2018 Dairy 100 #76-100
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. High Desert Milk
Burley, ID
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Randy Robinson, CEO
Type: C
Fiscal Year End: 6/1
Sales (in millions): $270.0* (2017) | $265.0* (2016)
Dairy Brands: Brands: High Desert.
Products: Grade A nonfat dry milk powder, skim milk powder, whole milk powder, buttermilk powder, Grade AA butter, cream.
Plants (66): 2. Idaho: Burley (1-Grade A nonfat dry milk powder, skim milk powder, whole milk powder, buttermilk powder; 2-butter, cream).
77. Meijer
Holland, MI
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Rick Keyes, CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $264.0* (2017) | $256.0* (2016)
Dairy Brands: Meijer, Markets of Meijer, Purple Cow, True Goodness by Meijer.
Products: Milk, coffee creams, cottage cheese, yogurt, sour cream, ice cream, novelties, juices, fruit drinks, teas.
Plants (66): 2. Michigan: Holland (milk, ice cream, novelties, cultured, juices, drinks); Ohio: Tipp City.
78. Super Store Industries
Lathrop, CA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Tracy Twomey, president and CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $260.0 (2017) | $220.0* (2016)
Dairy Brands: Bay View Farms, Red Top Reserve, Sunnyside Farms.
Products: Milk, cheese, ice cream, novelties, cottage cheese, sour cream, yogurt, Greek yogurt, drinkable yogurt, juice, soy products, drinks, water.
Plants (66): 1. California: Turlock (ice cream, cottage cheese, sour cream, yogurt, Greek yogurt, drinkable yogurt, juices).
79. Producers Dairy Foods Inc.
Fresno, CA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Richard Shehadey, chairman and CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 9/30
Sales (in millions): $250.0 (2017) | $250.0 (2016)
Dairy Brands: Producers Dairy.
Products: Fluid milk, eggnog, buttermilk, sour cream, juice, fruit punch, iced tea, coffee beverages.
Plants (66): 1. California: Fresno (milk, ice cream, cultured products, drinks).
80. Fieldbrook Foods Corp.
Dunkirk, NY
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Robin Galloway, president and CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $247.0* (2017) | $235.0 (2016)
Dairy Brands: Brands: Private labels.
Products: Ice cream, frozen novelties.
Plants (66): 3. New Jersey: Lakewood (ice cream, frozen novelties); New York: Dunkirk (ice cream, frozen novelties), Gloversville (ice cream, frozen novelties).
81. F&A Dairy Products
Fairacres, NM
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Jeff Terranova, President
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 9/30
Sales (in millions): $223.0* (2017) | $219.0* (2016)
Dairy Brands: F&A, private labels.
Products: Cheeses: mozzarella, provolone, Hispanic cheeses, cheddar, Monterey Jack, specialty cheese blends.
Plants (66): 2. New Mexico: Las Cruces (cheeses, dried cheeses, whey products); Wisconsin: Dresser (cheeses, whey products).
82. Clover Sonoma
Petaluma, CA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Marcus Benedetti, president and CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $214.0* (2017) | $210.0 (2016)
Dairy Brands: Clover Sonoma.
Products: Fluid milk, half & half, whipped cream, ice cream, butter, kefir, cheese, yogurt, cream cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese, orange juice, eggnog.
Plants (66): 1. California: Petaluma (Grade A dairy products).
83. Wawa Inc.
Wawa, PA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Chris Gheysens, president and CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $205.0* (2017) | $177.0* (2016)
Dairy Brands: Wawa.
Products: Fluid milk, juice, fruit punch, iced tea.
Plants (66): 1. Pennsylvania: Wawa (fluid milk, cream, juice, tea, drinks).
84. Johanna Foods Inc.
Flemington, NJ
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Robert Facchina, president and CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $201.0* (2017) | $197.0* (2016)
Dairy Brands: La Yogurt, Ssips, Ssips Sabor Latino, Tree Ripe, private labels.
Products: Yogurt, juices/beverages, aseptic juices/drinks, teas.
Plants (66): 2. New Jersey: Flemington (yogurt); Washington: Spokane (refrigerated juice, single-serve beverages).
85. Mars Ice Cream
Burr Ridge, IL
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Hank Izzo, general manager
Type: Pr
Parent Company: Mars Inc., McLean, VA
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $197.0* (2017) | $260.0 (2016)
Dairy Brands: Dove Ice Cream, M&M’s, Milky Way, Snickers, Starburst, Twix.
