Vernon Stauffer

Vernon Bigelow Stouffer (August 22, 1901 – July 26, 1974) was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist & businessman. Stouffer graduated from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1923. He was the founder and president of the Stouffer Hotels Co., Stouffer Frozen Foods Co. Stouffer's Restaurants Co., and Cottage Creamery Co., all operated under the umbrella of The Stouffer Corporation, established and incorporated on January 4, 1929, by Vernon and his father, Abraham E. Stouffer. Vernon Stouffer was recognized as pioneering the frozen food and microwavable foods industry. From the Stouffer family's earliest recorded business ventures, which included Cottage Creamery Co. (1898) and Stouffer’s Medina County Creamery Co. (1905), Vernon continued the family's generational contributions which left indelible marks on business in the world and served as stellar role models in business and the community."