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    Top 100

    The Dairy 100: The List

    August 1, 2003
    For the 10th annual Dairy 100, Dairy Foods solicited the top companies in the industry through emails, faxes, and phone calls. In cases where the company did not wish to divulge dairy-specific sales figures, estimates were made using financial report information, and industry experts. The sales figures are for dairy products or products dairies could make. That means juice and non-dairy creamers are counted, but pizzas, pickles and coffee are not.

    Note on the Sales Figures.

    Sales are expressed in millions of dollars US. A recent accounting procedure change,
    EIFT 01-9, has caused some sales figures to be reported lower than in past years.

    (* Dairy Foods estimate.) (^ Figure adjusted from last year's table.)

    Key to Codes on the Table
    C=Cooperative
    Pu=Public company
    Pr=Private company
    P=Parent company
    S=Subsidiary


      COMPANY
    LOCATION
    DAIRY EXECUTIVE
    TYPE
    PARENT CO./SUBSIDIARIES
    FY END
    SALES '02
    SALES'01
    1
    Dean Foods Co.
    Dallas, TX
    Gregg Engles, Chairman/CEO
    Pu
    S-Dean Dairy Group, Morningstar Foods, White Wave, Dean Specialty Foods Group
    12/31/2002
    8,120
    N.A.
    Brands: Garelick Farms, Lehigh Valley, Nature's Pride, Swiss, Tuscan, Wengert's, Barbers, Broughton, Country Delite, Dairy Fresh, Dean's, Frostbite, Louis Trauth, Meadowbrook, PET (licensed), Reiter, Shenandoah's Pride, Borden (licensed), Country Fresh, Land O'Lakes (licensed), Mayfield, McArthur, Purity, Schenkel's All Star, TG Lee, Verifine, Adohr Farms, Alta Dena, Barbe's, Berkeley Farms, Brown's, Creamland, Foremost, Gandy's, Hygeia, Meadow Gold, Model, Mountain High, Oak Farms, Price's, Robinson, Schepps, Swiss, Viva, International Delight, Sun Soy, Mocha Mix, Coffee Rich, Farm Rich, Silk, White Wave, Marie's Hershey's (licensed) Folgers Jakada (licensed), Naturally Yours,Second Nature and more.
    Plants (113): Dean Dairy Group (95) (by state): Alabama, Barber Dairy, Birmingham (milk); Mayfield Dairy Farms, Birmingham (novelties); California, Dean Foods, Buena Park (multiple products); Alta Dena Dairy, City of Industry (milk, juice/drinks ice cream); Fullerton Cultured Specialties, Fullerton (yogurt); Berkeley Farms, Hayward (milk, cream, fresh whipped cream) Swiss Dairy, Riverside (juice/drinks); Dean Foods, San Leandro (water, milk, juice/drinks); Adohr Farms, South Gate (milk, cream); Tulare Cultured Specialties, Tulare (cultured); Colorado, Meadow Gold, Englewood, Denver, Delta, Greeley (multiple products); Robinson Dairy, Denver (multiple products); Florida McArthur Dairy, Miami (fluid); TG Lee, Orange City (juice/drinks, yogurt); TG Lee, Orlando (milk); Ryan Foods, Jacksonville. Georgia, Mayfield Dairy Farms, Braselton (milk); Hawaii Meadow Gold Dairy, Hilo (juice/drinks, milk); Meadow Gold Dairy, Honolulu (multiple products); Idaho Meadow Gold Dairy, Boise (multiple products); Meadow Gold Dairy, Pocatello (milk) Illinois, Dean Foods, Belvidere (novelties, ice cream) Dean Foods, Chemung (multiple products); Dean Foods, Huntley (milk); PET Dairy, O'Fallon (multiple products); Dean Foods, Rockford (cutured), Indiana Schenkel's All Star Dairy, Huntington (fluid); Dean Foods, Rochester (multiple products); Kentucky Dean Foods, Louisville (multiple products); Louis Trauth Dairy, Newport (multiple products); Louisiana, Brown's Dairy, New Orleans (fluid); Foremost Dairy, Shreveport (multiple products); Barbe's Dairy, Westwego (multiple products); Massachusetts, Garelick Farms, Franklin (milk, juice ); Garelick Farms, Lynn (multiple products);Garelick Farms, Mendon (water); Maine Garelick Farms, Bangor (water, milk), juice); Michigan, Liberty Dairy, Evart (fluid); Country Fresh, Flint (multiple products); Country Fresh, Grand Rapids (multiple products); Country Fresh, Livonia(fluid and frozen); Minnesota, Land O'Lakes, Thief River Falls (multiple products); Land O'Lakes, Woodbury (fluid); Montana, Meadow Gold Dairy, Billings (fluid); Meadow Gold Dairy, Great Falls (fluid, ice cream); Meadow Gold Dairy, Kalispell (milk, cultured, ice cream); North Carolina, PET Dairy, Hickory (frozen dessert); PET Dairy, Wilkesboro (fluid); Dairy Fresh, Winston-Salem (frozen desserts, fluid); North Dakota, Land O'Lakes, Bismark (fluid); Nebraska, Meadow Gold Dairy, Lincoln (fluid, cultured); New Jersey, Garelick Farms, Burlington (fluid); Tuscan Dairy, Union (fluid); New Mexico, Creamland Dairies, Albuquerque (milk, ice cream); Nevada, Model Dairy, Reno (fluid); New York, Garelick Farms, Renssalaeer (fluid); Ohio, Reiter Dairy, Akron (ice cream, milk); Broughton Foods, Marietta (cultured); Reiter Dairy, Springfield (fluid); Frostbite, Toledo (novelties, ice cream); Oklahoma, Borden, Tulsa (cultured and fluid); Pennsylvania, Fairmont Products, Belleville (cultured and ice cream); Meadow Brook Dairy, Erie (milk); Lehigh Valley Dairies, Lansdale (fluid); Wengert's Dairy, Lebanon (fluid); Lehigh Valley Dairies, Schuylkill Haven (fluid); Dean Foods, Sharpsville (fluid); South Carolina, PET Dairy, Florence (fluid); PET Dairy, Spartanburg (frozen, fluid); South Dakota, Land O'Lakes, Sioux Falls (fluid); Tennessee, Mayfield Dairy Farms, Athens(fluid, frozen); PET Dairy, Kingsport (fluid); Country Delite, Nashville (fluid); Purity Dairy, Nashville (fluid); Texas, Oak Farms, Dallas (multiple products); Schepps Dairy, Dallas (fluid); Price's Creameries, El Paso (fluid); Oak Farms, Houston (fluid); Gandy's Dairy Products, Lubbock (fluid); Southwest Ice Cream Specialties, McKinney (frozen); Oak Farms, San Antonio (fluid); Sulphur Springs Cultured Specialties (cultured); Oak Farms, Waco (fluid) Utah, Meadow Gold Dairy, Orem (frozen) Meadow Gold Dairy, Salt Lake City (fluid); Virginia PET Dairy, Portsmouth (fluid) Shenandoah's Pride, Springfield (fluid); Wisconsin, Verifine Dairy Products, Sheboygan (fluid); Morningstar Foods: Dean Foods, Thornton, Ill. ; City of Industry, Calif.; Gustine, Calif.; Frederick, Md.; Delhi, N.Y.; Arlington, Tenn.; Sulphur Springs, Texas; Mt. Crawford, Va.; Madison, Wis.; Richland Center, Wis.; Rod's Food Products, City of Industry, Calif.; Ryan Foods Co., Murray, Ky. (Morningstar products include cottage cheese, sour cream, dip, yogurt, cream, half & half, non-dairy creamer, aseptic creamer, milk, soy beverages, egg nog, ice cream mixes, pre-whip topping, lactose free beverages, aerosol topping, dessert topping, dressing, egg substitute). Puerto Rico plants sold Dec. 2002.
    2
    Kraft Foods North America Inc.
    Northfield, IL
    Mary Kay Haben, President Kraft Cheese, Meals Enhancers
    Pu/S
    84% owned by Philip Morris
    12/31/2002
    4,100
    4,110
    Brands: Kraft, Philadelphia, Velveeta, Cheez Whiz, Breakstone's, Knudsen, Cracker Barrel, Polly-O, Churny, Athenos
    Products: Cheese, yogurt, cultured
    Plants (18): Beaver Dam, Wis. (cream cheese, dips); Bentonville, Ark. (cheddar); Campbell, N.Y. (mozzarella, ricotta); Canton, N.Y. (cheddar); Champaign, Ill. (processed cheese); Farmdale, Ohio (cottage cheese, sour cream); Lehigh Valley, Pa. (natural and processed cheese); Lowville, N.Y. (cream cheese); North Lawrence, N.Y. (yogurt, cottage cheese); New Ulm, Minn. (processed cheese, snacks); Rupert, Idaho (cream cheese); Springfield, Mo. (natural and processed cheese, cream cheese, aerosol cheese); South Edmeston, N.Y. (yogurt); Tulare, Calif. (parmesan, cheddar); Visalia, Calif. (sour cream, cottage cheese); Walton, N.Y. (cottage cheese, sour cream); Waupaca, Wis. (specialty cheeses); Wausau, Wis. (grated and shredded cheeses).
    3
    Land O'Lakes Inc.
    Arden Hills, MN
    Chris Policinski, Executive VP & COO
    C
     
