<Tr> <Th> Revenue </Th> <Td> Estimated US $680 million (2014) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> bluebell.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Blue Bell Creameries is an American food company that manufactures ice cream . It was founded in 1907 in Brenham, Texas . For much of its early history, the company manufactured both ice cream and butter locally . In the mid-20th century, it abandoned butter production and expanded to the entire state of Texas and soon much of the Southern United States . The company's corporate headquarters are located at the "Little Creamery" in Brenham, Texas . Since 1919, it has been in the hands of the Kruse family . Despite being sold in a limited number of states, as of 2015 Blue Bell is the fourth highest - selling ice cream brand in the United States as a whole . </P> <P> The company has its roots in the Brenham Creamery Company, which opened in 1907 to purchase excess cream from local dairy farmers and sell butter to people in Brenham, Texas, a town situated approximately 70 miles northwest of Houston . In 1911, the creamery began to produce small quantities of ice cream . </P>

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