The 2023 Dairy 100

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Top 100 / 1-25

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.
Rank Company Location Dairy Executive Type of Business Parent Company Fiscal Year End Date 2022 Sales (in Millions) Note Products
1 Dairy Farmers of America Inc. Kansas City, Kansas Dennis Rodenbaugh, president and CEO C December 31 $24,500 Milk, chocolate milk, condensed milk, sweetened condensed milk, cream, buttermilk, cottage cheese, sour cream, yogurt, butter, cheese (American-style, Gouda, hard Italian, artisanal Hispanic, longhorn cheddar, Monterey Jack, pepper jack and specialty cheese), ice cream, ice cream mixes, frozen novelties, sherbet, sorbet, ingredients, fruit juices and tea, fruit punch.
2 Land O'Lakes Inc. Arden Hills, Minn. Beth Ford, president and CEO C December 31 $19,226 Cheese, butter, pudding, and ingredients such as milk powder and specialty powders.
3 Saputo Inc. Montréal, Québec Lino A. Saputo, CEO, president and chairman Pu March 31 $11,330 Converted from Canadian to U.S. dollars Cheeses, including mozzarella, provolone, Parmesan, Romano, Asiago, ricotta, feta, Havarti, Fontinella, Gorgonzola, cheddar, Edam, colby, colby jack, fontina, Monterey Jack, pepper jack, Muenster, Lorraine, fresh frozen mozzarella, string cheese, snack sticks, goat cheese, blue cheese, brie, Camembert, farmers cheese, fresh curd, processed cheeses. Other dairy products: fluid milk, value-added milk, specialty beverages, aseptic beverages, cream, flavored cream, butter, yogurt, sour cream, cottage cheese, buttermilk, ice cream mixes, half & half, whipping cream, creamers, aerosol whipped topping, frappe mixes, milk powder, whey powder, whey protein concentrates, lactose, dairy ingredient blends, demineralized whey powder, galacto-oligosaccharides, dairy alternative beverages and cheese products.
4 Nestlé North America Arlington, Va./North York, Ont. Steve Presley Pu Nestlé, Vevey, Switzerland December 31 $11,300* Packaged ice cream, ice cream bars, frozen fruit bars, frozen snacks, frozen dairy desserts, sorbet, frozen yogurt, milk-based beverages, coffee creamers. Note: The number provided reflects global milk and ice cream product sales.
5 Lactalis USA New York, Chicago, IL; Buffalo, N.Y.; Londonderry, N.H.; San Fernando, Calif. Esteve Torrens, CEO Pr Lactalis Group, Laval, France December 31 $10,150 North American sales converted from euros to U.S. dollars Milk, buttermilk, cream, ice cream mix, sour cream, yogurt, kefir, cottage cheese, butter, eggnog, natural cheese, snack cheese, dairy ingredients, soy beverages, juice, fruit drinks.
6 Danone North America White Plains, N.Y./Broomfield, Colo. Shane Grant, CEO Pu Danone, S.A., Paris, France December 31 $7,000 Yogurt, Greek yogurt, drinkable yogurt, smoothies, frozen yogurt, coffee creamers, dairy alternatives, organic foods and beverages, nutritionals.
7 Agropur Saint-Hubert, Québec, Canada Émile Cordeau, CEO C October 31 $6,260 Cheeses including mozzarella, provolone, feta, cheddar, muenster, cheese curds, Havarti, gouda, Swiss, Edam, Fontina, Colby, Colby Jack, Monterey Jack, brick, Parmesan, Romano, Allegro (lactose-free), Oka, Camembert, Brie, Champfleury, Asiago, cream cheese, cottage cheese. Other dairy products including fluid milk, value-added milk, specialty milk, cream, whipped cream, sour cream, coffee creamers, butter, buttermilk, ice cream, ice cream mixes, frozen novelties, Mochi. Dairy ingredients including whey powder, whey protein concentrate, whey protein isolate, hydrolyzed whey protein, whey protein fractions, lactoserum powder, dairy ingredients blend, frozen dessert blends, skim milk powder, instant skim milk powder, sweet dairy whey, whey butter, buttermilk powder, lactose, refined edible lactose, whey permeate, Crinolac, retentat.