    12/31/2002
    2,899
    3,463^
    Brands: Land O'Lakes, Lake to Lake, Alpine Lace, New Yorker
    Products: Cheese, butter, cultured
    Plants (12): California: Orland (cheese), Tulare (cheese, butter, cultured); Minnesota: Pine Island (dry cheese); Ohio: Kent (butter); Pennsylvania: Carlisle (butter); South Dakota: Volga (cheese); Wisconsin: Denmark (cheese), Greenwood (cheese), Kiel (cheese), Madison (butter), Spencer (cheese). *Gustine, Calif. plant sold in May '03 to Valley Gold LLC. Perham, Minn. whey plant closed in January ‘03.
    4
    Saputo Inc.
    St. Leonard, Quebec
    Lino Saputo, Chairman/CEO
    Pu
    Cheese Div., (USA) Cheese Div. (Canada), Milk Div.
    3/31/2003
    2,503
    2,547^
    Brands: Saputo, Stella, Frigo, Dragone, Dairyland, Baxter, Armstrong, Caron, Cayer, Frigo Cheese Head, orrainnchon, Jos. Luis, Ah Caramel!, Passion Flakie, Hop & Go, May West, Granny's, Nutrilait
    Products: Cheese, novelties, milk, cultured, dry products
    Plants (47): 33 in Canada, 14 U.S.
    5
    Schreiber Foods Inc.
    Green Bay, WI
    Larry Ferguson, President/CEO
    Pr
     
    9/30/2002
    2,300*
    1,500*
    Brands: Schreiber, School Choice, Cooper, Clearfield Deli, La Feria, American Heritage
    Products: Cheese, cream cheese, butter, blends
    Plants (16): Tempe, Ariz. (cheese); Carthage, Clinton (2), Monett & Mount Vernon, Mo. (all cheese); Pittsburgh (cheese); Logan & Smithfield, Utah (cheese); Green Bay, Wis. (2 plants-one cheese, one butter), Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. (cheese); Gainesville, Ga.(cheese); Acquired from Raskas Nov. 2002: St.Louis (cream cheese and sour cream); Shippensburg, Pa.; Stevensville Texas (both cream cheese)
    6
    National Dairy Holdings LP
    Dallas, TX
    Tracy Noll, President/COO
    Pr
    50% owned by Dairy Farmers of America
    12/31/2002
    2,148
    2,040^
    Brands: Borden, Kemps Crowley, Coburg, Heluva Good, Meadow Gold, Cream O' Weber, Flav-O-Rich, Velda and others
     
