2016 Dairy 100 76-100
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.
76. Biery Cheese
Louisville, OH
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Dennis Biery, CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2015
Sales (in millions): $231.8* (2015) | not listed (2014)
Dairy Brands: Biery
Products: Cheese (bars, slices, shreds)
Plants (3): Ohio: Louisville; Wisconsin: Plover, Sherry
77. Smith Dairy Products Co.
Orrville, OH
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Steve Schmid, President
Type: Pr
Parent company: Dairy Enterprises Inc.
Fiscal Year End: 9/2015
Sales (in millions): $229.5* (2015) | $225.0* (2014)
Dairy Brands: Smith’s, Ruggles, Festival, Whale of a Pail, Class Act, YoMazing
Products: Fluid milk, organic milk, egg nog, buttermilk, cottage cheese, sour cream, ice cream, sherbets, sorbets, juice, fruit punch, iced tea, coffee beverages, soy milk, almond milk, coconut milk
Plants (3): Indiana: Richmond (conventional and ESL fluid milk, organic milk, egg nog, soy milk, almond milk, coconut milk, soft serve mix); Missouri: Pacific (ESL soft serve, yogurt, and ice cream mix; specialty beverage mixes); Ohio: Orrville (fluid milk; ice cream, cottage cheese, sour cream, flavored dips, juice, tea, eggnog, ice cream mix)
78. Fieldbrook Foods Corp.
Dunkirk, NY
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Bob Charleston, President/CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2015
Sales (in millions): $221.0 (2015) | $202.0 (2014)
Dairy Brands: Private label
Products: Ice cream, frozen novelties
Plants (3): New Jersey: Lakewood; New York: Dunkirk (ice cream, frozen novelties), Gloversville (ice cream, frozen novelties)
79. Litehouse Foods Inc.
Sandpoint, ID
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Jim Frank, President/CEO
Type: Pr (ESOP)
Fiscal Year End: 12/2015
Sales (in millions): $215.0 (2015) | $158.7* (2014)
Dairy Brands: Litehouse; Simply Artisan Reserve; Green Garden; OPA; Opadipity
Products: Cheese, buttermilk, yogurt, dressings, vegetable dips, fruit dips, herbs, apple cider; marinade; sauces; salsa; caramel
Plants (3): Idaho: Sandpoint (cheese, buttermilk, yogurt, dressing, veg dips, fruit dips marinade, sauce, salsa); Michigan: Lowell (dressing, veg dips, fruit dips, marinade, sauces, salsa, caramel); Utah: Hurricane (dressing, veg dips, fruit dips, sauces, marinades)
80. Clover Stornetta Farms
Petaluma, CA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Marcus Benedetti, President/CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2015
Sales (in millions): $210.0 (2015) | $150.0 (2014)
Dairy Brands: Clover Stornetta Farms, Clover Organic Farms
Products: Fluid milk, half and half, whipped cream, ice cream, butter, kefir, cheese, yogurt, eggs, cream cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese, orange juice, egg nog
Plants (1): California: Petaluma (Grade A products)
81. F&A Dairy Products
Fairacres, NM
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Jeff Terranova, President
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: Sep-15
Sales (in millions): $209.1* (2015) | $205.0 (2014)
Dairy Brands: F&A, private label
Products: Cheese
Plants (2): New Mexico: Las Cruces (mozzarella, Muenster, asadero, provolone, dried cheeses, whey products); Wisconsin: Dresser (mozzarella, provolone, whey products).
82. BelGioioso Cheese Inc.
Green Bay, WI
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Errico Auricchio, President
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2015
Sales (in millions): $200.0 (2015) | $200.0 (2014)
Dairy Brands: BelGioioso, Cappiello, Casaro, La Bottega di BelGioioso
Products: Specialty cheeses
Plants (8): Wisconsin: Byron (Provolone), Chase (Italian Cheeses), Freedom (Fresh Mozzarella), Glenmore (Fresh Mozzarella, Provolone, Mascarpone, Ricotta), Langes Corner (Gorgonzola, specialty cheeses), Ledgeview (converting/packaging), Pulaski (specialty cheeses); New York: Schenectady (Italian Specialty Cheeses)
83. Blue Bell Creameries
Brenham, TX
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Paul Kruse, Chairman, CEO, President
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2015
Sales (in millions): $190.0* (2015) | $360.0 (2014) Sales fell from previous year due to product recall.
