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Home » 2016 Dairy 100 76-100

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.

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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)


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