P.E.I.’s Dairy Industry Changes With the Times
October 19, 2023 | 1 min to read
Purity Dairy, a remarkable success story in PEI, has transitioned to new ownership as it was purchased by ADL, now the region's only remaining dairy. Founded in 1946 by Eugene and Gladys Cullen, the company flourished under their son Tom until September. Utilizing a straightforward business model, Purity sourced milk from local farms and marketed a range of dairy products, including fresh milk and buttermilk, while also offering home delivery for many years.
Purity Dairy was an incredible PEI success story, but changes in tastes and times finally caught up with it. The business isn’t disappearing but has been purchased by ADL, now PEI’s only remaining dairy.
Purity was started in 1946 by dairy farmers Eugene and Gladys Cullen. Their son Tom ran the dairy until the handover to ADL at the end of September.
Purity had a simple business strategy that served it well for decades. Milk was bought from five local farms and brought to the Kent Street dairy. Fresh table milk, cream, blend, buttermilk, eggnog in season, and superior sour cream, soured naturally, were sold directly from the plant, through food retailers big and small, and for many years Purity featured home delivery.
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