The Dairy 100: The List - Cover Story

	COMPANY	LOCATION	DAIRY EXECUTIVE	TYPE	PARENT CO./SUBSIDIARIES	FY END	SALES '02	SALES'01
1	Dean Foods Co.	Dallas, TX	Gregg Engles, Chairman/CEO	Pu	S-Dean Dairy Group, Morningstar Foods, White Wave, Dean Specialty Foods Group	12/31/2002	8,120	N.A.
Brands: Garelick Farms, Lehigh Valley, Nature's Pride, Swiss, Tuscan, Wengert's, Barbers, Broughton, Country Delite, Dairy Fresh, Dean's, Frostbite, Louis Trauth, Meadowbrook, PET (licensed), Reiter, Shenandoah's Pride, Borden (licensed), Country Fresh, Land O'Lakes (licensed), Mayfield, McArthur, Purity, Schenkel's All Star, TG Lee, Verifine, Adohr Farms, Alta Dena, Barbe's, Berkeley Farms, Brown's, Creamland, Foremost, Gandy's, Hygeia, Meadow Gold, Model, Mountain High, Oak Farms, Price's, Robinson, Schepps, Swiss, Viva, International Delight, Sun Soy, Mocha Mix, Coffee Rich, Farm Rich, Silk, White Wave, Marie’s Hershey’s (licensed) Folgers Jakada (licensed), Naturally Yours,Second Nature and more.
Plants (113): Dean Dairy Group (95) (by state): Alabama, Barber Dairy, Birmingham (milk); Mayfield Dairy Farms, Birmingham (novelties); California, Dean Foods, Buena Park (multiple products); Alta Dena Dairy, City of Industry (milk, juice/drinks ice cream); Fullerton Cultured Specialties, Fullerton (yogurt); Berkeley Farms, Hayward (milk, cream, fresh whipped cream) Swiss Dairy, Riverside (juice/drinks); Dean Foods, San Leandro (water, milk, juice/drinks); Adohr Farms, South Gate (milk, cream); Tulare Cultured Specialties, Tulare (cultured); Colorado, Meadow Gold, Englewood, Denver, Delta, Greeley (multiple products); Robinson Dairy, Denver (multiple products); Florida McArthur Dairy, Miami (fluid); TG Lee, Orange City (juice/drinks, yogurt); TG Lee, Orlando (milk); Ryan Foods, Jacksonville. Georgia, Mayfield Dairy Farms, Braselton (milk); Hawaii Meadow Gold Dairy, Hilo (juice/drinks, milk); Meadow Gold Dairy, Honolulu (multiple products); Idaho Meadow Gold Dairy, Boise (multiple products); Meadow Gold Dairy, Pocatello (milk) Illinois, Dean Foods, Belvidere (novelties, ice cream) Dean Foods, Chemung (multiple products); Dean Foods, Huntley (milk); PET Dairy, O'Fallon (multiple products); Dean Foods, Rockford (cutured), Indiana Schenkel's All Star Dairy, Huntington (fluid); Dean Foods, Rochester (multiple products); Kentucky Dean Foods, Louisville (multiple products); Louis Trauth Dairy, Newport (multiple products); Louisiana, Brown's Dairy, New Orleans (fluid); Foremost Dairy, Shreveport (multiple products); Barbe’s Dairy, Westwego (multiple products); Massachusetts, Garelick Farms, Franklin (milk, juice ); Garelick Farms, Lynn (multiple products);Garelick Farms, Mendon (water); Maine Garelick Farms, Bangor (water, milk), juice); Michigan, Liberty Dairy, Evart (fluid); Country Fresh, Flint (multiple products); Country Fresh, Grand Rapids (multiple products); Country Fresh, Livonia(fluid and frozen); Minnesota, Land O'Lakes, Thief River Falls (multiple products); Land O'Lakes, Woodbury (fluid); Montana, Meadow Gold Dairy, Billings (fluid); Meadow Gold Dairy, Great Falls (fluid, ice cream); Meadow Gold Dairy, Kalispell (milk, cultured, ice cream); North Carolina, PET Dairy, Hickory (frozen dessert); PET Dairy, Wilkesboro (fluid); Dairy Fresh, Winston-Salem (frozen