8 Savencia Fromage & Dairy, U.S. operations New Holland, Pa. Greg Somerville, president and CEO, Savencia Cheese USA C Savencia Fromage & Dairy, Viroflay, France December 31 $6,080* Cheese, cream cheese, cheese sauce, dips, spread, puddings, dairy beverages.
9 The Kraft Heinz Co. Chicago/Pittsburgh Miguel Patricio, CEO Pu December 25 $5,600* Natural cheese, processed cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese, cheese blends.
10 Schreiber Foods Inc. Green Bay, Wis. Ron Dunford, president and CEO Pr October 1 $5,100* Cheese, cream cheese, blends, yogurt, yogurt drinks, dairy desserts, specialty cheeses.
11 Rich Products Corp. Buffalo, N.Y. Richard Ferranti, CEO Pr Dec. 31 $5,000 Ice cream cakes, ice cream rolls, cheese cakes, eclairs, cream puffs, cooking creams, milkshakes, smoothies, tres leches liquid dessert, custard bases, plant-based soft serve base, whipped topping, plant-based whipped topping, and cookie crème.
12 Conagra Brands Chicago Sean Connolly, president and CEO Pu May 30 $4,950* Whipped topping, margarine and spreads, pudding, dry cocoa, creamy dressings. Note: Sales include Refrigerated and Frozen segment, which also takes in some nondairy products.
13 Unilever North America Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Esi Eggleston Bracey, President, Unilver USA Pu Unilever, London and Rotterdam, Netherlands December 31 $4,740* Ice cream, gelato, frozen novelties, tea-based beverages. Note: Estimated sales include the company's Food and Refreshment segment, which take in some nondairy sales.
14 Grupo LALA Mexico City, Mexico Arquimedes Celis, CEO Pu December 31 $4,300* Milk, functional dairy products, yogurt, drinkable yogurt, crema, cottage cheese, Mexican cheeses, processed cheese, fine cheeses, plant-based beverages, juices/beverages.
15 Glanbia Nutritionals Inc. Chicago Brian Phelan, CEO Pu Glanbia PLC, Kilkenny, Ireland Dec. 31 $4.206.09 Revenues for the entire company, including dairy. Sales converted from euros to U.S. dollars using 2022 average exchange rate from IRS. Cheese (barrels and blocks) in a wide variety of conventional and organic cheeses (organized into Affordable Artisan, Barrels, Blended, Cheeses for Aging, Classic, Flavors & Inclusions, Health & Wellness, and Organic). Also whey-based ingredients.
16 Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. Edwardsville, Ill. Matt McClelland, CEO and executive vice president C Oct. 1 $4,200 Milk, ice cream, frozen yogurt, cultured products, juice, water, carbonated soft drinks, other beverages. Note: revenue includes all business lines.
17 Publix Supermarkets Lakeland, Fla. Mike Smith, senior vice president, industrial operations Pr Dec. 26 $3,940* Milk, ice cream, frozen yogurt, cultured products, juice, water, carbonated soft drinks, other beverages. Note: revenue includes all business lines.
18 Leprino Foods Co. Denver James Leprino, chairman Pr Oct. 31 $3,640* Mozzarella/pizza cheese, reduced-fat Monterey Jack, provolone, reduced-fat cheddar, cheese blends, whey protein, sweet whey, lactose, micellar casein concentrate.
19 Darigold Inc. Seattle Joe Coote, CEO C Mar. 23 $3,000 Fiscal period ended in 2023 Milk/flavored milk, ultrafiltered milk, eggnog, buttermilk, whipping and heavy cream, half & half, sports recovery drinks, dairy creamer, ice cream mixes, cottage cheese, sour cream, butter, cheddar cheese, colby jack cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, pepper jack cheese, milk powders, WPC, milk protein concentrate, condensed products, bulk cream, bulk butter, bulk cheese.