    Plants (32): Florida, Velda Farms, Miami & Winter Haven (fluid); Kentucky, Goldenrod, Madisonville (fluid) Flav-O-Rich, London, (fluid); Louisiana, Borden LaFayette, (fluid); Minnesota, Kemps, Duluth (fluid); Farmington, (cultured); Minneapolis (fluid); Rochester, Minn. (2-fluid products, frozen dairy products); Oak Grove (fluid); New Hampshire, Crowley Foods, Concord,(fluid); New York, Crowley, Albany, N.Y. (fluid); Arkport, N.Y. (cultured); Binghamton, N.Y. (fluid); LaFargeville, N.Y. (cultured); Heluva Good, Sodus (cheese); Wolcott, (spreads); Pennsylvania, Kemps, Lancaster, (fluid, ice cream); Philadelphia (UHT products); Rosenberger's, Hatfield (fluid) Ohio, Dairymen's, Cleveland (fluid); H. Myer, Cincinatti (Fluid); South Carolina Coburg, Charleston (fluid); South Dakota, Gilette, Rapid City (fluid cultured) Texas Borden, Austin, Conroe & Dallas (all fluid); Utah, Cream O' Weber, Salt Lake City (fluid); Virginia, Flav-O-Rich , Bristol, (cultured); Valley Rich, Roanoke (fluid) Wisconsin, Kemps Cedarburg (fluid). Limited partnership formed in 2003 with HP Hood.
    7
    Kroger Co. Dairy Operations
    Cincinnati, OH
    Mike Nosewicz, VP Ted Redmond, VP
    S
     
    2/2/2002
    1,900
    1,700
    Brands: Kroger, Private Selection
    Products: Milk, ice cream, novelties, cultured, cheese
    Plants (18): Centennial Farms Dairy, Atlanta; Compton Creamery, Compton, Calif.; Crossroad Farms Dairy, Indianapolis; Heritage Farms Dairy, Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Jackson Dairy, Hutchinson, Kan.; Jackson Ice Cream, Denver; Layton Dairy, Layton, Utah; Michigan Dairy, Livonia, Mich.; Riverside Creamery, Riverside, Calif.; Southern Ice Cream Specialties, Marietta, Ga.; Springdale Ice Cream, Cincinnati, Ohio; Swan Island Dairy, Portland, Ore; Tamarack Farms Dairy, Newark, Ohio; Tolleson Dairy, Tolleson, Ariz.; Turkey Hill Dairy, Conestoga, Pa.; Vandervoort Dairy, Fort Worth, Texas; Westover Dairy, Lynchburg, Va.; Winchester Dairy Farms, Winchester, Ky.
    8
    Parmalat Canada
    Toronto, Ontario
    Michael Rosicki, President/CEO
    S
    P-Parmalat Finanziaria SpA (Italy)
    12/30/2002
    1,800
    1,600
    Brands: Beatrice, Astro, Black Diamond, Lactantia, Santal, Balderson
    Products: Cheese, cultured, milk, juice, butter, ingredients
    Plants (28): Alberta: Calgary (milk), Lethbridge (cultured); Manitoba: Grunthal (cheese), Winnipeg (milk); Ontario: Belleville (cheese), Brampton (aseptic products, milk, creamers, juices), Mitchell (butter, cream cheese, evaporated products), Niagara on the Lake (cultured), St. George (industrial dairy products), Sudbury (milk),Thornloe (cheese), Thunder Bay (milk), Toronto (cultured), Winchester (butter, cheese, evaporated products); Quebec: Laverlochere (butter, evaporated products, cream cheese, powders), Marieville (cheese), Montreal (milk, creamers), St. Claude (butter, skim milk powder), St. Hyacinthe (milk, creamers), Victoriaville (butter, cheese, evaporated products, powders, margarine); (3 Canadian & 5 American plants make cookies)
    9
    Dairy Farmers of America
    Kansas City, MO
    Gary Hanman, President/CEO
    C
    Fluid joint ventures notincluded in sales figures
    12/31/2002
    1,585
    1,700
    Brands: Borden, Breakstone, Mid-America Farms, Sport Shake
    Products: Cheese, milk, dried products, canned & bottled drinks, whey
    Plants (27): California: Corona (cheddar, monterey jack, mozzarella, whey, cut & shredded cheese), Hughson (balancing facility, NFDM, butter), Petaluma (cheddar, monterey jack, colby jack, dried whey), Turlock (mozzarella, condensed whey), Ventura (bottled dairy beverages); Willows (balancing facility, condensed skim); Colorado: Ft. Morgan (balancing facility, condensed milk); Indiana: Goshen (balancing facility, butter, cream, condensed products); Kentucky: Louisville (balancing facility, NFDM, cream); Louisiana: Franklinton (balancing facility, NFDM, cream, butter); Minnesota: Fergus Falls (cheddar, whey); Winthrop (dried whey, milkfat, NFDM, butter); Zumbrota (cheeses, whey, dried products); Missouri: Cabool (infant formulas, adult nutrition formulas); Monett (cheddar, reduced mineral whey); Springfield (bottled dairy beverages); New Mexico: Lovington (cheddar, dried whey), Portales (balancing facility, condensed milk, NFDM, cream); Pennsylvania: Mechanicsburg (bottled dairy beverages), New Wilmington (Italian cheeses, whey); West Middlesex (analog cheese, shredded cheese); Texas: El Paso (balancing facility, butter, condensed milk, NFDM, buttermilk); Schulenburg (cheese sauces, shelf-stable dips and sauces); Sulphur Springs (cultured buttermilk, cream, condensed milk); Tennessee: Greeneville (balancing facility, condensed milk,whey); Utah: Beaver (balancing facility, condensed milk,cream); Smithfield (Swiss, cheddar, dried whey); Wisconsin: Plymouth (process cheeses).
    10
    Leprino Foods Co.
    Denver, CO
    James Leprino, Chairman
    Pr
     
