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Smith Dairy

Smith Dairy, also known as "The Dairy in the Country," is a regional maker of dairy products, beverages, and ice cream headquartered in Orrville, Ohio. The company sells products under two major brands, Smith's and Ruggles, as well as private label brands, for both retail and wholesale distribution.

The company has two plants: one in Orrville, Ohio, and the other in Richmond, Indiana, and products include cottage cheese, sour cream and dips, iced teas, juices, and punches, in addition to milk and ice cream.

History

Brothers John and Peter Schmid bought a small dairy on the first day of 1909. The operation initially consisted of two horses, two wagons, a hand-cranked ice cream maker, and a five-gallon freezer that used ice cut from a nearby pond in winter. The name changed several times in the early years, but the company would eventually be known as Smith Dairy.

The Dairy made key operational advancements in the 1920s. One such innovation, mechanical refrigeration, allowed the dairy to expand and make ice cream a larger part of the business.

Ruggles (surname)

Ruggles is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: