph Lake, agreed to invest and acquired 50 percent of the stock. The company changed its name in 1858 to the New York Condensed Milk Company. The company prospered during the [[CIVIL WAR]] by selling condensed milk to Union armies. | ||
Borden began selling processed milk to consumers in 1875 and pioneered the use of glass milk bottles in 1885. Borden began selling evaporated milk in 1892, and expanded into Canada in 1895. | |||
In 1899 the company changed its name to Borden's Condensed Milk Company. It became the Borden Company in 1919 and expanded rapidly, buying numerous dairies, ice cream manufacturers, cheese producers, and mincemeat processors. Taking advantage of its many herds of cattle, the company became involved in rendering and the manufacture of adhesives. In [[WORLD WAR II]], Borden pioneered the American manufacture of non-dairy creamer, instant coffee and powdered foods. | |||
The 1951 through 1964 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 300 1/2 Iowa. | |||
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BORDEN ICE CREAM COMPANY (THE). The company was founded by Gail Borden, Jr., in 1857 in Connecticut as "Gail Borden, Jr., and Company." Its primary product was condensed milk. Struggling financially, the company was saved when Jeremiah Milbank, a partner in the wholesale food distributor I. & R. Milbank & Co. and the son-in-law of banker Joseph Lake, agreed to invest and acquired 50 percent of the stock. The company changed its name in 1858 to the New York Condensed Milk Company. The company prospered during the CIVIL WAR by selling condensed milk to Union armies.
Borden began selling processed milk to consumers in 1875 and pioneered the use of glass milk bottles in 1885. Borden began selling evaporated milk in 1892, and expanded into Canada in 1895.
In 1899 the company changed its name to Borden's Condensed Milk Company. It became the Borden Company in 1919 and expanded rapidly, buying numerous dairies, ice cream manufacturers, cheese producers, and mincemeat processors. Taking advantage of its many herds of cattle, the company became involved in rendering and the manufacture of adhesives. In WORLD WAR II, Borden pioneered the American manufacture of non-dairy creamer, instant coffee and powdered foods.
The 1951 through 1964 Dubuque City Directory listed 300 1/2 Iowa.
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"Borden (company) Wikipedia. Online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borden_(company)