2022 Dairy 100

Code to type (ownership): C = cooperative; Pr = privately held company; Pu = publicly traded company. An asterisk next to a sales figure indicates a Dairy Foods estimate.

COMPANY LOCATION DAIRY EXECUTIVE TYPE PARENT COMPANY FY END 2021 Sales
50 Winona Foods Green Bay, WI David Meyer, owner/vice president Pr 31-Dec $724.00
Processed cheese, processed cheese food, processed cheese spreads, goat cheese spreads, cold pack cheeses, cheese sauce; natural cheeses (Asiago, Cojita, Parmesan, Romano, cheddar, Gouda, fontina, Swiss, Edam, cracker cut cheeses, cream cheese, Neufchatel cheese, mozzarella, feta, queso blanco, ricotta, veined cheeses, specialty cheeses).
51 tie BelGioioso Cheese Inc. Green Bay, WI Errico Auricchio, president Pr 31-Dec $600.0*
Specialty cheeses.
51 tie Shehadey Family Foods Fresno, CA Richard Shehadey, chairman and CEO Pr 30-Sep $600.0*
Milk, eggnog, buttermilk, sour cream, whipped topping, half & half, cream, whipping cream, ice cream, yogurt, butter, juice.
53 Crystal Creamery Inc. Modesto, CA Dennis Roberts, president and CEO Pr 31-Dec $550.00
Conventional and organic milk, conventional and organic ice cream, conventional and organic cottage cheese and sour cream, juices/drinks, bulk butter, milk powders.
54 tie Bel Brands USA Chicago, IL Bill Graham, CEO, USA Pr Bel Group, Paris, France 31-Dec $500.0*
Natural and processed cheeses, cheese spreads, cold-pack cheese, cheese snacks, cheese snacks with functional ingredients, dips.
54 tie Blue Bell Creameries Brenham, TX Ricky Dickson, CEO and president Pr 31-Dec $500.0*
Ice cream, novelties, sherbet.
56 Stoneyfield Organic Londonderry, NH Esteve Torrens, CEO Pr Lactalis Group, Laval, France 12/31/2021 $437.00
Yogurt, Greek yogurt, milk, smoothies, frozen yogurt, heavy whipping cream, half & half, baby and kids yogurt.
57 Berner Food and Beverage LLC Dakota, IL Kurt Seagrist, CEO Pr 31-Dec $433.0*
Cheese dips, cheese sauces, salsa con queso, other dips/sauces, aerosol cheese products, ready-to-drink coffee- and tea-based beverages, functional beverages.
58 tie Turkey Hill Dairy Conestoga, PA Andy Jacobs, CEO Pr 1-Feb $430.00
Milk, ice cream, frozen novelties, sherbet, iced tea/coffee, fruit drinks, tea plus water, eggnog.
58 tie Ornua Ingredients North America Hilbert, WI Rick Pedersen, president C Ornua, Dublin, Ireland 31-Dec $430.00
Functional cheese technologies; customized cheese formulations, process cheese, substitute, imitation and processed cheese ingredients, natural cheese solutions, slices, dices, shreds, dried/grated, bulk.
60 Rockview Family Farms City of Industry, CA Ted DeGroot, principal and general manager Pr 31-Dec $423.0*
Milk, creamers, cream, half & half, buttermilk, cottage cheese, yogurt, butter, whipped topping, orange juice.
61 Gehl Foods LLC Germantown, WI Craig Lemieux, CEO Pr 31-Oct $412.0*
Aseptic products: cheese sauces, chili sauces, pudding, dairy-based ready-to-drink beverages, creamers.
62 Braum’s Inc. Oklahoma City, OK Drew Braum, president and CEO Pr 31-Dec $400.0*
Milk, A2 milk, butter, ice cream, frozen yogurt, novelties, frozen desserts, cottage cheese, natural cheese, yogurt, sour cream, dairy-based dips, orange juice, fruit drinks, apple juice.
63 Stonyfield Farms Londonderry, NH Esteve Torrens, CEO Pr Lactalis Group, Laval, France 12/31/2021 $385.0*
Yogurt, Greek yogurt, milk, smoothies, frozen yogurt, heavy whipping cream, half & half, baby and kids lineup.
64 Mars Ice Cream Burr Ridge, IL Shaf Lalani, general manager, ice cream Pr Mars Inc., McLean, VA 31-Dec $376.8*
Ice cream novelties (sticks, sandwiches, bars, cones, pints, cups). Note: revenue includes all Mars Inc. products.
65 SmithFoods Inc. Orrville, OH Nate Schmid, president Pr 30-Sep $350.0*
Milk, ice cream, frozen novelties, iced tea, juice, dairy dips, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese.
