HP Hood plans to consolidate its ice cream operations, and the Chelsea, Mass., company has recently entered the market for aseptic, portion pack coffee creamers.
With Hood's recent acquisition of Crowley and Kemps, the company has decided to consolidate its northeast frozen desserts production into one of two facilities-Crowley's Lancaster, Pa. plant, or the Suffield, Conn., HP Hood facility. News reports indicate that the ice cream business at the Suffield plant is likely to be shifted to Lancaster, but at press time no decision had been made, according to Hood spokeswoman, Lynne Bohan.