Private company

Klinke Brothers Ice Cream Company

Defunct ice cream manufacturer in Tennessee

Klinke Brothers Ice Cream Company was an ice cream manufacturer headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1890 as a family dairy operation, it entered the ice cream production business in the 1920s and into the largest network of parlors in Baskin-Robbins' system by 2017.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Klinke Brothers Ice Cream Factory
Photo: Dclemens1971, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Klinke Brothers Ice Cream Company was an ice cream manufacturer headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1890 as a family dairy operation, it entered the ice cream production business in the 1920s and into the largest network of parlors in Baskin-Robbins' system by 2017.2

Timeline

  1. 2022Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1890Founded Founded1

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