66 Gossner Foods Inc. Logan, UT Kristan Earl, president and CEO Pr 30-Sep $345.7*
UHT milk, cream, cheese (Swiss, Baby Swiss, European-style Swiss, Muenster, asadaro, cheddar, fresh cheese curd).
67 Brewster Cheese Brewster, OH Fritz Leeman, CEO Pr 31-Mar $337.0*
Swiss cheese (traditional, reduced-fat, aged, Baby, lacey), whey protein, lactose. Note: Fiscal year end is in 2021.
68 Meijer Grand Rapids, MI Rick Keyes, CEO Pr 31-Dec $332.0*
Milk, coffee creams, cottage cheese, yogurt, sour cream, ice cream, novelties, juices, fruit drinks, teas.
69 Byrne Dairy Lafayette, NY Carl Byrne, president and CEO Pr 31-Dec $325.0*
Extended shelf-life and shelf-stable milk and cream, ice cream.
70 tie Braum’s Inc. Oklahoma City, OK Drew Braum, president and CEO Pr 31-Dec $320.0*
Milk, A2 milk, butter, ice cream, frozen yogurt, novelties, frozen desserts, cottage cheese, natural cheese, yogurt, sour cream, dairy-based dips, orange juice, fruit drinks, apple juice.
70 tie Shamrock Farms Phoenix, AZ Kent McClelland, president and CEO, Shamrock Foods Pr Shamrock Foods, Phoenix, AZ 30-Sep 320.0*
Milk, specialty milks, creams, dairy-based protein beverages, dairy and plant-based hybrid protein beverages, sour cream, cottage cheese.
72 Litehouse Inc. Sandpoint, ID Kelly Prior, president ESOP 31-Dec $319.30
Cheese, buttermilk, yogurt, dairy and nondairy dressings, dairy and nondairy dips, other nondairy products.
73 High Desert Milk Burley, ID Randy Robinson, CEO C 1-Jun $305.00
Grade A nonfat dry milk powder, skim milk powder, buttermilk powder, butter, sweet cream.
74 Wawa Inc. Wawa, PA Chris Gheysens, president and CEO Pr 31-Dec $297.0*
Milk, heavy cream, half & half, juice, tea, fruit punch, ice cream mix, buttermilk, nondairy creamers, yogurt, sour cream, cottage cheese.
75 Fage USA Dairy Industry Inc. Johnstown, NY Ioannis Ravanis, executive vice president, manufacturing and operations Pr Fage International, Strassen, Luxembourg 31-Dec $291.00
Greek yogurt, sour cream.
76 Crystal Farms Dairy Co. Minneapolis, MN Robert V. Vitale, president and CEO, Post Holdings; Tim Bratland, president, Crystal Farms Pu Post Holdings, St. Louis, MO 30-Sep $252.0*
Cheese, butter. Note: Sales reported are for Post Holdings' refrigerated retail segment, which includes some non-Crystal Farms products.
77 Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery Ellsworth, WI Paul Bauer, CEO C 31-Dec $237.0*
Cheese (curds, cheddar, specialty, Muenster), processed cheese.
78 Clover Sonoma Petaluma, CA Marcus Benedetti, Chairman, Ken Gott, CEO Pr 31-Dec $235.0*
Moon Milks, Clover the Rainbow kid's smoothies, milk, buttermilk, cream, half & half, whipped cream, ice cream, butter, kefir, cheese, yogurt, cream cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese, eggnog.
79 Berner Food and Beverage LLC Dakota, IL Kurt Seagrist, CEO Pr 31-Dec $235.0*
Cheese dips, cheese sauces, salsa con queso, other dips/sauces, aerosol cheese products, ready-to-drink coffee- and tea-based beverages, functional beverages.
80 Steuben Foods Elma, NY Julie Senko, co-president; Frank Balon, co-president Pr 31-Dec $230.00
Milk, milkshakes, horchatas, plant-based beverages, shakes, evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, coffee creamers, ice cream mix, coffee, tea, energy drinks, smoothies and more (most products aseptically packaged).
81 tie United Dairy Inc. Martins Ferry, OH Joseph Carson, president Pr 31-Dec $225.0*
Milk, orange juice, fruit drinks, ice tea, sour cream, dairy-based dips, cottage cheese, half & half, eggnog, ice cream, sherbet, frozen novelties.
81 tie Continental Dairy Facilities Coopersville, MI Steve Cooper, president/general manager of dairy manufacturing operations C Select Milk Producers, Dallas, Texas 31-Jul $225.0*
Cream, condensed skim milk, nonfat dry milk powder, skimmed milk powder, butter, buttermilk powder, condensed buttermilk.
