About Us
1899
10-year-old Henry and his 7-year-old brother, Joe, lose their mother and are sent to
live with an uncle in Montana to work on a ranch as cowboy's. They form a pact to never leave each
other, and forge an everlasting strength and belief if you help someone up, everyone wins. Ten years
after becoming cowboy's, they move to Biddeford, Maine to reconnect with four of their sisters who
settled there earlier.
1909
Henry Thibodeau and his new wife purchase a dairy farm, leaving his mill job behind.
1915
Henry and his brother, Joe, go to enlist in WW1 but the government won’t take Henry because they need a farmer for food supply. Henry promises his brother the farm will be theirs when he returns.
1919
After WWI Henry’s brother returns from the war and the two are reunited. Having a
cowboys spirit, they begin their milk routes delivering directly to customers.
1940
Henry’s son, Herve, enters the business from college.
1941
Herve Thibodeau sees the need for safety in milk products and starts dairy processing
company "H. Thibodeau & Sons Dairy" servicing 3 cities in Maine.
1949
Herve Thibodeau starts "Town & Country Ice Cream" by opening a successful ice cream
stand and restaurant.
1954
Herve Thibodeau starts a Wholesale ice cream division of Town & Country
1969
H. Thibodeau & Sons sell milk company to Oakhurst dairy and continue their wholesale
ice cream business.
1970
3rd generation Thibodeau enters the business, sharing his fathers name, Herve Thibodeau,
and takes over management of 27 small wholesale accounts to begin another journey of the family
business.
1972
H. Thibodeau & Sons rebrand the name to Thibodeau Farms.
1973
Herve Thibodeau II, stops manufacturing ice cream and aligns with H.P Hood to become a
Southern Maine distributor
1974
Thibodeau’s Farms reopens its bottling plant, producing milk for Cumberland Farms in
Maine.
1975
Thibodeau’s opens a milk transportation business, trucking through Maine and New
Hampshire.
1980
Thibodeau’s purchases Penguin Ice Cream to expand area in Central Maine.
1986
Thibodeau’s becomes Good Humors' first ice cream distributor for Maine.
1988
Thibodeaus sells milk transportation business and closes processing plant to focus 100%
on ice cream distribution
1990
Thibodeau’s distribution expands to Northern New Hampshire.
1999
4th generation Thibodeau enters business - Herve, Jr.
2000
Thibodeau's Farms rebrands to Thibodeau’s Ice Cream Distributing Company
2001
Thibodeaus expands under 4th generation to cover entire State of New Hampshire.
2006
Thibodeaus becomes exclusive distributor for Unilever brands (Ben & Jerry’s,
Breyer’s, Klondike, Good Humor and Popsicle
2007
Thibodeaus expands to cover entire State of Maine.
2010
Herve Jr changes company focus and markets strictly to the impulse segment of the ice
cream categories. This is well-received with 30% growth along with winning the “Raising the Bar“ award
with national recognition from the Ice Cream Industry.
2011
Thibodeau’s creates a reconciliation platform for freezer equipment allowing for better
service of over 1000 freezers inside stores. The company is recognized nationally and awarded the
“Best Practice Award“
2013
Thibodeaus acquires Vermont Finest Ice cream distribution now covering the entire State
of Vermont
2015
Thibodeau’s enters Upper State New York in one county.
2016-2017
Thibodeau’s Ice Cream Distributing Company rebrands to H.C. Thibodeau Northeast
Distribution. Thibodeau’s achieves best performing distributor in United State by Unilever.
Thibodeau’s expands to 5 counties covering Upper State New York.