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Home » 2016 Dairy 100 51-75

2016 Dairy 100 51-75

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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51. Crystal Creamery

Modesto, CA

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Frank Otis, President/CEO

Type: Pr

Fiscal Year End: 12/2015

Sales (in millions): $580.0 (2015) | $620.0 (2014) 

Dairy Brands: Crystal Creamery, Humboldt Creamery, McColl’s

Products: Conventional and organic 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)


52. Bel Brands USA

Chicago, IL

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Frederic Nalis, CEO

Type: Pu

Parent company: Bel Group, Paris

Fiscal Year End: 12/2015

Sales (in millions): $575.2 (2015) | $351.0 (2014) ) Sales from Americas and Asia Pacific region.

Dairy Brands: The Laughing Cow, Mini Babybel, Boursin, Kaukauna, Merkts, Price’s, Wispride, Owl’s Nest

Products: Natural and processed cheeses, cheese spreads, cold-pack cheese, dips

Plants (3): Kentucky: Leitchfield (cheese); South Dakota: Brookings (cheese); Wisconsin: Little Chute (cold pack cheese)


53. Daisy Brand

Dallas, TX

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: David Sokolsky, CEO; Vince Taylor, President

Type: Pr

Fiscal Year End: 12/2015

Sales (in millions): $513.5* (2015) | $470.4* (2014)  

Dairy Brands: Daisy Brand

Products: sour cream, cottage cheese

Plants (2): Arizona: Casa Grande (sour cream, cottage cheese); Texas: Garland (sour cream, cottage cheese)


54. Bongards Premium Cheese

Bongards, MN

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Keith Grove, President/CEO

Type: C

Fiscal Year End: 12/2015

Sales (in millions): $500.0 (2015) | $245.1* (2014)  

Dairy Brands: Bongards Premium cheese, Perham Valley, Unique

Products: Natural cheese, processed cheese, cream cheese, ingredients, analogs

Plants (3): Minnesota: Bongards (process cheese, natural cheese, cream cheese, imitation cheese), Perham (natural cheese, whey); Tennessee: Humboldt (process cheese, natural cheese, imitation cheese)


55. Meijer

Holland, MI

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Rick Keyes, President

Type: Pr

Fiscal Year End: 12/2015

Sales (in millions): $474.0* (2015) | $99.0 (2014) 

Dairy Brands: Meijer, Purple Cow

Products: Milk, ice cream, novelties, cultured, juices, drinks

Plants (2): Michigan: Holland (milk, ice cream, novelties, cultured, juices, drinks); Ohio: Tipp City.


56. Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative

Reston, VA

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Jay Bryant, CEO

Type: C

Fiscal Year End: 12/2015

Sales (in millions): $457.0 (2015) | $577.0 (2014) 

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)


57. Michigan Milk Producers Association

Novi, MI

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Joe Diglio, General Manager

Type: C

Fiscal Year End: 9/2015

Sales (in millions): $427.9* (2015) | $449.0 (2014)  

Dairy Brands: MMPA

Products: Cream, condensed milk products, milk powders, butter, ingredients

Plants (2): Michigan: Ovid (cream, condensed milk products, milk powders, whole milk powder, butter); Constantine (cream, condensed milk products, milk powders, butter and reverse osmosis processing)


58. High Desert Milk

Burley, ID

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Randy Robinson, CEO

Type: C

Fiscal Year End: 6/2015

Sales (in millions): $427.5* (2015) | $260.0 (2014)  

Dairy Brands: High Desert milk powders, High Desert Milk Butter

Products: Buttermilk, butter, ingredients

Plants (1): Idaho: Burley


59. Fage USA

Johnstown, NY

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Athanassios Filippou, CEO

Type: Pr

Parent company: Fage International, Luxembourg

Fiscal Year End: 12/2015

Sales (in millions): $411.2 (2015) | $402.7 (2014) Annual Report

Sales for US operations. Total sales were $648 million.

