• 1896
    1896 Wolf Axelrod began delivering sour cream, sweet cream, pot cheese and farmers cheese from a horse and wagon.
  • 1920 Wolf Axelrod retired, and his son Abraham Axelrod, took over the business.
  • 1930 A branch office opened in Freeport, NY.
  • 1932 The Axelrod family sold the business to a subsidiary of National Dairy Products (now known as Kraft Foods, Inc.). Abraham Axelrod continued as general manager.
  • 1938 Abraham Axelrod re-started his own business.
  • 1896
    1949 The first Axelrod labeled packaged product -- pint-sized plain yogurt -- was in local markets.
  • 1961 Abraham Axelrod sold his family business to Crowley Foods, Inc. He retired at the end of that year, succeeded by his son, Herbert, who became president and CEO.
  • 1988 Herbert Axelrod retired, ending the Axelrod's family involvement in the company.
  • 1996 Axelrod celebrates 100 years of Dairy production.
  • 2001 Axelrod Foods, Inc. becomes a division of Crowley Foods, Inc.