Idaho Milk Products expands with US$190M ice cream & powder blending facility

USA – Idaho Milk Products has expanded with a new ice cream and powder blending facility in Jerome, marking a significant expansion of its operations and reinforcing its position as a leader in value-added dairy ingredients.

Designed with advanced technology and precision processing, the new integrated facility enhances the company’s ability to deliver exceptional quality, consistency and innovation across an expanded portfolio of dairy products, the company said.

The operation combines large-scale production capabilities with the flexibility to meet diverse customer needs across both retail and foodservice markets, bringing together high-speed ice cream manufacturing and high-capacity powder blending within a single facility.

Idaho Milk Products said the facility supports a wide range of production capabilities, from premium ice cream novelties to bulk formats and custom dairy formulations.

The company said it can produce up to 54,000 novelty ice cream items per hour, including stick bars, sandwiches and cones, with options for variegates, inclusions and dual coatings. In addition to novelties, the plant offers high-capacity bulk manufacturing, producing up to 14,400 pints per hour or 7,200 48-ounce containers per hour.

“Today marks an important milestone as we celebrate the continued evolution of Idaho Milk Products alongside our commercial, community and industry partners,” said CEO Daragh Maccabee. “After years of planning, this new facility enables us to advance our milk protein powder business through customized blending solutions while bringing the same value-added approach to cream as we have with milk protein. More importantly, this is a plant built for the future.”

Flexible packaging options range from 3-ounce servings to half-gallon containers, allowing for tailored solutions that meet precise customer specifications.

Complementing its ice cream capabilities, the facility features advanced dry blending systems capable of processing up to 16,000 pounds per hour, delivering consistent, dairy-based ingredient solutions tailored to specific food applications, the company said. 

With flexible batch sizing, integrated sifting and high-speed filling and a diverse ingredient portfolio, Idaho Milk Products supports custom formulations designed to meet functional, performance, and market requirements.

Ice Cream Business Manager Louis Armsttong said the facility expands Idaho Milk Products ability to innovate and collaborate with customers across both novelty and bulk ice cream capabilities.

“We look forward to partnering with brands to develop high-quality ice cream products across a variety of formats and to support their continued growth,” he said.

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