Dairy Brands: Fage, Total, Fruyo

Products: Greek yogurt

Plants (1): New York: Johnstown (yogurt)


60. St. Albans Cooperative Creamery Inc.

St. Albans, VT

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Leon Berthiaume, General Manager

Type: C

Fiscal Year End: 12/2015

Sales (in millions): $377.0* (2015) | $406.4* (2014)  

Dairy Brands: None

Products: Milk, cream, condensed milk, milk powders

Plants (1): Vermont: St. Albans (milk, cream, condensed milk, milk powders)


61. Swiss Valley Farms

Davenport, IA

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Chris Hoeger, CEO

Type: C

Fiscal Year End: 9/2015

Sales (in millions): $373.0 (2015) | $440.0 (2014)  

Dairy Brands: Swiss Valley Farms, Mindoro Blue, Mindoro Gorg, AmaBlu, AmaGorg, St. Pete’s Select, Fini, St. Mary’s, Verdant, Jeffs’ Select, Blues & Brews

Products: Cheese (Swiss, baby Swiss, grass-fed baby Swiss, blue, Gorgonzola, cream cheese, Neufchatel, Gouda, grass-fed Gouda, cold-blended club cheeses, process cheeses, enzyme-modified cheeses), cheese analogs, ingredients

Plants (6): Iowa, Luana (Swiss cheese, cream cheese, Neufchatel, Gouda, whey); Minnesota: Rochester and Spring Valley, Rochester Cheese subsidiary (cold-blended club cheese, process cheeses, enzyme-modified cheese, cheese analogs); Faribault, Caves of Faribault subsidiary (blue cheese, Gorgonzola cheese, cave-aging of Cheddar and Gouda); Wisconsin: Mindoro (blue cheese, Gorgonzola cheese), Shullsburg, (baby Swiss, grass-fed baby Swiss, grass-fed Gouda,Swiss varieties)


62. Shamrock Farms Dairy Division

Phoenix, AZ

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Kent McClelland, CEO

Type: Pr

Fiscal Year End: 12/2015

Sales (in millions): $369.7* (2015) | $2,109.8 (2014)  

Dairy Brands: Shamrock Farms, Rockin’ Refuel

Products: Milk, organic milk, whipping cream, sour cream, cottage cheese, creamers, ice cream, novelties

Plants (2): Arizona: Phoenix (milk, organic milk, whipping cream, sour cream, cottage cheese, creamers, ice cream, novelties); Virginia: Verona (ESL milk)


63. Arla Foods USA

Basking Ridge, NJ

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Peder Tuborgh, CEO

Type: C

Parent company: Arla Foods Amba

Fiscal Year End: 12/2015

Sales (in millions): $362.0 (2015) | $394.0 (2014)  

Dairy Brands: Castello, Lurpak, Arla Dofino, Apetina, Puck

Products: Havarti, Gouda, Edam, Fontina, blue mold and white mold, Muenster, feta, ricotta, bocconcini, mascarpone, Provolone, cream cheese

Plants (4): Wisconsin: Kaukauna. Canada: Ontario; Atwood, Concord; Prince Edward island: Summerside


64. Byrne Dairy

Syracuse, NY

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Carl Byrne, CEO

Type: Pr

Fiscal Year End: Dec-15

Sales (in millions): $342.0* (2015) | $335.3* (2014)  

Dairy Brands: Byrne, co-packing

Products: Milk, flavored milk, ESL milks and creams, eggnog, ice cream, butter, yogurt, sour cream, dairy-based dips, juices, iced tea, lemonade

Plants (4): New York: Cortlandville (yogurt); East Syracuse (ultra-pasteurized conventional and organic milk, single serves, half-and-half, nondairy creamers, egg nog); Syracuse (milk, ice cream mix, half-and-half, juices); Syracuse (ice cream)


65. Gossner Foods Inc.

Logan, UT

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Dolores Gossner Wheeler, President/CEO

Type: Pr

Fiscal Year End: 9/2015

Sales (in millions): $332.0 (2015) | $335.0 (2014)  

Dairy Brands: Gossner, Imperial Valley, High Mountain, Hershey, Borden, Moo Mates, private label

Products: fluid milk, cream, cheese (Swiss, Muenster, Asadaro, minihorns), WPC

Plants (3): Utah: Logan, 2 plants (1-Swiss cheese, cream, WPC; 2-aseptic milk, formulated products, cream); Idaho: Heyburn (Swiss cheese, cream, Muenster, WPC)


66. Brewster Cheese

Brewster, OH

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Fritz Leeman, CEO

Type: Pr

Fiscal Year End: 1/2016

Sales (in millions): $330.0 (2015) | $325.0 (2014)  

Dairy Brands: Private label

Products: Swiss cheese, whey products

Plants (3): Idaho: Rupert (skim milk cheese, whey products); Illinois: Stockton (Swiss cheese, whey products ); Ohio: Brewster (Swiss cheese, whey products)


67. Super Store Industries

Stockton, CA

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Jay Simon, President/CEO

Type: Pr

Parent company: Raley’s, Save Mart

Fiscal Year End: 12/2015

Sales (in millions): $323.9* (2015) | $372.0* (2014)  

