Chapman's

The vendor consistently describes itself as a Canadian family owned and operated business, with David and Penny Chapman and their son Ashley (COO) running the company; a September 2025 press release repeats this. A federal Corporations Canada search for the corporate name returned no match, so it is likely incorporated provincially in Ontario; the Ontario Business Registry blocks automated search and could not be checked, so this rests on vendor and press statements rather than a registry filing.

• Our Story - Chapman's Ice Cream · the vendor's own site “After all these years, Chapman’s is still a family-run business. David and Penny continue to come to work every day.”
• Chapman's Expands Production Facility with $27 Million Support from Invest Ontario · press “The Canadian family owned and operated business has been making real dairy ice cream since 1973.”
• Search for a Federal Corporation - Corporations Canada · registry record “0 results were found, 0 returned.”

Every product is made in Markdale, Ontario. The original plant was destroyed by fire in 2009 and rebuilt as the 'Phoenix' facility; a second Markdale facility (peanut and nut free) followed, and a September 2025 press release describes construction of a third Markdale production facility (175,000 sq ft, expected complete June 2026). All current job postings are in Markdale, ON.

• The inside scoop on our history - Chapman's Ice Cream · the vendor's own site “Work began on a new manufacturing facility, appropriately named Phoenix.”
• Chapman's Expands Production Facility with $27 Million Support from Invest Ontario · press “The Chapman family currently operates two production facilities, one of which is strictly peanut and nut free. The new facility will be their third.”
• Jobs at Chapman's Ice Cream - Markdale, Ontario · the vendor's own site “AZ Delivery Drivers – Full Time $1000.00 SIGNING BONUS AVAILABLE Markdale, ON”

Chapman's is a single-site business headquartered and staffed out of Markdale, Ontario; its 2009 fire story cites 350 employees there, and the 2025 expansion is set to add 200 more Ontario jobs. All current openings on the jobs page are in Markdale.

• The inside scoop on our history - Chapman's Ice Cream · the vendor's own site “Concerned about the local economy and their 350 employees who make up the extended Chapman family, David and Penny quickly made the decision to rebuild.”
• Contact Us - Chapman's Ice Cream · the vendor's own site “Chapman's Head Office PO Box 379 100 Chapman’s Crescent Markdale, Ontario N0C 1H0”

The vendor states its ice cream is made with 100% Canadian milk and cream and calls itself the largest processor of butterfat in Canada; dairy is the bulk of the recipe by weight. The site's own production walkthrough lists sucrose, glucose, cocoa powder and vanilla extract without naming their origin; these are commodities Canada does not grow at scale (cane sugar, cocoa, vanilla), so that share is assumed OTHER rather than confirmed. A 2025 press release has Ashley Chapman saying the company is working to 'source ingredients exclusively from Canadian suppliers' in future, implying some inputs are currently not Canadian.

• Chapman's Ice Cream: 100% Canadian Dairy, 100% of the Time · the vendor's own site “We're proud to be the largest processor of butterfat in Canada.”
• How Chapman's makes ice cream - Chapman's Ice Cream · the vendor's own site “Liquid sucrose is blended in for sweetness ... If we're making a chocolate mix, we add cocoa powder at this point.”
• Chapman's Expands Production Facility with $27 Million Support from Invest Ontario · press “boosting our efforts to source ingredients exclusively from Canadian suppliers”