20 Hilmar Cheese Co. Hilmar, Calif. David Ahlem, president and CEO Pr Dec. 31 $2,811.2* Cheese (barrels and blocks) - American style cheeses, Hispanic & European style cheeses; Whey products – Unique protein fractions, whey protein concentrates, isolates and hydrolysates, lactose
21 H-E-B San Antonio, Texas Charles Butt, CEO C Dec. 31 $2,800* Natural cheese, processed cheese, imitation cheese, whey.
22 HP Hood LLC Lynnfield, Mass. Gary Kaneb, President and CEO Pr Dec. 31 $2,780* Milk, eggnog, buttermilk, cottage cheese, sour cream, yogurt, Greek yogurt, ice cream, sherbet, sorbet, novelties, juice, fruit punch, other nondairy beverages.
23 Foremost Farms USA Middleton, Wis. Greg Schlafer, president and CEO C Dec. 31 $2,100 Cheese (mozzarella, provolone, cheddar), butter, bulk fluid milk, whey products.
24 Schwan's Co. Marshall, Minn. Dimitrios Smyrnios, CEO CJ CheilJedang: 80% ownership, Seoul, South Korea Dec. 31 $2,080* Ice cream, novelties, ice cream mix, sherbets, sorbets, juice, smoothies, crème pies.
25 Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) New Ulm, Minn. Sheryl Meshke, President and CEO C Nov. 30 $2,000 Cheese, processed cheese, butter, bulk fluid milk, buttermilk, whey protein concentrate, nonfat dry milk, lactose.

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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.
Rank Company Location Dairy Executive Type of Business Parent Company Fiscal Year End Date 2022 Sales (in Millions) Note Products
26 Grassland Dairy Products Inc. Greenwood, Wis. Leon Gregorich, CEO Pr Dec. 31 $1,990* Butter (European-style, grass-fed), butter oil, butter blends, anhydrous milkfat, condensed buttermilk, buttermilk powder, nonfat dry milk, milk permeate powder, milk protein concentrate (56, 70, 85), milk protein isolate (90), condensed skim milk, UF milk, cream.
27 Alberston's Dairy Division Boise, Idaho Vivek Sankaran, CEO Pr Feb. 27 $1,950* Milk, organic milk and cream, eggnog, cultured dairy products, plant-based fluid products, water, juice, ice cream, nondairy ice cream, organic ice cream, water ice novelties
28 General Mills Minneapolis, Minn. Jeffrey Harmening, president and CEO Pu 28-May-22 $1,893.0 Yogurt, superpremium ice cream. Note: Reported sales include yogurt and super premium ice cream.
29 Emmi Americas Division Fitchburg, Wis. Jonas Leu, executive vice president, Americas Pr Dec. 31 $1,877 Revenues converted from Swiss Francs Aged and fresh specialty cheeses, goat's milk, goat's milk powder, goat's milk cheeses, butter, cow's and goat's milk kefir, sour cream, yogurt.
30 Sargento Foods Inc. Plymouth, Wis. Louie Gentine, CEO Pr Dec. 31 $1,800 Shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients.
31 Wells Enterprises Inc. Le Mars, Iowa Liam Killeen, CEO Pr Dec. 31 $1,690* Ice cream, frozen novelties, frozen dairy desserts.
32 Dippin' Dots LLC Mount Laurel, N.J. Dan Fachner, CEO Pu J&J Snack Foods Corp., Mount Laurel, N.J. Sept. 24 $1,664* J&J Snack Foods Cop. announced its acquisition of Dippin' Dots in May 2022 Beaded ice cream, ice, frozen yogurt, sherbet
33 Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc. Lancaster, N.Y. Kevin Ellis, CEO C Dec. 31 $1,480 Milk, ice cream mix, yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, eggnog, cream, buttermilk, refrigerated dips, ready-to-drink coffee/tea, nutritional drinks, butter, nonfat milk powder, condensed milk, evaporated milk, juice.
34 T. Marzetti Co. Columbus, Ohio David A. Ciesinski, CEO Pu Lancaster Colony Corp., Westerville, OH Jun. 30 $1,367.86* Refrigerated salad dressings (dairy and nondairy), shelf-stable salad dressings, vegetable dips, fruit dips, sauces, sour cream. Note: Sales figure includes some nondairy products.
