Article content Canada’s largest independent ice cream maker is considering another expansion, this time sprawling into the neighbouring municipality. Chapman’s Ice Cream in Markdale proposes to expand its Phoenix ice cream production plant by 90,000 square feet, which would be built fully within the neighbouring municipality of West Grey. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Chapman's betting on ice cream growth with expansion plans Back to video Plans for expansion are a bet on the long-term demand for ice cream, company vice-president Ashley Chapman said Thursday by phone, and are preliminary. No final business decision has been made.