desserts, fluid); North Dakota, Land O'Lakes, Bismark (fluid); Nebraska, Meadow Gold Dairy, Lincoln (fluid, cultured); New Jersey, Garelick Farms, Burlington (fluid); Tuscan Dairy, Union (fluid); New Mexico, Creamland Dairies, Albuquerque (milk, ice cream); Nevada, Model Dairy, Reno (fluid); New York, Garelick Farms, Renssalaeer (fluid); Ohio, Reiter Dairy, Akron (ice cream, milk); Broughton Foods, Marietta (cultured); Reiter Dairy, Springfield (fluid); Frostbite, Toledo (novelties, ice cream); Oklahoma, Borden, Tulsa (cultured and fluid); Pennsylvania, Fairmont Products, Belleville (cultured and ice cream); Meadow Brook Dairy, Erie (milk); Lehigh Valley Dairies, Lansdale (fluid); Wengert's Dairy, Lebanon (fluid); Lehigh Valley Dairies, Schuylkill Haven (fluid); Dean Foods, Sharpsville (fluid); South Carolina, PET Dairy, Florence (fluid); PET Dairy, Spartanburg (frozen, fluid); South Dakota, Land O'Lakes, Sioux Falls (fluid); Tennessee, Mayfield Dairy Farms, Athens(fluid, frozen); PET Dairy, Kingsport (fluid); Country Delite, Nashville (fluid); Purity Dairy, Nashville (fluid); Texas, Oak Farms, Dallas (multiple products); Schepps Dairy, Dallas (fluid); Price's Creameries, El Paso (fluid); Oak Farms, Houston (fluid); Gandy's Dairy Products, Lubbock (fluid); Southwest Ice Cream Specialties, McKinney (frozen); Oak Farms, San Antonio (fluid); Sulphur Springs Cultured Specialties (cultured); Oak Farms, Waco (fluid) Utah, Meadow Gold Dairy, Orem (frozen) Meadow Gold Dairy, Salt Lake City (fluid); Virginia PET Dairy, Portsmouth (fluid) Shenandoah’s Pride, Springfield (fluid); Wisconsin, Verifine Dairy Products, Sheboygan (fluid); Morningstar Foods: Dean Foods, Thornton, Ill. ; City of Industry, Calif.; Gustine, Calif.; Frederick, Md.; Delhi, N.Y.; Arlington, Tenn.; Sulphur Springs, Texas; Mt. Crawford, Va.; Madison, Wis.; Richland Center, Wis.; Rod's Food Products, City of Industry, Calif.; Ryan Foods Co., Murray, Ky. (Morningstar products include cottage cheese, sour cream, dip, yogurt, cream, half & half, non-dairy creamer, aseptic creamer, milk, soy beverages, egg nog, ice cream mixes, pre-whip topping, lactose free beverages, aerosol topping, dessert topping, dressing, egg substitute). Puerto Rico plants sold Dec. 2002.
2	Kraft Foods North America Inc.	Northfield, IL	Mary Kay Haben, President Kraft Cheese, Meals Enhancers	Pu/S	84% owned by Philip Morris	12/31/2002	4,100	4,110
Brands: Kraft, Philadelphia, Velveeta, Cheez Whiz, Breakstone’s, Knudsen, Cracker Barrel, Polly-O, Churny, Athenos
Products: Cheese, yogurt, cultured
Plants (18): Beaver Dam, Wis. (cream cheese, dips); Bentonville, Ark. (cheddar); Campbell, N.Y. (mozzarella, ricotta); Canton, N.Y. (cheddar); Champaign, Ill. (processed cheese); Farmdale, Ohio (cottage cheese, sour cream); Lehigh Valley, Pa. (natural and processed cheese); Lowville, N.Y. (cream cheese); North Lawrence, N.Y. (yogurt, cottage cheese); New Ulm, Minn. (processed cheese, snacks); Rupert, Idaho (cream cheese); Springfield, Mo. (natural and processed cheese, cream cheese, aerosol cheese); South Edmeston, N.Y. (yogurt); Tulare, Calif. (parmesan, cheddar); Visalia, Calif. (sour cream, cottage cheese); Walton, N.Y. (cottage cheese, sour cream); Waupaca, Wis. (specialty cheeses); Wausau, Wis. (grated and shredded cheeses).
