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.
Bongards, MN
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Daryl Larson, president and CEO
Type: C
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $610.0 (2017) | $550.0 (2016)
Dairy Brands: Brands: Bongards Premium Cheese, Perham Valley, Unique.
Products: Products: Natural cheese, processed cheese, imitation cheese, cream cheese, whey.
Plants: 3. Minnesota: Bongards (processed cheese, natural cheese, cream cheese, imitation cheese), Perham (natural cheese, whey); Tennessee: Humboldt (processed cheese, natural cheese, imitation cheese).
Litchfield, MN
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Clinton Fall, president and CEO
Type: C
Fiscal Year End: 9/30
Sales (in millions): $607.0 (2017) | $551.0 (2016)
Dairy Brands: Fieldgate WPC, Fieldgate Lactose, Sweet Energy.
Products: Cheese (cheddar barrels, long-hold cheddar barrels, Gouda barrels, Monterey Jack barrels, non-traditional Swiss barrels), WPC, lactose.
Plants: 1. Minnesota: Litchfield (milk, cheese, WPC, lactose).
Fairfield, NJ
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Neal Schuman, CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $604.0* (2017) | $575.0* (2016)
Dairy Brands: Cello, Montforte, Whisps, Yellow Door Creamery.
Products: Parmesan, copper kettle parmesan, asiago, mascarpone, fontal, blue, Gorgonzola cheeses.
Plants: Illinois: Elgin (converting); New Jersey: Fairfield (converting); Wisconsin: Turtle Lake (Parmesan, mascarpone).
Modesto, CA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Marty Devine, president and CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $575.0* (2017) | $545.0 (2016)
Dairy Brands: Crystal Creamery, Humboldt Creamery, McColl’s.
Products: Conventional and organic milk, ice cream, butter, cultured products, juices/drinks, milk powders.
Plants: 3. California: Fortuna (fluid, milk powders, ice cream), Modesto (milk, cultured, ice cream, butter, juices/drinks, mixes, powder).
Green Bay, WI
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Terry Steinmann, president
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $550.0 (2017) | $530.0 (2016)
Dairy Brands: Alejandro, Cheese Crafters, Della Terra, Winona Pure, Winona Reserve.
Products: Processed cheese, processed cheese food, processed cheese spread, cold pack cheeses, cheese sauce; natural cheeses, including asiago, Cojita, Parmesan, Romano, cheddar, Gouda, fontina, Swiss, Edam, cracker cut cheeses, cream cheese, mozzarella, feta, queso blanco, ricotta, veined cheeses, specialty cheeses.
Plants: 2. Wisconsin: Green Bay (20- and 40-lb. cheese blocks, cold pack cheese, portion controlled options - cups/pouches/bags/bottles, custom formulations), Howad (conversion and distribution center).
City of Industry, CA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Amos DeGroot, CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $500.0 (2017) | $500.0 (2016)
Dairy Brands: Rockview Farms.
Products: Milk, buttermilk, cottage cheese, ice cream, yogurt, sour cream, butter, whipped topping, orange juice.
Plants: 3. California: City of Industry, Commerce, Downey.
Reston, VA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Jay Bryant, CEO
Type: C
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $483.4 (2017) | $435.4 (2016) 2016 revenue reflects a company correction.
Dairy Brands: Maola, Marva Maid.
Products: Milk, juice, water, cream, condensed, powder, butter.
Plants: 4. Maryland: Landover (milk, fruit drink, tea), Laurel (cream, condensed, powder, butter); Virginia: Newport News (milk,buttermilk, ice cream mix, half & half, whipping cream, fruit drink, tea), Strasburg (cream, condensed, butter).
Dakota, IL
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Kurt Seagrist, CEO
Type: Pr
Parent Company: Berner Food & Beverage Holdings
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $408.0* (2017) | $400.0* (2016)
Dairy Brands: Dakota, private labels.
Products: Cheese dips, cheese sauces, salsa con queso, other dips/sauces, aerosol cheese products, ready-to-drink coffee- and tea-based beverages, protein shakes.
Plants: 3. Illinois: Dakota (cheese sauces, snack dips, coffee beverages, energy beverages), Freeport, Rock City (warehouse), Rock City (warehouse).
Brenham, TX
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Jim Kruse, chairman; Ricky Dickson, president
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $405.7* (2017) | $275.0* (2016)
Dairy Brands: Blue Bell.
Products: Ice cream, novelties, sherbet.
Plants: 3. Alabama: Sylacauga (ice cream, novelties); Oklahoma: Broken Arrow (ice cream); Texas: Brenham (ice cream, novelties, sherbet).