Dairy Brands: Blue Bell
Products: Ice cream, novelties, sherbets, sorbets
Plants (4): Alabama: Sylacauga (ice cream, novelties); Oklahoma: Broken Arrow (ice cream); Texas: Brenham-2 plants (ice cream, novelties)
84. Cloverland Farms Dairy
Baltimore, MD
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Ralph Kemp, President
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2015
Sales (in millions): $184.5 (2015) | $190.0 (2014)
Dairy Brands: Cloverland, Coffee Top, Snow Mountain
Products: Milk, egg nog, buttermilk, ice cream, fruit punch, iced tea
Plants (1): Maryland, Baltimore, (milk, tea, drinks, juice, spring water)
85. Stewart’s Ice Cream
Saratoga Springs, NY
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Gary Drake, President
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2015
Sales (in millions): $183.5* (2015) | $183.5* (2014)
Dairy Brands: Stewart’s
Products: Milk, flavored milk, buttermilk, eggnog, half and half, heavy cream, lactose-free milk, dairy shakes, ice cream
Plants (1): New York: Greenfield Center (ice cream)
85. Braum’s Inc.
Oklahoma City, OK
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Drew Braum, President/CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2015
Sales (in millions): $178.8* (2015) | $266.0* (2014)
Dairy Brands: Braum’s
Products: Milk, butter, ice cream, novelties, cottage cheese, yogurt, sour cream, orange juice, fruit drinks, apple juice
Plants (1): Oklahoma: Tuttle (milk, ice cream, novelties, cultured)
87. Grande Cheese Co.
Lomira, WI
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Wayne Matzke, President/CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2015
Sales (in millions): $175.4* (2015) | $230.0* (2014)
Dairy Brands: Grande, Piacci
Products: Italian cheeses, whey
Plants (6): Wisconsin: Brownsville (mozzarella, fresh mozzarella, whey), Fond du Lac (cut and wrap, dice and shred, aging), Friendship (whey), Juda (mozzarella, ricotta), Rubicon (Italian specialty cheeses), Wyocena (mozzarella).
88. United Dairy Inc.
Martins Ferry, OH
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Joseph L. Carson, President
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: Dec-15
Sales (in millions): $173.4* (2015) | $169.7* (2014)
Dairy Brands: United
Products: Milk, cultured, ice cream, novelties, juice/drinks
Plants (3): Ohio: Martins Ferry (milk, drinks); Pennsylvania: Uniontown (milk, drinks, ice cream); West Virginia: Charleston (milk, drinks)
89. Steuben Foods
Elma, NY
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Jeff Sokal, President
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: Dec-15
Sales (in millions): $173.3* (2015)
Dairy Brands: Elmhurst Naturals, Coldstone Creamery (licensed)
Products: Milk, milk shakes, horchatas, plant-based beverages
Plants (1): New York: Elma (milk, creams, ultra-pasteurized milk, lactose-reduced milk)
90. Joseph Gallo Farms
Atwater, CA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Michael D. Gallo, CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2015
Sales (in millions): $172.1* (2015) | $168.8* (2014)
Dairy Brands: Joseph Farms, Gallo Global Nutrition
Products: Natural cheese, whey products
Plants (1): California: Atwater (natural cheese, whey products)
91. Schneider’s Dairy Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: William D. Schneider, President
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2015
Sales (in millions): $170.3* (2015) | $167.7* (2014)
Dairy Brands: Schneider’s Dairy, Schneider-Valley Farms, Schneider-Mong’s
Products: Fluid milk, flavored milks, buttermilks, sour cream, chip dips, cottage cheeses, bulk yogurt, 100% juices/fruit drinks iced teas; fresh creams, ice cream mixes
Plants (2): Schneider’s Dairy - Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh (fluid milk, flavored milks, buttermilks, sour cream, sour cream, chip dips, cottage cheeses, bulk yogurt, 100% juices/fruit drinks/iced teas). Schneider-Valley Farms Dairy – Pennsylvania: Williamsport (fluid milk, flavored milks, fresh creams, ice cream mixes, 100% juices/fruit drinks/iced teas)