35 Masters Gallery Foods Plymouth, Wis. Jeff Gentine, co-owner, president and CEO Pr $1,500* Cheese (in retail, foodservice and industrial formats), cheese-related items.
36 Grande Cheese Co. Fond du Lac, Wis. Todd Koss, CEO Pr Dec. 31 $1,450* Cheese (mozzarella, Italian cheese blends, provolone, aged provolone, fresh mozzarella, burrata, ricotta, fresh curds, Parmesan, Romano, Asiago), whey protein ingredients.
37 Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association Herndon, Va. Jay Bryant, CEO C Dec. 31 $1,300 Milk, flavored milk, buttermilk, packaged ice cream, ice cream mix, half & half, whipping cream, eggnog, bulk cream, condensed milk, milk powders, butter.
38 Agri-Mark Inc. Andover, Mass. Dave Lynn, CEO C Dec. 31 $1,243 Cheddar, flavored cheddars, colby, gouda, muenster, yogurt, sour cream, cottage cheese, butter, whey powders, NFDM, buttermilk powder, condensed.
39 Borden Dairy Co. Dallas Gregg Engles, chairman and CEO Pr Dec. 31 $1,240* Milk, flavored milk, yogurt smoothies, cream, cheese, eggnog, buttermilk, sour cream, cottage cheese, dairy dips, sour cream, juices, drinks/beverages, iced tea.
40 Tillamook County Creamery Association Tillammok, Ore. Patrick Criteser, CEO C Dec. 31 $1,222 Cheese (varieties include: medium, sharp, Special Reserve extra sharp, medium white cheddar, sharp white cheddar, Vintage extra sharp white, 3-year Vintage extra sharp white, smoked and Kosher), ice cream (varieties include: premium, sandwiches and frozen custard), sour cream, butter, yogurt, cream cheese spreads, whey protein concentrate, lactose.
41 (tie) Organic Valley/CROPP Cooperative La Farge, Wis. Jeff Frank, CEO C Cooperative Regions of Organic Producer Pools (CROPP) dba Organic Valley Dec. 31 $1,200 Milk, cream, half & half, butter, cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese.
41 (tie) Chobani LLC Norwich, N.Y. Hamdi Ulukaya, founder, CEO Pr Dec. 31 $1,200* Greek yogurt, traditional yogurt, drinkable yogurt, yogurt snacks, coffee creamers, plant-based dairy alternatives, ready-to-drink coffee, nondairy probiotic drinks.
43 Fairlife LLC Chicago Tim Doelman, CEO Pu The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, GA Dec. 31 $1,150* High-protein ultrafiltered milk, high-protein milkshakes, nutrition shakes, creamers, light ice cream.
44 Daisy Brand LLC Dallas David Sokolsky, CEO Pr Dec. 31 $1,091.43 sour cream, cottage cheese. Coming soon: Daisy dips
45 Milk Specialties Global Eden Prairie, Minn. David Lenzmeier, CEO Pr Jun. 26 $1,000* whey protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, milk protein concentrate, milk protein isolate, whey protein hydrolysate, lactose, permeate, sweet whey powder. Animal: Energy Booster, inert fats, protein encapsulated fats, milk replacers, milk fortifiers, nutritional supplements, extruded protein products.
46 Bongards Premium Cheese Chanhassen, Minn. Daryl Larson, President and CEO C Dec. 31 $942.10 Natural cheese, processed cheese, imitation cheese, whey.
47 Michigan Milk Producers Association Novi, Mich. Joe Diglio, president and CEO C Sept. 30 $894* Cream, condensed milk products, ultrafiltered milk, milk powders, butter, ingredients, cheese.
48 First District Association Litchfield, Minn. Bob Huffman, president and CEO C Sept. 30 $800* Cheese (cheddar barrels, long-hold cheddar barrels, Gouda barrels, Monterey Jack barrels, non-traditional Swiss barrels), WPC, lactose.
49 Great Lakes Cheese Co. Hiram, Ohio Dan Zagzebski, president and CEO Pr 12/31 $770.0* Natural cheese (cheddar, Swiss, colby, mozzarella, Muenster, provolone, pepper jack, blue, feta, Gorgonzola, goat), specialty cheeses, processed cheese, whey products.
