2015 Dairy 100 26-50
The Dairy 100 List
Note: Code to Type (ownership): C=Cooperative; Pr=Privately held company; Pu=Publicly traded company; An asterisk on a sales figure denotes a Dairy Foods estimate.
26. Unilever
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Kees Kruythoff, President North America
Type: Pu
Parent company: Unilever, London and Rotterdam, NL
Fiscal Year End: 12/2014
Sales (in millions): $1,693.5* (2014) | $1,831.0* (2013) Annual Report
Estimated revenues of Refreshment segment in North America. Brands
Dairy Brands: Ben & Jerry’s, Breyers, Popsicle, Klondike, Good Humor, Magnum, Fruttare, Talenti
Products: Ice cream, gelato, novelties
Plants (6): Georgia: Marietta (Talenti); Missouri: Sikeston 2 (Good Humor, Klondike, Popsicle, Breyers, Magnum); Nevada: Henderson (Good Humor, Klondike, Popsicle, Breyers, Ben and Jerry’s); Tennessee: Covington (Good Humor, Fruttare, Klondike, Popsicle, Breyers); Vermont: St. Albans (Ben & Jerry’s, Breyers, Good Humor), Waterbury (Ben & Jerry’s)
27. Safeway Dairy Division
Pleasanton, CA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Evan Rainwater, SVP Manufacturing
Type: Pu
Parent company: Safeway Inc.
Fiscal Year End: Jan-15
Sales (in millions): $1,638.8* (2014) | $1,537.1* (2013) Annual Report
Estimated revenues of dairy operations only.
Dairy Brands: Lucerne, Safeway Select, Safeway Kitchens, O Organics, Eating Right, Open Nature, Pantry Essentials, Tillamook
Products: Fluid milk, creams, egg nog, water, juice, ice cream, nondairy ice cream, water ice novelties
Plants (8): Arizona: Tempe (milk, juice/drinks), Phoenix (ice cream, novelties, frozen dessert mixes); California: City of Commerce/Los Angeles (milk, cultured, cultured drinks, juice/drinks), San Leandro (milk, juice/drinks, ultra-pasteurized fluid products); Colorado: Denver (milk, cultured, juice/drinks); Oregon: Clackamas (milk, cultured, juice/drinks); Washington: Bellevue-2 plants (1-milk, water, cultured; 2-ice cream, novelties)
28. Savencia Fromage & Dairy (Bongrain)
New Holland, PA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Alex Bongrain, Chairman
Type: Pu
Parent company: Savencia Fromage & Dairy, Viroflay, France
Fiscal Year End: 12/2014
Sales (in millions): $1,615.9 (2014) | $1,609.0 (2013) Annual Report
Revenues are converted from Euros and exclude sales from European nations. Name changed from Bongrain in April 2015.
Dairy Brands: Alouette, Andersen’s, Chavrie, Holsberg, Il Villagio, Ile de France, Saint André, Saladena, Cheese Sauce, Cream Dessert, Nutritional Drinks, Montrachet, Café Classics, Flor de Ronda
Products: Cheese, cream cheese, cheese sauce, dips, spread, puddings, dairy beverages
Plants (7): California: City of Industry (cheese); Los Angeles (cream cheese); Illinois: Lena (cheese); Pennsylvania: New Holland (cream cheese). SFI Corp: New Jersey: Fairfield (specialty cheeses). Advanced Food Products: California: Visalia (cheese sauce, dips, puddings, spreads, dairy beverages), Pennsylvania: New Holland; Wisconsin: Clearlake (cheese sauce, dips, puddings, spreads, dairy beverages)
29. Publix Super Markets
Lakeland, FL
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Jeff Stephens, VP Manufacturing
Type: Pu
Fiscal Year End: 12/27/2014
Sales (in millions): $1,525.0* (2014) | $1,511.4* (2013) Annual Report
Dairy Brands: Publix, MorningSong
Products: Milk, ice cream, frozen yogurt, cultured, juice, water, carbonated soft drinks, other beverages
Plants (3): Florida: Deerfield Beach (milk, juice/drinks, water, carbonated beverage, ice), Lakeland (milk, juice/drinks/water, ice cream, yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, dips); Georgia: Dacula (fluid milk, juice, drinks, iced tea, water, ice cream)
