In this 1948 video, Paul Reinhold, a Jacksonville business executive, financier and philanthropist, takes us on a tour of his company's milk and ice cream business.
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About Foremost Dairies, Inc.
Located on the edge of Riverside, at 2903 College Avenue, the former Foremost Dairies, Inc. was one of the area's largest manufacturing companies for many decades. Here, Foremost operated an ice cream and milk processing facility.
Paul Reinhold, a Jacksonville business executive, financier and philanthropist, founded Reinhold Ice Cream Co. in Oakmont, Pa., in 1916. In 1930 he began using industrial refrigeration techniques to freeze ice cream at a plant, considered the first of its kind in the nation.
In 1931, Reinhold was approached by J.C. Penney, founder of the department store chain, and was asked to direct an ice cream and dairy operation in Florida. Reinhold moved to Jacksonville, and the company was called Foremost Dairies Inc., in honor of Penney's prize bull, Foremost.
The company grew from a small operation serving several Southeastern states to an international conglomerate. By 1955, Foremost was the third- largest dairy company in the world with sales of $400 million. It eventually merged with Beatrice Dairies.
Reinhold also was one of the founding directors of American Heritage Life Insurance Co. and served on boards of many companies. Source