    10/31/2002
    1,500*
    1,525*
    Brands: None
    Products: Mozzarella cheese
    Plants (10): Lemoore East, Lemoore West & Tracy, Calif.; Ft. Morgan, Colo.; Allendale & Remus, Mich.; Norfolk & Ravenna, Neb. (whey only); Roswell, N.M.; Waverly, N.Y. *Dodge and Hartington, Neb. Plants closed 2003.
    11
    Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc.
    Oakland, CA
    T. Gary Rogers, Chairman, CEO
    Pu
    67% owned by Nestl n ‘02 (Merger completed '03)
    12/31/2002
    1,346
    1,211^
    Brands: Dreyer's, Edy's, Starbucks, Godiva, Dreamery
    Products: Ice cream, novelties
    Plants (5): City of Commerce & Union City, Calif.; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Houston; Snelgrove, Utah (all ice cream & novelties)
    12
    Agropur Cooperative
    Granby, Quebec
    R. Claude Menard, CEO
    C
    Ultima Foods Inc. (joint venture)
    11/1/2002
    1,327
    1,338
    Brands: Oka, Vaudreuil, UltrA'milk, Sealtest, Natrel Ultra'Milk, Natrel Nutrition 24, Yoplait,* Source
    Products: Cheeses, butter, milk, specialty milk, yogurt
    Plants (19): Alberta: Lethbridge; British Columbia: Chilliwack; Ontario: Brantford, Bright Cheese House, Ottawa, Toronto, Sudbury; Quebec: Amqui, Beauceville, Granby (2), Notre Dame du Bon Conseil, Oka, Plessisville, Quebec, Saint-Alexandre, Saint-Bruno, Sainte-Hyacinthe, Saint-Laurent U.S.A. : Middlebury (Indiana) *Yoplait is sold under a distribution agreement.
    13
    Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream
    Green Bay, WI
    Eric Walsh, President
    S
    P-Unilever Plc
    12/31/2002
    1,300
    1,194
    Brands: Breyers, Popsicle, Klondike, Good Humor
    Products: Ice cream, novelties
    Plants (7): Clearwater, Fla. (novelties); Huntington, Ind. (ice cream); Hagerstown, Md. (novelties); Framingham, Mass. (ice cream); Sikeston, Mo. (novelties); Henderson, Nev. (ice cream & novelties) Simcoe Ontario
    14
    WestFarm Foods
    Seattle, WA
    John Mueller, President/CEO
    C/S
    P-Northwest Dairy Assn. S-Olympic Foods; Dairy Export Co.
    3/31/2002
    1,300
    1,100
    Brands: Darigold
    Products: Milk, cheese, cultured, ice cream, novelties
    Plants (11): California: Los Angeles (ice cream, novelties); Idaho: Boise (milk, soy products), Caldwell (powders); Jerome (dry/condensed products). Oregon: Medford (milk), Portland (milk); Washington: Chehalis (powders); Issaquah (cultured), Lynden (NFDM, condensed products), Seattle (milk, ice cream), Sunnyside (cheese, whey, dry products)
    15
    Foremost Farms USA Cooperative
    Baraboo, WI
    David Fuhrmann, President
    C
     
    12/31/2002
    1,167
    1,330^
    Brands: Golden Guernsey, Foremost, Morning Glory
    Products: Cheese, cultured, milk, whey products, fruit juice
    Plants (23): Iowa: Decorah (cheese, whey), Waukon (whey protein concentrate, whey protein isolates); Minnesota: Preston (dry blends, whey protein concentrate); Wisconsin: Abbotsford (cheese, whey), Alma Center (mozzarella, whey), Appleton (2-mozzarella & whey), Chilton (Italian cheeses, whey), Clayton (mozzarella, whey), De Pere (milk, cultured), Hillsboro (specialty cheeses), Lancaster (cheeses, whey), Madison (juices, sports drinks), Marshfield (cheese, whey), Milan (mozzarella, whey), Plover (whey), Reedsburg (butter, butter blends, condensed skim), Richland Center (mozzarella, whey), Rothschild (whey, permeate, lactose), Sparta (powders, condensed, blends, cream, whey), Waukesha (milk, ice cream mix), Waumandee (cheeses, whey), Wilson (mozzarella, whey) *Facility closures scheduled for 2003 include Decorah, Appleton, Hillsboro, and Abbotsford.
    16
    Prairie Farms Dairy Inc.
    Carlinville, IL
    Roger Capps, CEO
    C
    Several joint ventures, not included in sales figures
    9/30/2002
    1,058
    1,104
    Brands: Prairie Farms, North Star, Pevely, Old Recipe
    Products: Milk, ice cream, novelties, cultured
    Plants (17): Illinois: Carbondale (cultured), Carlinville (milk), Decatur (ice cream), Granite City (milk), O'Fallon (ice cream), Olney (milk), Peoria (milk), Quincy (2) (milk, cultured), Springfield (ice cream mix); Indiana: Anderson (milk), Fort Wayne (milk, cultured), Holland (milk), Lafayette (novelties); Michigan: Galesburg (milk); Missouri: St. Louis (2) (milk, ice cream, novelties)
    17
    California Dairies Inc.
    Artesia, CA
    Gary Korsmeier, President/CEO
    C
    S-Challenge Dairy, Los Banos Foods
    12/31/2002
    1,030
    1,100
    Brands: Danish, Challenge
    Products: Milk, cheese, butter, powder, condensed milk
    Plants (5): California-Artesia (milk, powder), Fresno (milk, powder, butter), Los Banos (milk, butter), Tipton (milk, powder, butter), Turlock (butter, powder)
    18
    Associated Milk Producers Inc.
    New Ulm, MN
    Mark Furth, General Manager
    C
     
