Gluten free. Since 1949. (R.R. Lochhead) Vanilla Bean: Sourced from the Madagascar farms of 50+ year McC's partner, vanilla revolutionary/guru R.R. Lochhead. The very same, full-flavored, classic nilla-liciousness we've been kicking down since forever. Calfornia's Finest: McConnell's Fine Ice Creams was founded in in Santa Barbara, California, in 1949. We make our ice creams - and everything in them - from scratch, with Central Coast, grass-fed milk & cream and the finest ingredients, from partner farms and purveyors we've worked with for decades. A sweet, 70-year legacy of keeping it real. California, hormone and antibiotic free dairy. mcconells.com.