Brown's Velvet Dairy (original) (raw)

Brown's Velvet Dairy, now Brown's Dairy, is a historic business in the Central City section of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. It opened in 1905. Brown's Velvet was the oldest and largest dairy company in New Orleans and served the Gulf States market area. Ice cream flavors once included Creole cream cheese. purchased the Brown's Velvet Ice Cream division in 1993 to expand its line of Kemps frozen desserts. The milk business was retained. Brown's Dairy is now a line of Dean Foods.