50 United Dairymen of Arizona Tempe, Ariz. Robert Chesler, CEO C Sept. 30 $754* Milk, powders, milk proteins, butter, condensed products, cream

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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.
Rank Company Location Dairy Executive Type of Business Parent Company Fiscal Year End Date 2022 Sales (in Millions) Note Products
51 Shehadey Family Foods, LLC Fresno, Calif. Richard Shehadey, chairman, Scott Shehadey, CEO Pr 30-Sep $750.0 Milk, eggnog, buttermilk, sour cream, whipped topping, half & half, cream, whipping cream, ice cream, yogurt, butter, juice.
52 Winona Foods Green Bay, Wis. David Meyer, owner/vice president Pr Dec. 31 $728* 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).
53 Crystal Creamery Inc. Modesto, Calif. Dennis Roberts, president and CEO Pr 31-Dec $700.0 Conventional and organic milk, conventional and organic ice cream, conventional and organic cottage cheese and sour cream, juices/drinks, bulk butter, milk powders.
54 Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc. Milbank, S.D. Doug Wilke, CEO Pr 31-Dec $600.0 American-style cheese in 640's, lactose, whey protein concentrate, anhydrous milkfat.
55 BelGioioso Cheese Inc. Green Bay, Wis. Errico Auricchio, president Pr Dec. 31 $553* Specialty cheeses
56 (tie) Bel Brands USA Chicago Ivan Giraud, CEO Pr Bel Group, Paris, France 31-Dec $520.0* Natural and processed cheeses, cheese spreads, cold-pack cheese, cheese snacks, cheese snacks with functional ingredients, dips, squeezable snacks.
56 (tie) Blue Bell Creameries Brenham, Texas Ricky Dickson, president and CEO Pr 31-Dec $520.0* Ice cream, novelties, sherbet.
57 Turkey Hill Dairy Conestoga, Pa. Andy Jacobs, CEO Pr 1-Feb $455.8* Milk, ice cream, frozen novelties, sherbet, iced tea/coffee, fruit drinks, tea plus water, eggnog.
58 Stoneyfield Organic Londonderry, N.H. Esteve Torrens, CEO Pr Lactalis Group, Laval, France 12/31/2022 $454.6* Yogurt, Greek yogurt, milk, smoothies, frozen yogurt, heavy whipping cream, half & half, baby and kids yogurt.
59 Berner Food and Beverage LLC Dakota, Ill. Kurt Seagrist, CEO Pr 31-Dec $450.3* Cheese dips, cheese sauces, salsa con queso, other dips/sauces, aerosol cheese products, ready-to-drink coffee- and tea-based beverages, functional beverages.
60 Ornua Ingredients North America Hilbert, Wis. Rick Pedersen, president C Ornua, Dublin, Ireland 31-Dec $447.2* Functional cheese technologies; customized cheese formulations, process cheese, substitute, imitation and processed cheese ingredients, natural cheese solutions, slices, dices, shreds, dried/grated, bulk.
61 Rockview Family Farms City of Industry, Calif. Ted DeGroot, principal and general manager Pr 31-Dec $440.0* Milk, creamers, cream, half & half, buttermilk, cottage cheese, yogurt, butter, whipped topping, orange juice.
62 Gehl Foods LLC Germantown, Wis. Craig Lemieux, CEO Pr 31-Oct $432.6* Aseptic products: cheese sauces, chili sauces, pudding, dairy-based ready-to-drink beverages, creamers.
63 Braum’s Inc. Oklahoma City, Okl. Drew Braum, president and CEO Pr 31-Dec $416.0* 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.
64 Continental Dairy Facilities Southwest LLC Littlefield, Texas Steve Cooper, president/general manager of dairy manufacturing operations Select Milk Producers, Dallas, TX 31-Jul $396.0  Cream, condensed skim milk, nonfat dry milk powder, skimmed milk powder, butter, buttermilk powder, condensed buttermilk.
