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Ted with some Cookie Dough ice cream

On Becoming the World’s Cookie Dough Ice Cream Experts

October 30, 2019

Don’t take cookie dough ice cream for granted, it might never have come to grocery store shelves if Rhino Foods and Ben & Jerry’s hadn’t worked together for 18 months to get it right. Read how it came about and watch Ted explain the journey to create this amazingly popular flavor.

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Innovation Station: World Class Improvements to Our Facility

September 26, 2019

What once felt like a huge facility no longer did. We needed more production capacity and we just needed more space for the size of company we’d become. Read what we did, why we did it, and how the work supports best-in-class food safety and quality standards. Cookie dough is a lot of fun, but…

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Lake Champlain Chocolates

Doing Right by our Employees Makes Good Business Sense: Rhino’s Employee Exchange Program

September 5, 2019

There is an alternative to seasonal layoffs and we’ve been doing it since 1993 and want to help your company do it too. The Employee Exchange Program is proven to retain great employees by keeping them fully employed at partnering companies during slower months. Read about our partnership with Lake Champlain Chocolates.

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Vegan Ice Cream Hits the Spot for Consumers

August 16, 2019

It may be a vegan “ice cream” but if it’s not as good as dairy ice cream, you’re missing most of the market that buy both. Dale, our Certified Research Chef, speaks from experience about the challenges of developing great vegan inclusions to meet consumers’ high expectations.

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Different Stories, Shared Experience: Women@Rhino Change the Conversation

August 8, 2019

Bringing women together from across shifts and departments, the Women@Rhino initiative meetings create space for sharing and learning on issues of gender, equality and inclusivity at work and in our community.

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Growing Your Workforce with New Americans, People in Recovery and Post-Incarceration

July 12, 2019

The unemployment rate is low, which is great for Americans but a challenge for companies. In conversation with HR Generalist Lorri Miller and People Program Manager Ariella Pasackow, we got into the details of Rhino’s hiring strategy.

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Cookie Dough Cone

Protect that Ice Cream! Nine Ways We Keep Our Products Safe

July 8, 2019

Ice cream lovers are our people and that’s why we use Good Manufacturing Practices – along with other steps – to keep our food and our customers safe!

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bowl of ice cream with coconut and cookie dough inclusions

Creating the Flavors of the Future with Rhino’s R&D Team

July 3, 2019

The ice cream industry is endlessly creating new flavors to fall in love with. We pride ourselves on finding unique solutions for our customers who are looking for the highest quality ingredients, lowest-risk partners, and ridiculously delicious inclusions.

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Flavor Trends: A Dive Into Our Research & Development

June 6, 2019

Ever wonder what it’s like to have the world’s most delicious job? Dale Conoscenti and Rob Douglas, members of the Rhino Foods’ Research and Development team, recently gave us a look into their day-to-day. R & D touches every aspect of business at Rhino, but the goal is always to stay laser-focused on creating ice…

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Eid al-Fitr, a Company Holiday

Honoring Eid al-Fitr with Company Holiday

June 3, 2019

Eid al-Fitr, the Feast of Fast-Breaking, celebrates the end of the holy month of Ramadan. At Rhino, we’re honoring our cultural diversity and this important holiday with a company-wide paid day off. Why do we think this is important? Read on.

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The Newest Rhino: Rhino Foods Foundation

March 4, 2019

Why would a business create a non-profit? Too much success was our reason! For a couple of decades, we’ve been known nationally for sharing our workplace practices that benefit employees and the company. As Ted explains, recent momentum called for more horsepower.

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Cookie Dough in a bowl

Your Love of Cookie Dough is Natural

February 15, 2019

We eat for many reasons besides the need to sustain life. Taste preferences vary widely but behind them all Nature has her thumb on the scale to ensure we favor some basics. And wouldn’t you know, cookie dough meets all the basics.

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Don’t Try This at Home: Edible Cookie Dough

January 7, 2019

Homemade cookies are a treat. Homemade cookie dough is bad news. Stick with commercially made ready-to-eat cookie dough please. Why? Read on.

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star-shaped holiday cookies

Rhinos’ Favorite Holiday Cookies

December 17, 2018

When faced with baking for a cookie swap, I’m not that inventive. This year I asked Rhino’s R&D foodies for their go-to holiday cookie recipes. I should have done this years ago. So, if you want to step up your game, read on.

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Thank You for 37 Years of Dough, Family, and Partnership

December 3, 2018

It’s cold and dark here in the Northeast, the 2019 ice cream season is many snowstorms away, and year-end finds us reflecting on a successful 2018. Our owner, Ted, takes a look back on the origins of Rhino and the many events and people he is thankful for on his 37 year journey.

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Diwali Celebration

Building a more Inclusive Culture with Diwali and Ramadan

November 13, 2018

America is a country of immigrants. At Rhino Foods, 37% of our workforce are refugees. To increase our inclusivity and further celebrate our diversity, we’re recognizing two more holidays with paid time-off.

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2018 B Corp Annual Hal Taussig Award Winner

November 8, 2018

Each year the global Certified B Corporation community recognizes the person who exemplifies B Corp values and its drive to use business as a force for good. The 2018 winner is our founder Ted Castle. Why did he get this you ask? Read more . . .

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Business that works for everyone

Business That Works For Everyone: A Declaration Of Interdependence

October 12, 2017

Ten years ago, a small group of business leaders stood together to make a “declaration of interdependence.” They declared the simple truth that business should work for everyone.

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Rhino Foods’ Makes Forbes List of 25 Small Giants

May 9, 2017

Article Excerpt: Forbes selected 25 businesses that have sound business models, strong balance sheets and steady profits – and privately owned and closely held. These companies contribute to their communities, have been acknowledged as outstanding by others in their field and are engaged in initiatives from which any business can gain insights.

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Rhino Foods fuels growth and diversity through refugee hiring

March 17, 2017

Rhino Foods’ refugee hiring over thirty years has paid dividends both expected and unexpected.

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