3	Land O’Lakes Inc.	Arden Hills, MN	Chris Policinski, Executive VP & COO	C		12/31/2002	2,899	3,463^
Brands: Land O’Lakes, Lake to Lake, Alpine Lace, New Yorker
Products: Cheese, butter, cultured
Plants (12): California: Orland (cheese), Tulare (cheese, butter, cultured); Minnesota: Pine Island (dry cheese); Ohio: Kent (butter); Pennsylvania: Carlisle (butter); South Dakota: Volga (cheese); Wisconsin: Denmark (cheese), Greenwood (cheese), Kiel (cheese), Madison (butter), Spencer (cheese). *Gustine, Calif. plant sold in May ’03 to Valley Gold LLC. Perham, Minn. whey plant closed in January ‘03.
4	Saputo Inc.	St. Leonard, Quebec	Lino Saputo, Chairman/CEO	Pu	Cheese Div., (USA) Cheese Div. (Canada), Milk Div.	3/31/2003	2,503	2,547^
Brands: Saputo, Stella, Frigo, Dragone, Dairyland, Baxter, Armstrong, Caron, Cayer, Frigo Cheese Head, orrainnchon, Jos. Luis, Ah Caramel!, Passion Flakie, Hop & Go, May West, Granny’s, Nutrilait
Products: Cheese, novelties, milk, cultured, dry products
Plants (47): 33 in Canada, 14 U.S.
5	Schreiber Foods Inc.	Green Bay, WI	Larry Ferguson, President/CEO	Pr		9/30/2002	2,300*	1,500*
Brands: Schreiber, School Choice, Cooper, Clearfield Deli, La Feria, American Heritage
Products: Cheese, cream cheese, butter, blends
Plants (16): Tempe, Ariz. (cheese); Carthage, Clinton (2), Monett & Mount Vernon, Mo. (all cheese); Pittsburgh (cheese); Logan & Smithfield, Utah (cheese); Green Bay, Wis. (2 plants-one cheese, one butter), Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. (cheese); Gainesville, Ga.(cheese); Acquired from Raskas Nov. 2002: St.Louis (cream cheese and sour cream); Shippensburg, Pa.; Stevensville Texas (both cream cheese)
6	National Dairy Holdings LP	Dallas, TX	Tracy Noll, President/COO	Pr	50% owned by Dairy Farmers of America	12/31/2002	2,148	2,040^
Brands: Borden, Kemps Crowley, Coburg, Heluva Good, Meadow Gold, Cream O’ Weber, Flav-O-Rich, Velda and others

Plants (32): Florida, Velda Farms, Miami & Winter Haven (fluid); Kentucky, Goldenrod, Madisonville (fluid) Flav-O-Rich, London, (fluid); Louisiana, Borden LaFayette, (fluid); Minnesota, Kemps, Duluth (fluid); Farmington, (cultured); Minneapolis (fluid); Rochester, Minn. (2-fluid products, frozen dairy products); Oak Grove (fluid); New Hampshire, Crowley Foods, Concord,(fluid); New York, Crowley, Albany, N.Y. (fluid); Arkport, N.Y. (cultured); Binghamton, N.Y. (fluid); LaFargeville, N.Y. (cultured); Heluva Good, Sodus (cheese); Wolcott, (spreads); Pennsylvania, Kemps, Lancaster, (fluid, ice cream); Philadelphia (UHT products); Rosenberger’s, Hatfield (fluid) Ohio, Dairymen’s, Cleveland (fluid); H. Myer, Cincinatti (Fluid); South Carolina Coburg, Charleston (fluid); South Dakota, Gilette, Rapid City (fluid cultured) Texas Borden, Austin, Conroe & Dallas (all fluid); Utah, Cream O’ Weber, Salt Lake City (fluid); Virginia, Flav-O-Rich , Bristol, (cultured); Valley Rich, Roanoke (fluid) Wisconsin, Kemps Cedarburg (fluid). Limited partnership formed in 2003 with HP Hood.
