With steady growth and expansion since opening day, the The Udder Guys! is much more than just the flavour of the month. This gourmet ice cream company uses fresh ingredients in all of its premium ice cream to keep its customers coming back for more.

The Udder Guys have grown from a home based business to having a manufacturing plant, 2 ice cream parlours and distribution networks with several retailers. The company won an award for best tasting ice cream on Vancouver Island, which drew a lot of publicity for them. Their ice cream looks different because they don't use preservatives and artificial additives. Their strawberry, for example, is a light pink instead of bright red.

Ontario produces 61% of Canada's ice cream.

They used to call their product 'All Natural', but ran into problems when the Canadian Food Inspection Agency notified them that the milk they use is not considered an all-natural product due to pasteurization process and the re-supplementation of its vitamins. So now they call it 'Old-Fashioned' instead.

Premium ice cream represents about 41% of the total dollar sales of ice cream.

At one time The Udder Guys were wholesaling their product to 27 stores across Canada including a couple large chain stores. However, the margins were too low, especially with big low cost buyers, and right now they cannot produce the volume necessary to make wholesaling profitable. Hence their focus on retail.

While Judy doesn't have an interest in franchising, she's considered what she calls "cloning", where they would help someone set up a parlour in their community suited to their location. For her the business is about fun and making good ice cream.