    12/31/2002
    1,000
    1,000
    Brands: State Brand, private label
    Products: Cheese, butter, powder, whey
    Plants (14): Iowa: Arlington (NFDM, cream), Mason City (instant milk), Sanborn (cheese, condensed whey), Sibley (NFDM, cream); Minnesota: Dawson (2) (cheese & whey; aseptic cheese sauce and pudding), Duluth (milk), Glencoe (cheese, whey protein concentrate), New Ulm (butter), Paynesville (cheese, condensed whey), Rochester (cheese, whey protein concentrate, lactose, ice cream mix); South Dakota: Freeman (NFDM, cream); Wisconsin: Blair (cheese, whey), Jim Falls (cheese, whey), Portage (cheese processing & packaging)
    19
    HP Hood Inc.
    Chelsea, MA
    John A. Kaneb, Chairman, President/CEO
    S
    P-Catamount Holdings LP
    12/31/2002
    1,000
    800
            Limited partnership formed in 2003 with National Dairy
    Brands: Hood, Hendries, Booth Bros., Carnation, Lactaid, Land O'Lakes, NesQuik, Horizon, Organic Cow
    Products: Milk, ice cream, novelties, cultured
    Plants (7): Suffield, Conn. (ice cream, novelties, frozen desserts); Portland, Maine (milk); Agawam, Mass. (milk, juices, drinks); Oneida, N.Y. (UHT fluid products); Vernon, N.Y. (cultured); Winchester, Va. (UHT fluid products); Barre, Vt. (milk)
    20
    ConAgra Foods Inc.
    Omaha, NE
    Bruce Rohde, Chairman/CEO
    Pu
     
    5/25/2003
    998*
    1,000*
    Brands: County Line, Dorman's, Healthy Choice, Reddi-wip, Blue Bonnet, Fleischmann's, Parkay,Snack Pack, Squeez ‘n Go Hershey's
    Products: Cheese, ice cream, whipped topping, margarine and spreads, pudding
                     
    21
    Yoplait-Colombo
    Minneapolis, MN
    Bob Waldron, President
    S
    P-General Mills Inc.
     
    980*
    950
    Brands: Yoplait, Colombo
    Products: Cultured
    Plants (3): Carson, Calif.; Methuen, Mass.; Reed City, Mich. (all make yogurt)
    22
    Lactalis USA/Sorrento Lactalis
    New York, NY & Buffalo, NY
    Eric Boutry, President/CEO
    S
    P-Groupe Lactalis S.A. (France)
    12/31/2002
    900*
    900
    Brands: President, Sorrento, Precious
    Products: Cheese
    Plants (6): San Jose, Turlock, Calif.; Nampa, Idaho; Buffalo, Goshen, N.Y.; Belmont, Wis. (all make cheese)
    23
    Safeway Dairy Div.
    Pleasanton, CA
    Lawrence Jackson, Sr. V.P., Randall's, Dominick's, Carr-Gottstein, Genuardi's Supply Operations
    S
    P-Safeway Inc., S-Vons,
    12/31/2002
    900*
    810
    Brands: Lucerne, Dairy Glenn, Safeway,
    Products: Milk, cultured, ice cream, novelties.
    Plants (17): Arizona-Tempe (milk); California- Los Angeles (2-milk, ice cream), San Leandro (milk); Colorado-Denver (2-milk, cheese);Maryland-Capital Heights (ice cream); Oregon-Clackamas (2-milk, cultured); Washington-Bellevue (2-milk, ice cream), Moses Lake (milk); Alberta-Edmonton(2-milk, cultured & ice cream); British Columbia-Vancouver (milk); Manitoba-Winnipeg (2-milk, ice cream & cheese)
    24
    Great Lakes Cheese Co.
    Hiram, OH
    Gary Vanic, President
    Pr
    S-Empire Cheese Inc.
    12/31/2002
    851
    843
    Brands: Great Lakes, Rico Mia, America's Accent
    Products: Cheese
    Plants (6): Adams & Cuba, N.Y. (cheese manufacturing); Hiram, Ohio (cheese packaging); LaCrosse, Wis. (processing cheese); Plymouth, Wis. (packaging); Filmore UT, (cheese packaging)
    25
    Wells' Dairy Inc.
    Le Mars, IA
    Gary Wells, CEO
    Pr
     
    12/31/2002
    800
    650
    Brands: Blue Bunny
    Products: Ice cream, novelties, cultured, milk
    Plants (4): LeMars, Iowa (2 ice cream & novelties, 1 milk & cultured); Omaha, Neb. (milk & cultured)
    26
    Winn-Dixie Dairy Products
    Jacksonville, FL
     