92. Anderson Erickson Dairy Co.
Des Moines, IA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Miriam Erickson Brown, President/CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2015
Sales (in millions): $170.0 (2015) | $175.0 (2014)
Dairy Brands: Anderson Erickson Dairy
Products: Milk, egg nog, buttermilk, cottage cheese, sour cream, sour cream dip, yogurt, Greek yogurt, juice, fruit punch, ice cream mix
Plants (1): Iowa, Des Moines
93. Friendly’s Ice Cream LLC
Wilbraham, MA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: John Maguire, President/CEO
Type: Pr
Parent Company: Sun Capital Partners
Fiscal Year End: 12/2015
Sales (in millions): $166.0 (2015) | $264.0 (2014) Dean Foods bought the manufacturing business in 2016 for $155 million.
Dairy Brands: Friendly Ice Cream
Products: Ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet, whipped toppings, toppings, syrups, variegates
Plants (1): Massachusetts: Wilbraham (ice cream pre-pack containers, sundae cups, ice cream cakes/rolls/cupcakes, whipped topping, toppings/syrups, variegates)
94. Rich Products Corp.
New Britain, CT
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: William G. Gisel Jr., President/CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: Dec-15
Sales (in millions): $162.7* (2015) | $162.7* (2014)
Dairy Brands: Carvel, Jon Donaire, f'real, Coffee Rich
Products: Ice cream cakes, ice cream rolls
Plants (1): Connecticut: New Britain
95. The Schwan Food Co.
Marshall, MN
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Dimitrios Smyrnios, CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2015
Sales (in millions): $162.0* (2015) | $320.0* (2014) Estimated sales of ice cream. Total company sales exceed $3 billion
Dairy Brands: Schwan’s ice cream, Edwards crème pies
Products: Packaged ice cream, novelties, ice cream mix, sherbets, sorbets, juice, smoothies, crème pies
Plants (2): Georgia: Atlanta (crème pies ); Minnesota: Marshall (ice cream, novelties, ice cream mix, frozen yogurt, yogurt smoothies)
96. Clover Farms Dairy Co.
Reading, PA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Richard L. Hartman, President
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2015
Sales (in millions): $155.0* (2015) | $152.0* (2014)
Dairy Brands: Clover Farms, private label
Products: Milk, juices/drinks
Plants (1): Pennsylvania: Reading (milk, juices/drinks)
97. Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery
Ellsworth WI
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Paul Bauer CEO/ GM
Type: C
Fiscal Year End: 12/2015
Sales (in millions): $149.8 (2015) | $197.0 (2014)
Dairy Brands: Ellsworth Valley (cheese and whey), Comstock (specialty cheese), Blaser, Antonella, Kammerude, Golden Age
Products: Cheese (Cheddar, specialty), ingredients
Plants (2): Wisconsin: Comstock, (specialty cheeses), Ellsworth (Cheddar, whey)
98. Wawa Inc.
Wawa, PA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Craig Faragalli, Dir., Wawa Beverage
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2015
Sales (in millions): $145.5* (2015) | $114.8* (2014)
Dairy Brands: Wawa
Products: Fluid milk, juice, fruit punch, iced tea
Plants (1): Pennsylvania: Wawa (fluid milk, cream, 100% juice, teas, 10% drinks).
99. Fairlife llc
Chicago, IL
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Steve Jones, CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/2015
Sales (in millions): $133.3* (2015) | $65.5 (2014)
For 8 months
Dairy Brands: fairlife, Yup!, Core Power
Products: Milk, flavored milk
Plants (1): Michigan: Coopersville
100. Milkco
Asheville, NC
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: L. Keith Collins, President, Milkco Inc.
Type: Pu
Parent company: Ingles Markets
Fiscal Year End: 9/2015
Sales (in millions): $132.0* (2015) | $134.3* (2014) Annual Report
Dairy Brands: Laura Lynn, Harvest Farms organic
Products: Milk, organic milk, flavored milk, drinks, ice cream mix, water, orange juice
Plants (1): North Carolina: Asheville (milk, flavored milk, drinks, ice cream mix, water, orange juice)