Products: Ice cream novelties (stick, sandwiches, bars, cones).
Plants (66): 1. Illinois: Burr Ridge.
86. Arla Foods USA
Basking Ridge, NJ
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Don Stohrer, Jr., general manager, U.S.
Type: C
Parent Company: Arla Foods Amba, Denmark
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $193.9 (2017) | $195.0 (2016) U.S. revenue only, converted from euros using 2017 average exchange rate from IRS. 2016 figure amended to reflect company correction. Annual Report
Dairy Brands: Arla, Apetina, Castello, Lurpak, Puck.
Products: Cheese: Havarti, Gouda, Edam, fontina, blue, Muenster, cheddar, white, cream.
Plants (66): 1. Wisconsin: Hollandtown (Gouda, Havarti, Edam, fontina, Muenster, cheddar).
87. Braum’s Inc.
Oklahoma City, OK
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Drew Braum, president/CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $186.0* (2017) | $181.0* (2016)
Dairy Brands: Braum’s.
Products: Milk, butter, ice cream, frozen yogurt, novelties, frozen desserts, cottage cheese, yogurt, sour cream, dairy-based dips, orange juice, fruit drinks, apple juice.
Plants (66): 1. Oklahoma: Tuttle (milk, ice cream, yogurt, dips, cottage cheese, sour cream, other dairy products).
88. United Dairy Inc.
Martins Ferry, OH
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Joseph L. Carson, president
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $181.0* (2017) | $177.0* (2016)
Dairy Brands: Festival, United, UnitedDairy, United Golden.
Products: Milk, juice/drinks, sour cream, dairy-based dip, cottage cheese, half & half, eggnog, ice cream, sherbet, frozen novelties.
Plants (66): 3. Ohio: Martins Ferry (milk, drinks); Pennsylvania: Uniontown (milk, drinks, ice cream, other dairy products); West Virginia: Charleston (milk, drinks).
89. Biery Cheese
Louisville, OH
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Ben Biery, CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $180.0* (2017) | $176.0* (2016)
Dairy Brands: Biery.
Products: Natural and processed cheeses: cheddar varieties, Muenster, pepperoni cheese, hot pepper, Swiss, mozzarella, Gouda, colby jack, provolone, cheese blends, party trays.
Plants (66): 2. Ohio: Louisville; Wisconsin: Plover.
90. Steuben Foods
Elma, NY
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Julie Senko, president
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $179.0* (2017) | $175.0* (2016)
Dairy Brands: Banana Water, Cold Stone Creamery Milk Shakers (licensed), Horchata, private labels.
Products: Milk, milk shakes, horchatas, plant-based beverages, shakes, evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, ice cream mix, coffee, tea, energy drinks, smoothies (most aseptically packaged).
Plants (66): 1. New York: Elma (milk, creams, ultrapasteurized milk, lactose-reduced milk, plant-based beverages, other products).
91. Rich Products Corp.
Buffalo, NY
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: William G. Gisel Jr., CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $173.4* (2017) | $165.0* (2016) Estimated dairy-related sales. Total company sales are $3.8 billion (company-provided figure).
Dairy Brands: Carvel, Coffee Rich, f'real, Jon Donaire.
Products: Ice cream cakes, ice cream rolls, nondairy whipped topping, cooking creams.
Plants (66): 17. (Not all produce dairy) California: Fresno, Santa Fe Springs, Union City; Connecticut: New Britain; Illinois: Crest Hill, Niles; Georgia: Brunswick; Minnesota: Egan; Ohio: Hilliard; New Jersey: Vineland; South Carolina: Fountain Inn; Tennesee: Arlington, Gallatin, Morristown, Murfreesboro; Texas: Brownsville, Missouri City.
92. Schwan's Co.
Marshall, MN
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Dimitrios Smyrnios, CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $168.0* (2017) | $165.0* (2016) Estimated sales of ice cream and related products. Total company sales exceed $3 billion.
Dairy Brands: Schwan’s, Edwards.
Products: Ice cream, novelties, ice cream mix, sherbets, sorbets, juice, smoothies, crème pies.
Plants (66): 2. Georgia: Atlanta (crème pies ); Minnesota: Marshall (ice cream, novelties, ice cream mix, frozen yogurt, yogurt smoothies).
