SmithFoods is a regional maker of dairy products, beverages, and ice cream headquartered in Orrville, Ohio.
[3] Brothers John and Peter Schmid bought a small dairy farm on the first day of 1909.
One such innovation, mechanical refrigeration, allowed the dairy to expand and make ice cream a larger part of the business.
Smith Dairy modernized its operations in the 1950s, when the first cooling tank for storing milk was installed; the company's first conveyor system brought automation to the plant.
[5] The company purchased four dairies during this period, allowing it to expand its service into additional communities.