7	Kroger Co. Dairy Operations	Cincinnati, OH	Mike Nosewicz, VP Ted Redmond, VP	S		2/2/2002	1,900	1,700
Brands: Kroger, Private Selection
Products: Milk, ice cream, novelties, cultured, cheese
Plants (18): Centennial Farms Dairy, Atlanta; Compton Creamery, Compton, Calif.; Crossroad Farms Dairy, Indianapolis; Heritage Farms Dairy, Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Jackson Dairy, Hutchinson, Kan.; Jackson Ice Cream, Denver; Layton Dairy, Layton, Utah; Michigan Dairy, Livonia, Mich.; Riverside Creamery, Riverside, Calif.; Southern Ice Cream Specialties, Marietta, Ga.; Springdale Ice Cream, Cincinnati, Ohio; Swan Island Dairy, Portland, Ore; Tamarack Farms Dairy, Newark, Ohio; Tolleson Dairy, Tolleson, Ariz.; Turkey Hill Dairy, Conestoga, Pa.; Vandervoort Dairy, Fort Worth, Texas; Westover Dairy, Lynchburg, Va.; Winchester Dairy Farms, Winchester, Ky.
8	Parmalat Canada	Toronto, Ontario	Michael Rosicki, President/CEO	S	P-Parmalat Finanziaria SpA (Italy)	12/30/2002	1,800	1,600
Brands: Beatrice, Astro, Black Diamond, Lactantia, Santal, Balderson
Products: Cheese, cultured, milk, juice, butter, ingredients
Plants (28): Alberta: Calgary (milk), Lethbridge (cultured); Manitoba: Grunthal (cheese), Winnipeg (milk); Ontario: Belleville (cheese), Brampton (aseptic products, milk, creamers, juices), Mitchell (butter, cream cheese, evaporated products), Niagara on the Lake (cultured), St. George (industrial dairy products), Sudbury (milk),Thornloe (cheese), Thunder Bay (milk), Toronto (cultured), Winchester (butter, cheese, evaporated products); Quebec: Laverlochere (butter, evaporated products, cream cheese, powders), Marieville (cheese), Montreal (milk, creamers), St. Claude (butter, skim milk powder), St. Hyacinthe (milk, creamers), Victoriaville (butter, cheese, evaporated products, powders, margarine); (3 Canadian & 5 American plants make cookies)
9	Dairy Farmers of America	Kansas City, MO	Gary Hanman, President/CEO	C	Fluid joint ventures notincluded in sales figures	12/31/2002	1,585	1,700
Brands: Borden, Breakstone, Mid-America Farms, Sport Shake
Products: Cheese, milk, dried products, canned & bottled drinks, whey
Plants (27): California: Corona (cheddar, monterey jack, mozzarella, whey, cut & shredded cheese), Hughson (balancing facility, NFDM, butter), Petaluma (cheddar, monterey jack, colby jack, dried whey), Turlock (mozzarella, condensed whey), Ventura (bottled dairy beverages); Willows (balancing facility, condensed skim); Colorado: Ft. Morgan (balancing facility, condensed milk); Indiana: Goshen (balancing facility, butter, cream, condensed products); Kentucky: Louisville (balancing facility, NFDM, cream); Louisiana: Franklinton (balancing facility, NFDM, cream, butter); Minnesota: Fergus Falls (cheddar, whey); Winthrop (dried whey, milkfat, NFDM, butter); Zumbrota (cheeses, whey, dried products); Missouri: Cabool (infant formulas, adult nutrition formulas); Monett (cheddar, reduced mineral whey); Springfield (bottled dairy beverages); New Mexico: Lovington (cheddar, dried whey), Portales (balancing facility, condensed milk, NFDM, cream); Pennsylvania: Mechanicsburg (bottled dairy beverages), New Wilmington (Italian cheeses, whey); West Middlesex (analog cheese, shredded cheese); Texas: El Paso (balancing facility, butter, condensed milk, NFDM, buttermilk); Schulenburg (cheese sauces, shelf-stable dips and sauces); Sulphur Springs (cultured buttermilk, cream, condensed milk); Tennessee: Greeneville (balancing facility, condensed milk,whey); Utah: Beaver (balancing facility, condensed milk,cream); Smithfield (Swiss, cheddar, dried whey); Wisconsin: Plymouth (process cheeses).
10	Leprino Foods Co.	Denver, CO	James Leprino, Chairman	Pr		10/31/2002	1,500*	1,525*
Brands: None
Products: Mozzarella cheese
Plants (10): Lemoore East, Lemoore West & Tracy, Calif.; Ft. Morgan, Colo.; Allendale & Remus, Mich.; Norfolk & Ravenna, Neb. (whey only); Roswell, N.M.; Waverly, N.Y. *Dodge and Hartington, Neb. Plants closed 2003.
