Retzloff invests, joins board of organic ice cream maker

BOULDER – Natural and organic industry veteran Mark Retzloff has become an investor and member of the board of directors of Boulder Ice Cream and will help the ice cream maker go organic.

Retzloff is familiar with the organic dairy industry. He currently serves as president and chief organic officer of Boulder-based Aurora Organic Dairy. Prior to joining Aurora he co-founded and served as chairman and president of Horizon Organic Dairy, now owned by Dallas-based dairy giant Dean Foods Co.

“Mark’s involvement and guidance comes at a perfect time as the company is converting to organic,´ said Boulder Ice Cream Chief Executive Officer Scott Roy in a prepared statement. “BIC could not have a better partner in this transition than Mark Reztloff.”

Retzloff’s involvement coincides with Boulder Ice Cream’s move to a new facility in East Boulder at 4747 Pearl St., where it is dedicated to green manufacturing practices.

The new plant is set up for organic certification. The plant also is set up to be scalable. Boulder Ice Cream now has the ability to expand from its current capacity of 50,000 to 1 million gallons per year, supporting its recent distribution expansion to the East Coast.

The plant is 100 percent wind powered and is heated by recycling hot air generated by cooler compressors. The plant recycles water through its water heating and cooling systems; hot water from manufacturing heats the potable water supply; and biodiesel is used in the company’s vehicles. The company also participates in Eco-Cycle’s Zero Waste program.

Boulder Ice Cream started as a retail scoop shop at 13th and Pearl streets in 1993.

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