Dairy Brands: Sunnyside Farms, Bay View Farms

Products: Milk, cheese, ice cream, novelties, cultured, juice, soy, drinks, water

Plants (2): California: Fairfield (milk, cream, juices/drinks, water), Turlock (ice cream, cultured, juices)


68. Galliker Dairy Co.

Johnstown, PA

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Mark Duray, CEO

Type: Pr

Fiscal Year End: 12/2015

Sales (in millions): $309.0* (2015) | $305.0* (2014)  

Dairy Brands: Galliker's

Products: Milk, chocolate milk, egg nog, cultured dairy products, iced tea, juices

Plants (2): Maryland: Cumberland (milk); Pennsylvania: Cumberland (milk, coffee creamers, cultured products, egg nog)


69. J&J Snack Foods Corp.

Pennsauken, NJ

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Gerald B. Shreiber, President/CEO

Type: Pu

Fiscal Year End: 9/2015

Sales (in millions): $269.3 (2015) | $246.6 (2014) Annual Report

Revenues for frozen juices, ices and beverages only. Total revenues were $976.256 million

Dairy Brands: ICEE, Luigi's Real Italian Ice, Whole Fruit, Minute Maid, Barq's, Shape Ups, Chill

Products: Frozen beverages, Italian ice, frozen juice bars

Frozen Product Plants (2): Florida: Tampa (frozen juice treat and dessert); Pennsylvania: Scranton (frozen juice treat and dessert)


70. Berner Food & Beverage Inc.

Dakota, IL

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Stephen Kneubuehl, CEO

Type: Pr

Fiscal Year End: 12/2015

Sales (in millions): $262.6* (2015) | $254.9* (2014)  

Dairy Brands: Private label/store brands

Products: Cheese dips, salsa con queso, alfredo sauce, aerosol cheese products, coffee and protein-ased beverages

Plants (3): Illinois: Dakota (Natural cheeses, process cheeses, cheese spreads, snack dips, coffee beverages, energy beverages), Freeport, Rock City (warehouse).


71. Continental Dairy Facililities

Coopersville, MI

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Steven Cooper, President/GM

Type: C

Parent Company: Select Milk Producers

Fiscal Year End: 7/2015

Sales (in millions): $259.3 (2015) | $360.0* (2014) 11-month fiscal year. 

Dairy Brands: Continental Dairy Products

Products: Nonfat dried milk, cream, condensed, butter (beginning October 2016), butter milk (October 2016)

Plants (1): Michigan: Coopersville


72. Gehl Foods Inc.

Germantown, WI

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Eric Beringausse, CEO

Type: Pr

Fiscal Year End: 12/2015

Sales (in millions): $252.0 (2015) | $242.0 (2014)  

Acquired by Wind Point Partners in March 2015.

Dairy Brands: Gehl's, private label and major national co-packed brands

Products: Nutritional beverages, cheese sauces, puddings, yogurt and yogurt smoothies, iced coffees & chai)

Plants (1): Wisconsin: Germantown (nutritional beverages, cheese sauces, puddings, yogurt & yogurt smoothies, iced coffees & chai)


73. Producers Dairy Foods Inc.

Fresno, CA

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Richard Shehadey, Chairman/CEO

Type: Pr

Fiscal Year End: 9/2015

Sales (in millions): $250.0 (2015) | $285.0 (2014)  

Dairy Brands: Producers Dairy

Products: Fluid milk, egg nog, buttermilk, sour cream, juice, fruit punch, iced tea, coffee beverages

Plants (1): California: Fresno (milk, ice cream, cultured, drinks)


74. Sartori Foods Co.

Plymouth, WI

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: James Sartori, Chairman/CEO

Type: Pr

Fiscal Year End: 6/2016

Sales (in millions): $250.0 (2015) | $250.0 (2014)  

Dairy Brands: Sartori Classics, Sartori Limited Edition, Sartori Reserve

Products: Cheese

Plants (2): Wisconsin: Plymouth (specialty cheeses, Italian cheeses), Antigo (Italian hard cheeses)


75. Mars Ice Cream

Burr Ridge, IL

DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Victor Mehren, General Manager

Type: Pr

Parent company: Mars Chocolate N.A

Fiscal Year End: 12/2015

Sales (in millions): $250.0* (2015) | $250.0 (2014)  

Dairy Brands: Dove Ice Cream, M&M’s, Milky Way, Snickers, Starburst, Twix

Products: Ice cream novelties (stick, sandwiches, bars, cones)

Plants (1): Illinois: Burr Ridge


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