65 Mars Ice Cream Burr Ridge, Ill. Shaf Lalani, general manager, ice cream Pr Mars Inc., McLean, VA 31-Dec $392.0* Ice cream novelties (sticks, sandwiches, bars, cones, pints, cups). Note: revenue includes all Mars Inc. products.
66 SmithFoods Inc. Orrville, Ohio Nate Schmid, president Pr 30-Sep $371.0* Milk, ice cream, frozen novelties, iced tea, juice, dairy dips, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese.
67 Gossner Foods Inc. Logan, Utah Kristan Earl, president and CEO Pr 30-Sep $370.0* UHT milk, cream, cheese (Swiss, Baby Swiss, European-style Swiss, Muenster, asadaro, cheddar, fresh cheese curd).
68 Brewster Cheese Brewster, Ohio Fritz Leeman, CEO Pr 31-Mar $364.0* Swiss cheese (traditional, reduced-fat, aged, Baby, lacey), whey protein, lactose. Note: Fiscal year end is in 2022.
69 Meijer Grand Rapids, Mich. Rick Keyes, CEO Pr 31-Dec $361.8* Milk, coffee creams, cottage cheese, yogurt, sour cream, ice cream, novelties, juices, fruit drinks, teas.
70 Continental Dairy Facilities Coopersville, Mich. Steve Cooper, president/general manager of dairy manufacturing operations C Select Milk Producers, Dallas, TX 31-Jul $353.0 Cream, condensed skim milk, nonfat dry milk powder, skimmed milk powder, butter, buttermilk powder, condensed buttermilk.
71 Braum’s Inc. Oklahoma City, Okla. Drew Braum, president and CEO Pr 31-Dec $339.2* 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.
72 Shamrock Foods Co. Phoenix, Ariz. Kent McClelland, chairman and CEO Pr 30-Sep $332.8* Milk, specialty milks, creams, dairy-based protein beverages, sour cream, cottage cheese.
73 High Desert Milk Burley, Idaho Randy Robinson, CEO C 1-Jun $329.5 Grade A nonfat dry milk powder, skim milk powder, buttermilk powder, butter, sweet cream.
74 Fage USA Dairy Industry Inc. Johnstown, N.Y. Ioannis Ravanis, executive vice president, manufacturing and operations Pr Fage International, Strassen, Luxembourg 31-Dec $308.4* Greek yogurt, sour cream.
75 Wawa Inc. Wawa, Pa. Chris Gheysens, president and CEO Pr 31-Dec $300.0* Milk, heavy cream, half & half, juice, tea, fruit punch, ice cream mix, buttermilk, nondairy creamers, yogurt, sour cream, cottage cheese.

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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.
Rank Company Location Dairy Executive Type of Business Parent Company Fiscal Year End Date 2022 Sales (in Millions) Note
76 California Dairies Inc. Visalia, Calif. Brad Anderson, president and CEO C 12/31/2022 $260.0* Butter, fluid milk, milk powders, nutritional powders, condensed milk.
77 Litehouse Inc. Sandpoint, Idaho Kelly Prior, president ESOP 31-Dec $254.0 Cheese, buttermilk, yogurt, dairy and nondairy dressings, dairy and nondairy dips, other nondairy products.
78 Sovos Brands Inc. Louisville, Colo. Todd Lachman, founder, president and CEO Pr 31-Dec $252.8 (in noosa brand portfolio): Yoghurt, frozen yoghurt gelato, yoghurt fruit smoothies, cheesecake bites.
79 Rockview Family Farms Ellsworth, Wis. Paul Bauer, CEO C 31-Dec $246.5* Cheese (curds, cheddar, specialty, Muenster), processed cheese.
80 Berner Food and Beverage LLC Dakota, Ill. Kurt Seagrist, CEO Pr 31-Dec $244.4* Cheese dips, cheese sauces, salsa con queso, other dips/sauces, aerosol cheese products, ready-to-drink coffee- and tea-based beverages, functional beverages.
81 Steuben Foods Elma, N.Y. Julie Senko, co-president; Frank Balon, co-president Pr 31-Dec $241.5* 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).