30. Grassland Dairy Products Inc.
Greenwood, WI
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Trevor Wuethrich, President
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2014
Sales (in millions): $1,425* (2014) | $1,232.7 (2013)
Dairy Brands: Grassland, Wü thrich, Country Cream, Cloverdale, Nutrose, NutraPro, Golden Goodness, Mountain Lake
Products: Butter, butter oil, butter blends, anhydrous milkfat, buttermilk powder, nonfat dry milk, milk permeate, milk protein concentrate (56, 70, 85), milk protein isolate (90), enhanced nonfat milk solids, condensed skim milk, ultrafiltered milk, fresh cream, barrel cheese
Plants (5): Nebraska: West Point (butter, cream, condensed sweet buttermilk, buttermilk powder, condensed skim milk, NFDM); Utah: Hyrum (butter, cream, condensed sweet buttermilk, buttermilk powder, Cond Skim milk); Wisconsin: Greenwood-2 plants (1-butter, butter oil, AMF, butter blends, condensed skim milk, NFDM, condensed sweet buttermilk, buttermilk powder, cream; 2-milk, UF milk, MPC, whey, WPC, barrel cheeses MPI, Milk Permeate, MsPI, ), Zachow (butter, cream, condensed buttermilk, buttermilk powder)
31. Yoplait USA
Minneapolis, MN
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: David Clark, President, Yogurt
Type: Pu
Parent company: General Mills, Minneapolis
Fiscal Year End: 5/25/2015
Sales (in millions): $1,398.4 (2014) | $1,312.0 (2013) Annual Report
Dairy Brands: Yoplait (Original, Light, Thick & Creamy, Greek, Fiber One, Whips, GoGurt, Yoplait Kids, Trix), Mountain High, Liberte
Products: Yogurt, Greek yogurt
Plants (4): California: Carson (yogurt); Massachusetts: Methuen (yogurt); Michigan: Reed City (yogurt); Tennessee: Murfreesboro (yogurt)
32. Sargento Foods Inc.
Plymouth, WI
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Louie Gentine, CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2014
Sales (in millions): $1,300.0 (2014) | $1,300.0 (2013)
Dairy Brands: Sargento
Products: Cut, package and market natural cheese shreds, slices and snacks; battered and breaded appetizers and sauces
Plants (3): Wisconsin: Plymouth (shredded natural cheeses, sliced natural cheeses, snack natural cheeses); Kiel (IQF battered, breaded appetizers, sliced natural cheeses, shredded natural cheeses, cheese dip snacks); Hilbert (refrigerated and shelf-stable sauces, processed cheeses, chunk cheeses)
33. H.E. Butt Grocery Co.
San Antonio, TX
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Ken Jorgensen, director of dairy operations
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2014
Sales (in millions): $1,130.0* (2014) | $1,100.0 * (2013)
Dairy Brands: H-E-B, Hill Country Fare
Products: Milk, ice cream, cultured
Plants (3): Texas: Houston (milk, drinks, water), San Antonio-2 plants (both milk, beverages, cultured, ice cream, novelties, frozen desserts).
34. Chobani
Norwich, NY
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Hamdi Ulukaya, Founder, CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2014
Sales (in millions): $1,100.0* (2014) | $1,100.0 (2013)
Dairy Brands: Chobani, Gippsland Dairy
Products: Greek yogurt
Plants (3): New York: South Edmeston; Idaho: Twin Falls; Australia: Dandenong South
35. United Dairymen of Arizona
Tempe, AZ
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Keith Murfield, CEO
Type: C
Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2014
Sales (in millions): $1,036.1 (2014) | $834.1 (2013)
Dairy Brands: Arizona Farms, Seal of Arizona
Products: Milk, powders, milk proteins, butter, condensed products, cream, lactose
Plants (1): Arizona: Tempe (milk, powder, proteins, butter, condensed, cream, lactose)
36. Wells Enterprises Inc.
Le Mars, IA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Michael C. Wells, President/CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2014
Sales (in millions): $977.0 (2014) | $988.0 (2013)
Dairy Brands: Blue Bunny, Bomb Pops, Weight Watchers Frozen Novelties (licensed)
Products: Ice cream, novelties, sherbet, sorbet
Plants (2): Iowa: Le Mars, 2 (packaged ice cream, frozen novelties, frozen yogurt, frozen desserts)
37. Organic Valley
La Farge, WI
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: George Siemon, CEO
Type: C
Parent company: CROPP Cooperative
Fiscal Year End: 12/2014
Sales (in millions): $972.0 (2014) | $929.5 (2013)
Dairy Brands: Organic Valley, private label. Also owns Organic Prairie (meat)
Products: Milk, butter, ghee, cheese, cultured, powders, spreads, creams, soy beverages, eggs, meat, produce
Plants (2): Wisconsin: Chaseburg (organic butters, ghee, skim reload); LaFarge (organic cheese conversion to retail)
38. Hormel Foods Corp., Speciality Foods
Austin, MN
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Donald H. Kremin, Group VP, Specialty Foods
Type: Pu
Parent company: Hormel Foods
Fiscal Year End: 10/26/2014
Sales (in millions): $907.1 (2014) | $932.0 (2013) Annual Report
Last year listed as Century Foods. Revenues are for Hormel’s entire Specialty Foods segment. Total company revenues are $9.3 billion.