93. KanPak U.S.
Wichita, KS
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Larry McGill, CEO
Type: Pr
Parent Company: Golden State Foods, Irvine, CA
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $165.7 (2017) | $161.1 (2016) 2016 revenue reflects a correction to Dairy Foods' estimate.
Dairy Brands: None.
Products: Smoothies, iced coffee, coffee creamers, tea, specialty beverages, soft-serve ice cream, yogurt, desserts, extended-shelf-life drinks, protein shakes.
Plants (66): 3. Connecticut: Southbury (equipment dispensing); Kansas: Arkansas City (aseptic milk products); New York: Penn Yan (aseptic milk products, yogurt).
94. Ornua Ingredients North America
Hilbert, WI
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Colin Kelly, president
Type: C
Parent Company: Ornua Cooperative, Dublin, Ireland
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $165.0 (2017) | $150.0 (2016)
Dairy Brands: @Home, Cheddariffic.
Products: Natural cheese solutions, clean-label functional cheese technologies, traditional imitation and processed cheese ingredients, customized formulations.
Plants (66): 2. Minnesota: Byron; Wisconsin: Hilbert. (Facilities produce natural cheese solutions, clean-label functional cheese technologies, traditional imitation and processed cheese ingredients, customized formulations).
95. Joseph Gallo Farms
Atwater, CA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Michael D. Gallo, CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $164.0* (2017) | $161.0* (2016)
Dairy Brands: Joseph Farms, Gallo Global Nutrition.
Products: Natural cheeses: Monterey Jack, marbled jack, pepper jack, cheddar varieties, mozzarella, Gouda, provolone, Swiss; whey products.
Plants (66): 1. California: Atwater (natural cheeses, whey products).
96. Anderson Erickson Dairy Co.
Des Moines, IA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Miriam Erickson Brown, president and CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $163.0* (2017) | $160.0 (2016)
Dairy Brands: Anderson Erickson, private labels.
Products: Milk, eggnog, buttermilk, cottage cheese, sour cream, sour cream dip, yogurt, whole milk yogurt, juice, fruit punch, ice cream mix.
Plants (66): 1. Iowa: Des Moines (milk, ice cream mix, yogurt, buttermilk, cottage cheese, juice, sour cream, dips, other products).
97. Cloverland Farms Dairy
Baltimore, MD
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Ralph Kemp, president
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $162.0 (2017) | $184.5 (2016)
Dairy Brands: Cloverland.
Products: Milk, eggnog, buttermilk, ice cream, fruit punch, iced tea.
Plants (66): 1. Maryland: Baltimore (milk, tea, drinks, juice, spring water).
98. Clover Farms Dairy Co.
Reading, PA
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Richard L. Hartman, president
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $158.0* (2017) | $155.0* (2016)
Dairy Brands: Clover Farms, Icy Pure, private labels.
Products: Milk, buttermilk, eggnog, half & half, cream, nondairy creamers, cottage cheese, sour cream, water.
Plants (66): 1. Pennsylvania: Reading (milk, buttermilk, eggnog, half & half, cream, nondairy creamers, cottage cheese, sour cream, water).
99. Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc.
Milbank, SD
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Doug Wilke, CEO
Type: Pr
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $156.0* (2017) | Not listed. (2016)
Dairy Brands: Private labels.
Products: Cheese: reduced-fat cheddar, cheddar, cheddar jalapeno, Colby, colby jack, colby pepper jack, cracked black pepper cheddar, garlic jalapeno cheddar, Monterey Jack, Monterey Jack chipotle, Monterey Jack pepper, Tuscan herb cheddar, reduced-fat colby jack; lactose, WPC.
Plants (66): 1. South Dakota: Milbank (cheese: reduced-fat cheddar, cheddar, cheddar jalapeno, colby, colby jack, colby pepper jack, cracked black pepper cheddar, garlic jalapeno cheddar, Monterey Jack, Monterey Jack chipotle, Monterey Jack pepper, Tuscan herb cheddar, reduced-fat colby jack; lactose, WPC).
100. Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery
Ellsworth WI
DAIRY EXECUTIVE: Paul Bauer, CEO
Type: C
Fiscal Year End: 12/31
Sales (in millions): $149.2 (2017) | $148.7 (2016)
Dairy Brands: Antonella, Blaser, Comstock, Ellsworth Valley, Golden Age, Kammerude.
Products: Cheese (cheddar, specialty), ingredients.
Plants (66): 3. Wisconsin: Comstock (specialty cheeses), Ellsworth (cheddar, whey), New London (processed cheese).