83 Sovos Brands Intermediate Inc. Berkeley, CA Todd Lachman, president and CEO Pr 25-Dec $211.5*
Yogurt, frozen yogurt gelato. Note: revenue reflects other products in the portfolio.
84 Steuben Foods Elma, NY Julie Senko, co-president; Frank Balon, co-president Pr 31-Dec $202.0*
Milk, milkshakes, horchatas, plant-based beverages, shakes, evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, coffee creamers, ice cream mix, coffee, tea, energy drinks, smoothies and more (most products aseptically packaged).
85 Johanna Foods Inc. Flemington, NJ Robert Facchina, president and CEO Pr 31-Dec $189.0*
Yogurt, juices/beverages, aseptic juices/drinks, teas.
86 Schuman Cheese Fairfield, NJ Neal Schuman, CEO Pr 30-Sep $177.20
Cheese: Parmesan, copper kettle Parmesan, Asiago, mascarpone, Fontal, blue, Romano, Gorgonzola, cheese snacks.
87 Super Store Industries Lathrop, CA Derek Jones, CEO Pr 31-Dec $167.0*
Ice cream, yogurt, Greek yogurt, nondairy yogurt alternatives, cottage cheese, drinkable yogurt, smoothies, sour cream, ice cream, juice, tea, drinks.
88 Clover Farms Dairy Co. Reading, PA Richard L. Hartman, president Pr 31-Dec $164.0*
Milk, eggnog, half & half, cream, light cream, whipping cream, water, iced tea, fruit drinks.
89 Sartori Co. Plymouth, WI Jeff Schwager, CEO Pr 30-Jun $146.0*
Specialty cheeses, Italian cheeses, cheddar cheeses.
90 Baker Cheese Factory Inc. St. Cloud, WI Brian Baker, president Pr 31-Dec $142.0*
String cheese.
91 Cloverland Dairy L.P. Baltimore, MD Ralph Kemp, president Pr 31-Dec $132.00
Milk, flavored milk, cream, eggnog, buttermilk, sour cream, yogurt, cottage cheese, cream cheese, ice cream mixes, apple juice, orange juice, grape juice, lemonade, iced tea.
92 Anderson Erickson Dairy Co. Des Moines, IA Miriam Erickson Brown, chair and CEO Pr 31-Dec $126.0*
Milk, lactose-free milk, buttermilk, creams, cottage cheese, dairy dips, yogurt, sour cream, lemonade, juice.
93 tie Hershey's Creamery Company Harrisburg, PA George Hugh Holder, president Pu 31-Dec $117.00
Ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet, ices, ice cream cakes, frozen novelties.
93 tie Arla Foods USA Inc. Basking Ridge, NJ Simon Stevens, executive vice president, international C Arla Foods, Amba, Denmark 31-Dec $117.00
Cheese: Havarti, Gouda, Edam, fontina, blue, Muenster, cheddar, Camembert, brie, cream cheese. Note: Sales converted from euros to U.S. dollars using 2020 average exchange rate from IRS.
95 Galliker Dairy Co. Johnstown, PA Louis G. Galliker, III, president Pr 31-Dec $105.0*
Milk, ice cream, frozen novelties, iced tea, juice, dairy dips, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese.
96 Biery Cheese Louisville, OH Ben Biery, CEO Pr 31-Dec $100.0*
Natural and processed cheeses (cheddar, colby, Muenster, pepperoni cheese, hot pepper, Swiss, mozzarella, Gouda, colby jack, provolone, cheese blends, snacking cheese, flavored cheese, party trays), vegan/plant-based cheese alternatives.
97 Perry's Ice Cream Company Inc. Akron, NY Robert Denning, president and CEO Pr 31-Dec $99.0*
Ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet, sorbet, nondairy frozen desserts, frozen novelties.
98 Southeast Milk Inc. Belleview, FL Todd Proffitt, CEO C 9/30/2021 $95.0*
Milk, concentrated milk, cream.
99 KanPak U.S. Wichita, KS Larry McGill, CEO Pr Golden State Foods, Irvine, CA 31-Dec $74.3*
Smoothies, iced coffee, coffee creamers, tea, specialty beverages, soft-serve ice cream, yogurt, desserts, extended-shelf-life drinks, protein shakes.
100 Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc. Milbank, SD Doug Wilke, CEO Pr 31-Dec $170.0*
Cheese (reduced-fat cheddar, cheddar, cheddar-jalapeño, colby, colby jack, colby pepper jack, cracked black pepper cheddar, garlic jalapeño-cheddar, Monterey Jack, Monterey Jack chipotle, Monterey Jack pepper, Tuscan herb cheddar, reduced-fat colby jack), lactose, whey protein concentrate, anhydrous milkfat.

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