    S
    P-Winn Dixie Stores Inc.
    6/25/2002
    750*
    730*
    Brands: Winn-Dixie
    Products: Ice cream, cultured, milk
    Plants (6): Montgomery, Ala. (milk); Miami (milk); Plant City, Fla. (milk, ice cream); Hammond, La. (milk); High Point, N.C. (milk, cultured); Greenville, S.C. (milk, ice cream)
    27
    Ice Cream Partners USA
    San Ramon, CA
    James Dintaman, CEO
    Pr
    Nestl merged with Dreyer's Grand, ‘03)
    12/31/2002
    620*
    600*
    Brands: Nestl H en-Dazs
    Products: Ice cream, novelties
    Plants (3): Bakersfield, Calif. (novelties); Tulare, Calif. (ice cream, novelties); Laurel, Md. (novelties)
    28
    Parmalat USA
    Wallington, NJ
    Michael Rosicki, President/CEO
    S
    P-Parmalat S.p.A. (Italy)
    12/31/2002
    608*
    605
    Brands: Parmalat Milk Box, Parmalat Sunnydale, Parmalat Atlanta Dairies, Farmland, Clinton, Welsh Farms, Kinnett, Peelers, Mathis
    Products: Milk, ultrapasteurized milk, ice cream, novelties
    Plants (6): Decatur, Ala. (milk, ice cream mix); Atlanta, Ga. (milk, juices); Grand Rapids, Mich. (UHT milk); Wallington, N.J. (milk, ESL milk); West Caldwell, N.J. (ice cream, novelties); Brooklyn, N.Y. (milk)
    29
    Dannon Co. Inc.
    Tarrytown, NY
    Thomas Kunz, President
    S
    P-Groupe Danone S.A.
    12/31/2002
    595*
    577
    Brands: Dannon, Danimals, Sprinkl'ins, la Crème, Frusion, Light ‘n Fit, Light ‘n Fit Creamy, Whipped, Actimel
    Products: Cultured
    Plants (3): Minster, Ohio; Fort Worth, Texas; West Jordan, Utah (all yogurt)
    30
    Hilmar Cheese Co.
    Hilmar, CA
    John Jeter, President/CEO
    Pr
     
    12/31/2002
    560*
    550
    Brands: None
    Products: Cheese
    Plants (1): Hilmar, Calif. (cheese, whey protein concentrate, lactose)
    31
    NZMP (USA) Inc.
    Lemoyne, PA
    Allan Burton, President
    S
    P-Fonterra S-Millk Products Holdings,
    6/30/2002
    560
    550*
    Products: Cheese, milk proteins, cheese ingredients
    Brands: N/A
    Plants (6): Allerton, Iowa; Pollock, S.D. (both dairy ingredients); Greenwood Valley Cheese, Greenwood, Wis.; (following are part of DairiConcepts joint venture with DFA): Kansas City & Springfield, Mo., Hummelstown, Pa.
    32
    Agri-Mark Inc.
    Methuen, MA
    Paul Johnston, President
    C
    S-Cabot Creamery (sales figures include Cabot), Cheese
    11/29/2002
    551
    625
    Brands: Cabot, McCadam
    Products: Cheese, butter, milk, cultured, non-fat powder
    Plants (4): West Springfield, Mass. (butter, cream, condensed products, NFDM); Cabot, Vt. (cheddar, cultured); Middlebury, Vt. (cheddar, whey protein) Chateaugay, N.Y.
    33
    Bongrain N.A.
    Mahwah, N.J.
    Tom Swartele, President
    S
    P-Bongrain S.A.;S-Advanced Food Products (JV with Land O'Lakes)
    12/31/2002
    540
    480^
    Brands: Alouette, Fleur de Lait, Saldena, Ile de France, Real Fresh
    Products: Cheese, cream cheese, cheese sauce, dips, spread, puddings, dairy beverages.
    Plants (8): BC USA subs.-City of Industry, Calif. (cheese); Los Angeles (cream cheese); Lena, Ill. (cheese); New Holland, Pa. (cream cheese); SFI Corp. subs.-Fairfield, N.J. (specialty cheeses); Adv. Food Prod. subs.-Visalia, Calif., New Holland, Pa., Northumberland, Pa., Clearlake, Wis. (cheese sauce, dips, puddings. spreads, dairy bevs)
    34
    Sargento Inc.
    Plymouth, WI
    Louis Gentine, Chairman
    Pr
     
    12/31/2002
    534
    484*
    Brands: Sargento,
    Products: Cheese
    Plants (3): Hilbert, Wis. (processed cheese); Kiel, Wis. (snacks); Plymouth, Wis. (slices, shreds)
    35
    Davisco Foods Int'l Inc.
    LeSueur, MN
    Mark Davis, President
    Pr
     
     
    510*
    500*
     
    Products: Cheese, whey ingredients
     
    36
    Publix Dairy Div.
    Lakeland, FL
     
    S
    P-Publix Super Markets Inc.
    12/31/2002
    495*
    495*
     
    Products: Ice cream, milk
     
    37
    Glanbia Foods Inc.
    Twin Falls, ID
    David Thomas, President
    S
    P-Glanbia Plc (Ireland)
    12/31/2002
    441
    485
            (subsidiary Glanbia Nutritionals is now a subsidiary of Plc)
    Brands: None
    Products: Cheese, whey protein concentrates, milk calcium, whey protein isolate, lactoferin
    Plants (4): Idaho-Gooding (2-cheese, whey); Richfield (whey); Twin Falls (cheese)
    38
    Alto Dairy Cooperative
    Waupun, WI
    Larry Lemmenes, President
    C
     
    6/30/2002
    430
    402
    Brands: None
    Products: Cheese, whey products
    Plants (2): Alto & Black Creek, Wis. (both cheese)
    39
    HEB Dairy Div.
    San Antonio, TX
    Tony Garcia, Director of Dairy Operations
    S
    P-H. E. Butt Grocery Co.
     