Dairy Brands: CytoSport/ Century Foods International, Diamond Crystal Brands, Hormel Specialty Products
Products: Cheese, whey products, dry dairy ingredients, ready-to-drink and powder drinks, liquid portion products, dessert mixes, sports nutrition products, gelatin products, canned meats gelatin products, canned meats.
Plants (4): Wisconsin: Sparta (cheese, whey products, dry dairy ingredients, ready-to-drink and powder drinks)
39. Masters Gallery Foods
Plymouth, WI
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Jeff Giffin, President/CEO; Jeff Gentine, Co-owner/EVP
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2014
Sales (in millions): $881.0* (2014) | $880.8 (2013)
Dairy Brands: Masters Gallery Select, Wisconsin Premium
Products: Cheese (in retail, foodservice and industrial formats)
Plants (1): Wisconsin: Plymouth (cheese: shreds, bars and chunks, natural slices, snack sticks, dices and cubes, prints and loaves, bulk/industrial cheese (20 to 640 lb. blocks)
40. Upstate Niagara Cooperative
Buffalo, NY
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Lawrence C. Webster, CEO
Type: C
Fiscal Year End: 12/2014
Sales (in millions): $863.0 (2014) | $758.0 (2013)
Dairy Brands: Upstate Farms, Bison, Intense Milk, Gold Cow
Products: Milk, ice cream mix, yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, dips, evaporated milk, powders, butter, condenses, liquid milk protein concentrate, organic, kosher
Plants (5): New York: Batavia (milk-based beverages, powders, butter, evaporated milk, liquid milk protein concentrate), Buffalo (milk, juice, ice cream mix), Rochester (milk, cream, drinks), West Seneca (yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, dips), North Lawrence (yogurt)
41. ConAgra Consumer Foods Division
Omaha, NE
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Tom McGough, President, Consumer Foods
Type: Pu
Parent company: ConAgra Foods
Fiscal Year End: 5/31/2015
Sales (in millions): $832.0* (2014) | $800.0* (2013) Annual Report
Estimated revenues from dairy products and desserts.
Dairy Brands: Reddi-wip, Blue Bonnet, Fleischmann’s, Parkay, Snack Pack, Marie Callender’s, Swiss Miss, Healthy Choice
Products: Ice cream, whipped topping, margarine and spreads, pudding, frozen Greek yogurt
Plants (4): Indiana: Indianapolis (table spreads); Iowa: Waterloo (aseptic pudding); Michigan: Holland (Reddi-wip real cream and whipped toppings); Missouri: St. Louis (liquid eggs).
42. Tillamook County Creamery Assn.
Tillamook, OR
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Patrick Criteser, President/CEO
Type: C
Fiscal Year End: 12/2014
Sales (in millions): $759.5 (2014) | $625.0 (2013)
Dairy Brands: Tillamook, Bandon
Products: Cheese: Cheddar varieties include: medium, sharp, Special Reserve Extra Sharp, Vintage White medium, Vintage White sharp, Vintage White extra sharp, smoked, reduced fat and Kosher; Monterey Jack, Colby, Colby Jack, Pepper Jack. Other products: Ice cream, whey, concentrated Whey, WPC 34, Whey Cream, WPC 80, lactose Plants
Plants (2): Oregon: Tillamook (Cheddar cheese, ice cream, whey; ) Boardman, (Cheddar cheese, stirred curd cheese, WPC 80, lactose powder)
43. First District Association
Litchfield, MN
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Clinton Fall, President
Type: C
Fiscal Year End: 9/2014
Sales (in millions): $745.8 (2014) | $627.7 (2013)
Dairy Brands: Fieldgate WPC, Simplesse, Lactose, Sweet Energy
Products: Cheese (Cheddar barrels, Monterey Jack barrels, Non-traditional Swiss barrels), WPC, lactose
Plants (1): Minnesota: Litchfield
44. Fonterra (USA Inc.)
Rosemont, IL
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Mark Piper, President/COO
Type: C
Parent company: Fonterra, New Zealand
Fiscal Year End: 7/31/2014
Sales (in millions): $721.1 (2014) | $1,132.0 (2013) Annual Report
USA revenues only, converted from NZ$. Includes 50% stake in Dairiconcepts. Total company revenues = $15.8 billion.