82 United Dairy Inc. Martins Ferry, Ohio Joseph Carson, president Pr 31-Dec 238.5* Milk, orange juice, fruit drinks, iced tea, sour cream, dairy-based dips, cottage cheese, half & half, eggnog, ice cream, sherbet, frozen novelties.
83 Clover Sonoma Petaluma, Calif. Marcus Benedetti, Chairman, Ken Gott, CEO Pr 31-Dec $237.0 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.
84 Clover Farms Dairy Co. Reading, Pa. Richard L. Hartman, president Pr 31-Dec $216.0 Milk, eggnog, half & half, cream, light cream, whipping cream, water, iced tea, fruit drinks.
85 Crystal Farms Dairy Co. Minneapolis Robert V. Vitale, president and CEO, Post Holdings; Tim Bratland, president, Crystal Farms Pu Post Holdings, St. Louis, MO 30-Sep $214.3 Cheese, butter. Note: Sales reported are for Post Holdings' refrigerated retail segment, which includes some non-Crystal Farms products.
86 Hershey's Creamery Company Harrisburg, Pa. George Hugh Holder, president Pu 31-Dec $202.0 Ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet, ices, ice cream cakes, frozen novelties.
87 Johanna Foods Inc. Flemington, N.J. Robert Facchina, president and CEO Pr 31-Dec $196.5* Yogurt, juices/beverages, aseptic juices/drinks, teas.
88 Schuman Cheese Fairfield, N.J. Neal Schuman, CEO Pr 30-Sep $184.2* Cheese: Parmesan, copper kettle Parmesan, Asiago, mascarpone, Fontal, blue, Romano, Gorgonzola, cheese snacks.
89 Joseph Gallo Farms Atwater, Calif. Michael D. Gallo, CEO Pr 12/31/2022 $175.65 Natural cheeses (Monterey Jack, marbled jack, pepper jack, cheddar, mozzarella, provolone, Swiss, Muenster, Gouda), whey products.
90 Super Store Industries Lathrop, Calif. Derek Jones, CEO Pr 31-Dec $173.6* Ice cream, yogurt, Greek yogurt, nondairy yogurt alternatives, cottage cheese, drinkable yogurt, smoothies, sour cream, ice cream, juice, tea, drinks.
91 Cloverland Dairy L.P. Baltimore, Maryland Ralph Kemp, president Pr 31-Dec $161.0* 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 Sartori Co. Plymouth, Wis. Bert Sartori, CEO Pr 30-Jun $151.8* Specialty cheeses, Italian cheeses, cheddar cheeses.
93 Lifeway Foods Inc. Morton Grove, Ill. Julie Smolyansky, president and CEO Pr Dec. 31, 2022 $141.5 Kefir, organic oatmilk, mushroom oatmilk, probugs organic kefir, farmer cheese.
94 Arla Foods USA Inc. Basking Ridge, N.J. Simon Stevens, executive vice president, international C Arla Foods, Amba, Denmark 31-Dec $123.0* 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 Anderson Erickson Dairy Co. Des Moines, Iowa Miriam Erickson Brown, chair and CEO Pr 31-Dec 117.1* Milk, lactose-free milk, buttermilk, creams, cottage cheese, dairy dips, yogurt, sour cream, lemonade, juice.
96 Galliker Dairy Co. Johnstown, Pa. Louis G. Galliker, III, president Pr 31-Dec $109.0* Milk, ice cream, frozen novelties, iced tea, juice, dairy dips, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese.
97 Biery Cheese Louisville, Ohio Ben Biery, CEO Pr 31-Dec $105.0* 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.
98 Perry's Ice Cream Company Inc. Akron, N.Y. Robert Denning, president and CEO Pr 31-Dec $103.0* Ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet, sorbet, nondairy frozen desserts, frozen novelties.
99 Southeast Milk Inc. Belleview, Fla. Todd Proffitt, CEO C 9/30/2022 $98.8* Milk, concentrated milk, cream.
100 KanPak U.S. Wichita, Kansas Larry McGill, CEO Pr Golden State Foods, Irvine, CA 31-Dec $77.2* Smoothies, iced coffee, coffee creamers, tea, specialty beverages, soft-serve ice cream, yogurt, desserts, extended-shelf-life drinks, protein shakes.

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