11	Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Inc.	Oakland, CA	T. Gary Rogers, Chairman, CEO	Pu	67% owned by Nestl n ‘02 (Merger completed '03)	12/31/2002	1,346	1,211^
Brands: Dreyer’s, Edy’s, Starbucks, Godiva, Dreamery
Products: Ice cream, novelties
Plants (5): City of Commerce & Union City, Calif.; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Houston; Snelgrove, Utah (all ice cream & novelties)
12	Agropur Cooperative	Granby, Quebec	R. Claude Menard, CEO	C	Ultima Foods Inc. (joint venture)	11/1/2002	1,327	1,338
Brands: Oka, Vaudreuil, UltrA'milk, Sealtest, Natrel Ultra'Milk, Natrel Nutrition 24, Yoplait,* Source
Products: Cheeses, butter, milk, specialty milk, yogurt
Plants (19): Alberta: Lethbridge; British Columbia: Chilliwack; Ontario: Brantford, Bright Cheese House, Ottawa, Toronto, Sudbury; Quebec: Amqui, Beauceville, Granby (2), Notre Dame du Bon Conseil, Oka, Plessisville, Quebec, Saint-Alexandre, Saint-Bruno, Sainte-Hyacinthe, Saint-Laurent U.S.A. : Middlebury (Indiana) *Yoplait is sold under a distribution agreement.
13	Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream	Green Bay, WI	Eric Walsh, President	S	P-Unilever Plc	12/31/2002	1,300	1,194
Brands: Breyers, Popsicle, Klondike, Good Humor
Products: Ice cream, novelties
Plants (7): Clearwater, Fla. (novelties); Huntington, Ind. (ice cream); Hagerstown, Md. (novelties); Framingham, Mass. (ice cream); Sikeston, Mo. (novelties); Henderson, Nev. (ice cream & novelties) Simcoe Ontario
14	WestFarm Foods	Seattle, WA	John Mueller, President/CEO	C/S	P-Northwest Dairy Assn. S-Olympic Foods; Dairy Export Co.	3/31/2002	1,300	1,100
Brands: Darigold
Products: Milk, cheese, cultured, ice cream, novelties
Plants (11): California: Los Angeles (ice cream, novelties); Idaho: Boise (milk, soy products), Caldwell (powders); Jerome (dry/condensed products). Oregon: Medford (milk), Portland (milk); Washington: Chehalis (powders); Issaquah (cultured), Lynden (NFDM, condensed products), Seattle (milk, ice cream), Sunnyside (cheese, whey, dry products)
15	Foremost Farms USA Cooperative	Baraboo, WI	David Fuhrmann, President	C		12/31/2002	1,167	1,330^
Brands: Golden Guernsey, Foremost, Morning Glory
Products: Cheese, cultured, milk, whey products, fruit juice
Plants (23): Iowa: Decorah (cheese, whey), Waukon (whey protein concentrate, whey protein isolates); Minnesota: Preston (dry blends, whey protein concentrate); Wisconsin: Abbotsford (cheese, whey), Alma Center (mozzarella, whey), Appleton (2-mozzarella & whey), Chilton (Italian cheeses, whey), Clayton (mozzarella, whey), De Pere (milk, cultured), Hillsboro (specialty cheeses), Lancaster (cheeses, whey), Madison (juices, sports drinks), Marshfield (cheese, whey), Milan (mozzarella, whey), Plover (whey), Reedsburg (butter, butter blends, condensed skim), Richland Center (mozzarella, whey), Rothschild (whey, permeate, lactose), Sparta (powders, condensed, blends, cream, whey), Waukesha (milk, ice cream mix), Waumandee (cheeses, whey), Wilson (mozzarella, whey) *Facility closures scheduled for 2003 include Decorah, Appleton, Hillsboro, and Abbotsford.
16	Prairie Farms Dairy Inc.	Carlinville, IL	Roger Capps, CEO	C	Several joint ventures, not included in sales figures	9/30/2002	1,058	1,104
Brands: Prairie Farms, North Star, Pevely, Old Recipe
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