    425*
    415*
     
    Products: Milk, ice cream, cultured
     
    40
    Neilson Dairy Ltd.
    Georgetown, Ontario
    Judy McCrie, VP/General Manager
    S
    P-George Weston Ltd.
    12/31/2002
    360*
    360
    Brands: TruTaste, Neilson, Udderly Cool
    Products: Milk, cultured, drinks
    Plants (3): Ontario-Georgetown, Oakville, Ottawa (all milk, juices, drinks)
    41
    Stremicks Heritage Foods
    Santa Ana, CA
    Lou Stremick, President/CEO
    Pr
     
    12/31/2002
    350
    250
    Brands: NesQuik, CoffeeMate, Nestea, Kern's Nectar
    Products: Milk, non-dairy creamers, drinks, ice cream mixes, soy, juices.
    Plants (3): California: Cedar City (rice & soy drinks, CoffeeMate, juices), Riverside (coffee creamer, juices); Santa Ana (UHT milk)
    42
    Hiland Dairy of America;
    Springfield, MO
    L. G. Oller, President/General Manager
    Pr
    P-Prairie Farms, Dairy Farmers
    9/30/2002
    340*
    340
    Brands: Hiland, Prairie Farms, store brands
    Products: Ice cream, cultured, milk
    Plants (6): Fayetteville, Ark. (milk); Fort Smith, Ark. (milk); Wichita, Kan. (milk, cultured); Springfield, Mo. (milk, ice cream); Oklahoma: Norman, Chandler (milk, cultured, ice cream)
    43
    Grassland Dairy Products Inc.
    Greenwood, WI
    Dallas Wuethrich, President
    Pr
     
    12/31/2002
    338*
    335
    Brands: Grassland, private labels
    Products: Butter, butter oil, butter blends, buttermilk, milk
    Plants (1): Greenwood
    44
    Swiss Valley Farms Co.
    Davenport, IA
    Eugene Quast, CEO
    C
     
    9/30/2002
    320*
    310
    Brands: Swiss Valley
    Products: Milk, cheese, cultured
    Plants (6): Illinois-Chicago (milk); Iowa-Cedar Rapids (cultured), Dubuque (milk), Luana (swiss cheese); Wisconsin-Mindoro (blue cheese), Platteville (swiss cheese)
    45
    Keller's Creamery
    Harleysville, PA
    Frank Otis, President/CEO
    S
    P-Dairy Farmers of America
    12/31/2002
    308*
    303
    Brands: Keller's, Hotel Bar
    Products: Butter, butter oil, condensed milk, cheese, powdered milk
     
    46
    Master Foods Inc (formerly M&M Mars)
    Hackettstown, NJ
     
    Pr
    P-Mars Inc.
    12/31/2002
    302*
    300
    Brands: Dove, Snickers, Milky Way, M&M's, Dreyer's Edy's presents
    Products: Novelties, ice cream
    Plants (1): Burr Ridge, Ill. (novelties, ice cream)
    47
    Foster Farms Dairy
    Modesto, CA
    Ron Foster, CEO
    Pr
     
    12/31/2002
    300
    300
    Brands: Foster Farm Dairy
    Products: Milk, ice cream, butter, cultured, juices, milk powder
    Plants (2): California-Fresno (milk); Modesto (milk, powder & butter; cultured & ice cream)
    48
    Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Co-op.
    Reston, VA
    Jay Bryant, General Manager
    C
    S-Valley Milk Products
    12/31/2002
    296*
    294
    Brands: Marva Maid,
    Products: Milk, butter, juice, ice cream mixes
    Plants (3): Laurel, Md. (butter, powder, condensed); Newport News, Va. (milk); Strasburg, Va. (powder, condensed)
    49
    Blue Bell Creameries LP
    Brenham, TX
    Howard Kruse, President/CEO
    Pr
     
    12/31/2002
    280*
    265*
    Brands: Blue Bell
    Products: Ice cream, novelties
    Plants (4): Sylacauga, Ala. (ice cream); Broken Arrow, Okla. (ice cream); Brenham, Texas (2-ice cream; novelties)
    50
    Roberts Dairy
    Omaha, NE
    Jeff Powell, President/General Manager
    Pr
    P-Prairie Farms, Dairy Farmers of America; S-Hiland-Roberts Ice Cream
    9/30/2002
    280*
    280
    Brands: Roberts, Prairie Farms, store brands
    Products: Milk, ice cream, novelties, cultured products, juices & drinks
    Plants (5) Nebraska- Omaha (fluid, culture), Norfolk (ice cream) Missouri- Kansas City , Iowa City (both fluid); Des Moines, IA (fluid)
    51
    Super Store Industries
    Stockton, CA
    Dennis Winter, CEO
    S
    P-Raley's, Save Mart supermarkets
     
    280*
    275*
    Brands: Sunnyside Farms
    Products: Milk, cheese, ice cream, novelties, cultured, juice
     
    52
    Tillamook County Creamery Assn.
    Tillamook, OR
    James McMullen, President/CEO
    C
     
    12/31/2002
    254
    241
    Brands: Tillamook, Bandon
    Products: Cheese, milk, butter ice cream, cultured, whey products
    Plants (2): Oregon, Boardman (cheese), Tillamook (all products)
    53
    Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc.
    So. Burlington, VT
    Yves Couette, CEO
    S
    P-Unilever Plc
     
    252*
    237*
    Brands: Ben & Jerry's
    Products: Ice cream, novelties, frozen yogurt
    Plants (2): St. Albans & Waterbury, Vt. (Springfield plant sold to Ellsworth Ice Cream in 2003)
    54
    First District Assn.
    Litchfield, MN
    Clinton Fall, President
    C
     
