According to sociologist Erving Goffman, a powerful agent of socialization is total institution. He coined this term to refer to a place in which people are cut off from the rest of society and where they come under almost total control of the officials who are in charge.
In the Western U.S. and Texas, Breyers ice cream is sometimes confused with Dreyer's ice cream. While Henry Breyer founded Breyers in 1908 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, William Dreyer and Joseph Edy co-founded their ice cream company, Edy's Grand Ice Cream, in 1928 in Oakland, California.
Washburn's Dairy, Inc. has been a family owned and operated business since opening its doors in 1922. Louis Washburn, who made his living as a farmer, began bottling milk and in 1946 fulfilled his dream of manufacturing quality Ice Cream. For three generations the Washburn Family has continued its tradition of quality and integrity. Located in scenic upstate New York at the foothills of the Adirondacks, Washburn's Dairy employs approximately 50 employees. All our employees are committed to maintaining the highest standards in the production of our Ice Cream.