Arch ive ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Newton ▁Abb ot ▁Category : English ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : Dev on ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : Europe ans ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Dev on <0x0A> </s> ▁William ▁Neil son ▁D air y ▁Limited ▁is ▁a ▁Canadian ▁da iry ▁company ▁owned ▁by ▁S ap uto ▁Inc . ▁The ▁company ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Ontario . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁its ▁products ▁are ▁sold ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Neil son . ▁ ▁Its ▁products ▁are ▁sold ▁at ▁Wal mart , ▁Lob la ws , ▁Real ▁Canadian ▁Super store , ▁Gi ant ▁T iger , ▁and ▁Fort inos , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁William ▁Neil son ▁( 1 8 4 4 – 1 9 1 5 ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁many ▁independent ▁da iry ▁produ cers ▁in ▁Canada . ▁Ne ils ons ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁milk ▁ret ail er , ▁and ▁then ▁switched ▁to ▁cre am ▁and ▁ice ▁cre am ▁products . ▁▁ ▁Neil son ▁D air y ▁became ▁William ▁Neil son ▁Limited ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁After ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 th ▁century , ▁many ▁smaller ▁companies ▁were ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁larger ▁corpor ations . ▁William ▁Neil son ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁George ▁West on ▁Limited ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁▁ ▁Neil son ▁D air