Green Bay, WI
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Errico Auricchio, president
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $400.0 (2017) | $300.0* (2016)
Dairy Brands: BelGioioso, Cappiello, Casaro, La Bottega di BelGioioso.
Products: Specialty cheeses.
Plants: 9. Wisconsin: Byron (provolone), Chase (Italian cheeses), Freedom (fresh mozzarella), Glenmore (provolone, mascarpone, ricotta), Langes Corner (Gorgonzola, specialty cheeses), Ledgeview (converting/packaging), Pulaski (specialty cheeses), New Denmark (fresh mozzarella); New York: Schenectady (Italian specialty cheeses).
Johnstown, NY
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Athanassios Filippou, CEO
Type: Pr
Parent Company: Fage International, Luxembourg
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $396.8 (2017) | $421.0 (2016) Sales for U.S. operations only. Annual Report
Dairy Brands: Crossovers, Fage, Fruyo, Total, Total Split Cup .
Products: Greek yogurt.
Plants: 1. New York: Johnstown (yogurt).
St. Albans, VT
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Leon Berthiaume, CEO
Type: C
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $395.0* (2017) | $387.0* (2016)
Dairy Brands: None.
Products: Milk, cream, condensed milk, milk powders, ice cream mix.
Plants: 1. Vermont: St. Albans (milk, cream, condensed milk, milk powders).
Londonderry, NH
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Esteve Torrens, president and CEO
Type: Pu
Parent Company: Lactalis Group, Laval, France
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $370.0* (2017) | Not listed. (2016) Danone sold Stonyfield Farm to Lactalis Group in 2017.
Dairy Brands: Stonyfield, Stonyfield Kids, Stonyfield Yo Baby.
Products: Organic milk, organic whipping cream, organic half & half, organic yogurt, organic Greek yogurt, organic dairy-free yogurt, organic smoothies, organic frozen yogurt, organic string cheese.
Plants: 1. New Hampshire: Londonderry.
Brewster, OH
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Fritz Leeman, CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 3/31
Sales (in millions): $365.0 (2017) | $365.0 (2016)
Dairy Brands: Private labels.
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).
Orrville, OH
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Nate Schmid, president
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 9/30
Sales (in millions): $363.0* (2017) | $354.0* (2016)
Dairy Brands: Ajoyo, Artisa, Class Act, Ruggles, Smith's, Whale of a Pail, YoMazing.
Products: Milk, organic milk, half & half, whipping cream, eggnog, buttermilk, cottage cheese, sour cream, ice cream, almond milk-based frozen desserts, sherbet, juice, fruit punch, iced tea, nondairy beverages.
Plants: 3. Indiana: Richmond (conventional and extended-shelf-life fluid milk, organic milk, half & half, whipping cream, eggnog, soy milk, almond milk, almond nog, coconut milk, soft-serve mix); Missouri: Pacific (extended-shelf-life soft-serve, yogurt, ice cream mix, specialty beverage mixes); Ohio: Orrville (milk, ice cream, frozen desserts, cottage cheese, sour cream, flavored dips, juice, tea, eggnog, ice cream mix).
Johnstown, PA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Louis G. Galliker, III, CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $362.0* (2017) | $355.0* (2016)
Dairy Brands: Galliker's.
Products: Milk, chocolate milk, coffee creams, cottage cheese, sour cream, dairy-based dip, ice cream, ice cream mixes, milkshake mixes, iced tea, juices.
Plants: 2. Maryland: Cumberland (milk); Pennsylvania: Johnstown (milk, ice cream, coffee creamers, cultured products, iced tea).
Fond du Lac, WI
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Todd Koss, CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $361.0* (2017) | $354.0* (2016)
Dairy Brands: Grande.
Products: Italian cheeses, whey.
Plants: 7. Wisconsin: Brownsville (mozzarella, fresh mozzarella, whey), Friendship (whey), Juda (2) (1-mozzarella, ricotta; 2-whey), Rubicon (Italian specialty cheeses), Rolling Meadows (cut and wrap, dice and shred, aging), Wyocena (mozzarella).
Lafayette, NY
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: F. Fred Sadeghi, president and CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $352.0* (2017) | $345.0* (2016)
Dairy Brands: Byrne Dairy, Byrne Hollow Farm, private labels.
Products: Milk, flavored milk, extended-shelf-life milk and cream, eggnog, ice cream, ice cream mix, butter, yogurt, sour cream, dairy-based dips, juices, iced tea.
