Braum's

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American restaurant chain

title: "Braum's" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["companies-based-in-oklahoma-city", "privately-held-companies-based-in-oklahoma", "restaurants-in-oklahoma", "economy-of-the-western-united-states", "regional-restaurant-chains-in-the-united-states", "fast-food-chains-of-the-united-states", "restaurants-established-in-1968", "ice-cream-parlors-in-the-united-states", "1968-establishments-in-oklahoma", "ice-cream-brands", "dairy-products-companies-of-the-united-states", "culture-of-oklahoma"] description: "American restaurant chain" topic_path: "technology/web" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braum's" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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nameBraum's Inc.
logoBraum's logo.svg
logo_size180px
imageFile:Commerce August 2015 29 (Braum's).jpg
image_captionBraum's location in Commerce, Texas
typePrivate
locationOklahoma City, Oklahoma
location_countryU.S.
locations300+
key_people
ownerBraum family
revenueUS$5 billion (2021)
industry{{flat list
servicesFast food restaurants
Ice cream parlor
Dairy store
foundedin Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
founderWilliam Henry "Bill" Braum
area_served
num_employees8,000
productsIce cream, soft serve, frozen yogurt, milkshakes, sundaes, hamburgers, chicken, french fries, soft drinks, salads
websitebraums.com
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| name = Braum's Inc. | logo = Braum's logo.svg | logo_size = 180px | image = File:Commerce August 2015 29 (Braum's).jpg | image_caption = Braum's location in Commerce, Texas | former_name = | type = Private | location = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | location_country = U.S. | locations = 300+ | key_people = | owner = Braum family | revenue = US$5 billion (2021) | industry = {{flat list|

History

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In 1957, William Henry "Bill" Braum (1928–2020) purchased his family's ice cream processing business based in Emporia, Kansas, as well as its "Peter Pan" retail ice cream chain; ten years later, the Peter Pan stores were sold, under the condition that the Braum family would not sell ice cream in Kansas for ten years.

Having kept the family dairy herd and ice cream processing business, Braum and his wife Mary started the Braum's chain in 1968 in Oklahoma City, opening 24 stores in Oklahoma during the first year. Braum's brought products from its Emporia headquarters to Oklahoma for the first few years, later opening facilities in Oklahoma and moving the herd there in 1975.

Braum's ran a series of Ernest P. Worrell television commercials in the 1980s.

Stores

In order to maintain the freshness of its products, the company does not open stores outside of a 330-mile (483 km) radius of the home farm in Tuttle, Oklahoma.

Products

The restaurants serve ice cream, frozen yogurt, hamburgers, sandwiches, salads and breakfast items. Stores also include a grocery section called the "Fresh Market" featuring dairy products, baked goods, beverages, frozen entrees, meats and produce.

Braum's is noteworthy for its level of vertical integration. Almost all the food products sold at Braum's are processed or manufactured directly by the company; Braum's owns its own feed mill, dairy herd, dairy processing plant, bakery, stores, and delivery trucks. It also owns eight farms and ranches with a total area of 40000 acre, as well as its flagship dairy farm in Tuttle, Oklahoma. The dairy farm has specified times during which it is open for public tours and is a popular destination for school field trips. Braum's describes itself as the only major ice cream maker to still milk its own cows. They also produce the packaging used for their dairy products.

A2 milk

Braum's Family Farm is home to the largest A2 milk dairy herd in the United States. A1 and A2 are genetic variants of the beta-casein milk protein. Most cow milk is A1. Non-cow milk, including that of buffalo, camels, donkeys, goats, sheep, yaks and even human mothers are mostly A2, which limits exposure to "cow milk protein allergies, including lactose intolerance". It took over 12 years to build the A2 herd. With the established A2 herd, Braum’s is now producing only A2 milk for sale in its own Braum’s stores.

References

References

  1. (2020-03-25). "Bill Braum, founder of Braum's Ice Cream, Kansas native, dies at 92". Msn.com.
  2. (March 25, 2020). "Bill Braum, Kansas native and founder of Braum's Ice Cream, dies at age 92". www.bizjournals.com.
  3. "Braum's Ice Cream!".
  4. As of 2024, there are over 300 stores in operation, with 128 stores in [[Oklahoma]], 99 in [[Texas]], 27 in [[Kansas]] and 13 in both [[Arkansas]] and [[Missouri]].[https://www.braums.com/store-locator/ Store Locator] {{Webarchive. link. (2019-04-13 , Braum's. Accessed on line April 13, 2019.)
  5. [http://www.braums.com/FAQ.asp FAQ] {{Webarchive. link. (2007-12-17 , Braum's. Accessed on line December 21, 2007.)
  6. [http://www.braums.com/Products.asp Products] {{Webarchive. link. (2008-01-11 , Braum's. Accessed on line December 21, 2007.)
  7. [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-5539577_ITM Braum's Ice Cream Co.: a different kind of dairy company], ''Dairy Foods'', January 1, 1997. Accessed on line December 21, 2007.
  8. [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-6935773_ITM Produce Sales Take Root at Oklahoma City-Area Braum's Dairy Stores], Chad Kile, ''Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News'', June 10, 2003.
  9. (24 February 2020). "Braum's Rolls Out A2 Fresh Milk Line".

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