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    Home » 2015 Dairy 100 26-50

    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.

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    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)


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