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Member Type: Food Services, Member Type: Retail
Region: City of Kawartha Lakes

Kawartha Dairy

Category: Cows Milk Ice Cream Category: Dairy

For over 80 years, Kawartha Dairy has been proud to be a 100% Canadian-owned company, still operated by the same family that started it back in the beginning. Although it has grown tremendously from its early days, it remains headquartered in Bobcaygeon, Ontario, where it was founded.

In 1937 Jack and Ila Crowe took a leap of faith and bought a small dairy in Bobcaygeon. Jack had learned the trade while working for Oshawa Dairy but the newly renamed Kawartha Dairy didn’t bear much resemblance to that larger big city firm. At that time it consisted of a small, simple three room building, where the cold storage area was cooled with ice cut from the lake. Today Kawartha Dairy operates 10 retail stores and services a wide range of wholesale customers, from retail outlets to foodservice establishments and of course, ice cream parlours. The company also provides custom production services to other food companies, using Kawartha’s expertise in the business to produce ice cream and other specialty dairy items to the exact specifications of these firms.

Situated in a bountiful farming region, the dairy receives deliveries of fresh milk daily, most of which is from the local area and all of which is from Ontario farms. The members of the Crowe family would like to take the opportunity to thank both their loyal customers and the farmers who supply them. Without their support over the years, the company simply could not have grown and prospered the way it has.

Things to know

Bus Parking
Contactless Payment
Sell Wholesale
The Farm/Business is open to the public
Washroom Access
Wheelchair Access
Year Round Operation
A person holds an ice cream cone with three scoops of orange ice cream
An illustration of a map showing 10 locations for Kawartha Dairy
Four hands holding cream cones with ice cream in them
A collection of tubs of ice cream
a collection of packaged milk and cream
a person holds a cup of ice cream with a spoon in it
89 Prince Street
Bobcaygeon, Ontario, K0M 1A0
  • Sun: 9 am – 8 pm
  • Mon: 9 am – 8 pm
  • Tue: 9 am – 8 pm
  • Wed: 9 am – 8 pm
  • Thu: 9 am – 8 pm
  • Fri: 9 am – 9 pm Open now
  • Sat: 9 am – 9 pm

Seasonal Hours

Summer hours are listed currently. Check Google for correct hours during different times of year.