Plants: 4. New York: Cortlandville (cultured products); DeWitt (ultrapasteurized conventional and organic milk, half & half, nondairy creamers, eggnog); Syracuse (2) (1-milk, ice cream mix, half-and-half, juices; 2-ice cream).
Germantown, WI
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Eric Beringause, CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 10/31
Sales (in millions): $350.0 (2017) | $265.0 (2016)
Dairy Brands: Gehl's, private labels, major national co-packed brands.
Products: Nutritional beverages, cheese and chili sauces, puddings, yogurt, creamer, iced coffee, nondairy products.
Plants: 2. California: Lathrop (nutritional beverages, tea and coffee, nondairy products); Wisconsin: Germantown (nutritional beverages, cheese and chili sauces, puddings, yogurt, creamer, iced coffee).
Logan, UT
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Dolores Gossner Wheeler, president and CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 9/30
Sales (in millions): $315.0 (2017) | $305.0 (2016)
Dairy Brands: Borden, Gossner, Hershey, High Mountain, Moo Mates, private labels.
Products: Milk, cream, cheese (Swiss, Muenster, asadaro).
Plants: 3. Utah: Logan (2) (1-Swiss cheese, cream; 2-aseptic milk, formulated products, cream); Idaho: Heyburn (Swiss cheese, cream, Muenster cheese).
Phoenix, AZ
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Kent McClelland, president and CEO
Type: Pr
Parent Company: Shamrock Foods, Phoenix, AZ
Fiscal Year End: 9/30
Sales (in millions): $307.0* (2017) | $370.0* (2016)
Dairy Brands: Shamrock Farms, Shamrock Farms Rockin’ Protein, Shamrock Farms Cold Brew.
Products: Milk, organic milk, protein beverages, ready-to-drink coffee beverages, whipping cream, sour cream, cottage cheese, creamers, novelties.
Plants: 2. Arizona: Phoenix (conventional and organic milk, extended-shelf-life milk, protein beverages, ready-to-drink coffee, creamers, whipping cream, sour cream, cottage cheese); Virginia: Verona (extended-shelf-life milk, protein beverages, nondairy creamers).
Coopersville, MI
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Steven Cooper, chief operating officer/general manager
Type: C
Parent Company: Select Milk Producers, Artesia, NM
Fiscal Year End: 7/31
Sales (in millions): $302.0* (2017) | $296.0* (2016)
Dairy Brands: Continental Dairy Products.
Products: Nonfat dried milk powder, skim milk powder, cream, condensed skim milk, butter, buttermilk powder.
Plants: 1. Michigan: Coopersville (nonfat dried milk powder, skim milk powder, cream, condensed skim milk, butter, buttermilk powder).
Sandpoint, ID
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Jim Frank, president and CEO
Type: ESOP
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $285.0 (2017) | $245.0 (2016) 2016 revenue reflects a correction from last year's report.
Dairy Brands: Green Garden, Litehouse, OPA, Opadipity, Simply Artisan Reserve.
Products: Cheese, buttermilk, yogurt, dressings, vegetable dips, fruit dips, herbs, apple cider, marinade, sauces and more.
Plants: 3. Idaho: Sandpoint (cheese, buttermilk, yogurt, dressing, veg dips, fruit dips, marinades, sauce, salsa); Michigan: Lowell (dressing, veg dips, fruit dips, marinade, sauces, salsa, caramel); Utah: Hurricane (dressing, veg dips, fruit dips, sauces, marinades).
Pennsauken, NJ
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Gerald B. Shreiber, president and CEO
Type: Pu
Fiscal Year End: 9/30
Sales (in millions): $281.0 (2017) | $270.8 (2016) Revenues for frozen juices, ices and beverages only. Total revenues were $1,084 million. Annual Report
Dairy Brands: Artic Blast, Chill, ICEE, Luigi's Real Italian Ice, Minute Maid, Parrot-Ice, Philly Swirl, Slush Puppie, Whole Fruit.
Products: Frozen juices and ices, beverages, Italian ice, frozen juice bars. Baked products include soft pretzels and churros.
Plants: 2. Florida: Tampa (frozen juice treats, dessert); Pennsylvania: Scranton (frozen juice treats, dessert).
Plymouth, WI
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: James Sartori, chairman and CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 6/30
Sales (in millions): $280.0 (2017) | $265.0 (2016)
Dairy Brands: Sartori Classics, Sartori Limited Edition, Sartori Reserve.
Products: Cheese.
Plants: 2. Wisconsin: Plymouth (specialty cheeses, Italian cheeses), Antigo (Italian hard cheeses).
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