Glover’s Ice Cream was started in 1925 by Foster Glover. Foster’s son, Bob Glover took over in 1971, and Bob’s son Stephen stepped in as President in 1991 upon Bob’s retirement. In 2020, Bryan Helm took over the ownership.
In 1925 there were five ice cream companies in Frankfort. Now Glover’s is the last independent ice cream company in the State of Indiana.
Glover’s sells half-gallons, gallons and 3-gallon containers to walk-in retail customers. The company is primarily a manufacturer for wholesale clients such as stores that sell ice cream by the scoop, universites, hospitals, and independent grocers and pharmacies. It also distributes two dozen types of novelties to convenience stores and mini-marts.
All these years later, the process is very similar to when the Glovers began making ice cream, even though they’ve upgraded to faster equipment.