Recent company acquisitions by HP Hood have expanded its reach from predominantly New England to the broader United States.

[6] That same year, under McNeil's supervision of the brand, HP Hood became the official supplier of Lactaid milk for the East Coast of the United States.

[8] In 2001, HP Hood renegotiated its contract with McNeil and became the official supplier of Lactaid milk for the entire United States market.

In 2007, HP Hood acquired Crystal Cream and Butter Company,[10] based in Sacramento, California, but then sold it that same year to Foster Farms Dairy.

At Boston Children's Museum, the outdoor ice cream stand takes the form of a large Hood Milk Bottle.

The Hood blimp often appears at sport and cultural events (most often Red Sox home games above Boston, and the Eastern States Exposition in October).