Dairy Brands: Mainland, Anchor, Anlene, Anmum, NZMP
Products: Cheese, cream, butter, whey proteins, milk proteins, casein/caseinates, organics
Plants (9): Iowa: Allerton (whey powder); Minnesota: Dalbo (hard Italian cheeses); Missouri: El Dorado Springs (whey powders); Pennsylvania: Hummelstown (flavor systems); South Dakota: Pollock (hard Italian cheeses); Wisconsin: Bruce (whey powder dry/blend facility); Chili (grated Italian cheeses), Greenwood (grated Italian cheeses). DairiConcepts joint venture in Springfield, Mo.
45. Post Holdings
Minnetonka, MN
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: James E. Dwyer, President, Michael Foods segment
Type: Pu
Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2014
Sales (in millions): $684.8 (2014) | $346.1 (2013) Annual Report
Listed last year as Michael Food Group. Acquired by Post in 2014. Revenues for Michael Foods segment only, which includes nondairy foods.
Dairy Brands: Crystal Farms, Crescent Valley, Westfield Farms, David’s Deli
Products: Cheese, butter
Plants (1): Wisconsin: Lake Mills (cheese packaging)
46. Agri-Mark Inc.
Methuen, MA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Ed Townley, CEO
Type: C
Fiscal Year End: 12/2014
Sales (in millions): $650.0 (2014) | $650.0 (2013)
Dairy Brands: Cabot, McCadam, Agri-Mark
Products: cottage cheese, sour cream, Greek yogurt, butter, cheese (Cheddar, Muenster), ingredients, whey proteins
Plants (4): Massachusetts: West Springfield (butter, cream, condensed products, NFDM); New York: Chateaugay (Cheddar, Muenster, specialty cheese); Vermont: Cabot (Cheddar, cultured), Middlebury (Cheddar, whey protein)
47. Crystal Creamery
Modesto, CA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Frank Otis, President/CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2014
Sales (in millions): $620.0 (2014) | $540.0 (2013)
Formerly listed as Forster Dairy Farms
Dairy Brands: Crystal Creamery, Humboldt Creamery, McColl’s
Products: Milk, ice cream, butter, cultured, juices/drinks, milk powders
Plants (2): California: Fortuna- Humboldt Creamery (fluid, milk powders, ice cream), Modesto (milk, cultured, ice cream, butter, juices/drinks, mixes, powder)
48. Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative
Reston, VA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Jay Bryant, CEO
Type: C
Fiscal Year End: 12/2014
Sales (in millions): $577.0 (2014) | $533.0 (2013)
Dairy Brands: Maola, Marva Maid
Products: Milk, juice, water, cream, condensed, powder, butter
Plants (4): Maryland: Landover (milk, juice, water), Laurel (cream, condensed, powder, butter); Virginia: Newport News (milk, juice, water) Strasburg (powder, cream, condensed, powder, butter)
49. Stremicks Heritage Foods
Santa Ana, CA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Louis J. Stremick, President/CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2014
Sales (in millions): $570.0 (2014) | $501.0 (2013)
Dairy Brands: Stremicks Heritage, 8th Continent, Kern’s Nectar & Teas. Co-pack Nesquik, Coffee-Mate
Products: Fluid milk, juice, coffee beverages, nondairy creamers, rice/soy drinks, protein, almond, coconut beverages, soups, yogurt-based beverages, milk-based beverages
Plants (4): California: Riverside (coffee creamers, juices, milk beverages, coffee-based beverages, aseptic; Santa Ana: (UHT milk, ice cream mix, creamers, cream, half & half, juices) Missouri: Joplin (yogurt-based beverages, milk, other beverages, coffee creamers, soups) Utah: Cedar City (rice and soy drinks, creamers, juices, almond & coconut beverages)
50. T. Marzetti Co.
Columbus, OH
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: John B. Gerlach Jr., Chairman/President/ CEO
Type: Pu
Parent company: Lancaster Colony Corp.
Fiscal Year End: 6/2014
Sales (in millions): $544.0 (2014) | $533.0 (2013) Annual Report
Total retail net sales for calendar year, including nondairy food items.
Dairy Brands: Marzetti, T. Marzetti, Otria, Pfeiffer, Simply Dressed, Cardini’s Girard’s
Products: Refrigerated salad dressings (dairy and nondairy), shelf-stable salad dressings, vegetable dips, fruit dips, sauces
Plants (3): California: Militas (sauces, dressings); Kentucky: Horse Cave (salad dressing); Ohio: Columbus (sauces, dressings, dips, sour cream)