    9/30/2002
    252
    267^
    Brands: Fieldgate
    Products: Milk, cheese, whey protein concentrate, lactose
    Plants (1): Litchfield
    55
    Carvel Corp.
    Farmington, CT
    Thane Pressman , CEO
    Pr
    P-Roarke Capital Group
    12/31/2002
    235*
    230
    Brands: Carvel
    Products: Ice cream, ice cream cakes
    Plants (6): Commerce, Calif.; Fort Lauderdale & Tampa, Fla.; Jessup, Md.; Marlborough, Mass.; Moorestown, N.J. (all ice cream, ice cream cakes, novelties)
    56
    Friendly Ice Cream Corp.
    Wilbraham, MA
    Donald N. Smith, Chairman/CEO
    Pu
    Primary business is ice cream shop restaurants
    12/31/2002
    223
    221
    Brands: Friendly Ice Cream
    Products: Ice cream, novelties
    Plants (1): Wilbraham
    57
    Turner Holdings LLC
    Covington, TN
    Steve & Jim Turner, Co-Presidents
    Pr
    S-Forest Hills Dairy, Coleman Dairy, Gold Star Dairy
    12/31/2002
    212*
    210
    Brands: Turner, Coleman
    Products: Milk, ice cream, novelties, cultured
    Plants (5): Little Rock, Ark. (2-fluid products); Fulton, Ky. (fluid products); Memphis, Tenn. (fluid products); Covington, Tenn. (cultured, ice cream)
    58
    Shamrock Farms
    Phoenix, AZ
    Norman McClelland,CEO
    S
    P-Shamrock Foods Co.
     
    211*
    209*
    Brands: Shamrock Farms, Sundae Best, Sunland, Rattleshake, Mmmmilk
    Products: Milk, ice cream, novelties, cultured
    Plants (1): Phoenix (milk, cultured products)
    59
    Santee Dairies Inc.
    City of Industry, CA
    Paul Bikowitz, President/COO
    Pr
    P-Kroger, Stater Bros. (grocers)
    12/31/2002
    200
    200
    Brands: Knudsen, Foremost, private labels
    Products: Milk, juices
    Plants (1): City of Industry
    60
    Kohler Mix Specialties
    White Bear, MN
    J. D. Clarkson, President
    S
    P-Michael Foods Inc. (to be sold to Dean Foods in '03)
    12/31/2002
    190
    147*
    Brands: None
    Products: Ice cream mix, milk, coffee creamers, soy products
    Plants (3): Newington, Conn.; White Bear Lake, Minn,; Sulphur Springs, Texas (all products at all locations)
    61
    Bongards Creameries Inc.
    Norwood, MN
    Tom Otto, General Manager
    C
     
    12/31/2002
    185*
    185*
    Brands: Bongards
    Products: Cheese
    Plants (1): Norwood
    62
    Upstate Farms Cooperative Inc.
    Buffalo, NY
    Bob Hall, CEO
    C
    S-O-At-Ka Milk Products (sales not included) See below No. 63
    6/30/2002
    185
    170
    Brands: Bison, Upstate Farms, Milk For Life, Intense Milk
    Products: Milk, ice cream, cultured, juices
    Plants (3): Buffalo, N.Y (2-milk & ice cream; cultured), Rochester, N.Y. (milk)
    63
    Crystal Cream and Butter Co.
    Sacramento, CA
    Mike Newell, President
    Pr
     
    12/31/2002
    177*
    175
    Brands: Crystal, McColls, Vitafreeze, private labels
    Products: Milk, ESL products, ice cream, mixes, novelties, cultured, butter
    Plants (3): All in Sacramento
    64
    Horizon Organic Dairy Inc.
    Longmont, CO
    Chuck Marcy, President/CEO
    Pu
    P-Horizon Organic Holding Corp. S-Organic Cow of Vermont
    12/31/2002
    177*
    159
    Brands: Horizon Organic
    Products: Milk, cheese, cultured, juices, eggs
     
    65
    Instantwhip Foods Inc.
    Columbus, OH
    Douglas Smith, President
    Pr
     
     
    160
    N.A.
    Brands: Instantwhip, YAMI Yogurt, Ambrosia® Gourmet Frozen Yogurt, private label, others
    Products: Dairy and non-dairy whipped toppings, creamers, yogurt, sour cream milk, ice cream, mixes.
    Plants (9): Phoenix, Airz.; Brea, Calif.; Oakland, Calif., Rockwood, Mich., Buffalo N.Y. Syracuse, N.Y., London, Ohio, Bethlehem, Pa., San Antonio, Texas.
    66
    O-At-Ka Milk Products Cooperative Inc.
    Batavia, NY
    Mac McCampbell COO
    S
    Affiliated with Upstate Farms Co-op, Niagra Co-op, Dairylea Co-op
    12/31/2002
    150
    165
    Brands: Gold Cow, Spring Farm
    Products: Milk, butter, condensed & dry milk products, canned evaporated milk, milk-based beverages, infant formula and other Nutritional Products
    Plants (1): Batavia
    67
    Smith Dairy Products Co.
    Orrville, OH
    Steve Schmid, President
    Pr
     
    9/30/2002
    140*
    137*
    Brands: SMITH'S, Ruggles, Festival, Whale of a Pail, Moovers, Class Act
    Products: Milk, ice cream, cultured
    Plants (2): Richmond, Ind. (softserve mix, milk, UHT), Orrville, Ohio (milk, ice cream, cultured, juices, drinks)
    68
    Level Valley Creamery Inc.
    West Bend, WI
    Al Costigan, President/CEO
    Pr
     
    12/31/2002
    138*
    138*
    Brands: Level Valley
    Products: Butter, cream cheese, condensed milk
    Plants (2): Nashville, Tenn. (butter, condensed milk, powders); West Bend, Wis. (cream cheese, butter)
    69
    Michigan Milk Producers Assn.
    Novi, MI
    John Dilland, General Manager
    C
     
    9/30/2002
    137
    154
    Brands: None
    Products: Milk, cream, butter, powder, condensed milk
    Plants (2): Constantine & Ovid, Mich. (all products at both locations)
    70
    Johanna Foods Inc.
    Flemington, NJ
    Robert Facchina, President/CEO
    Pr
     
     
    136*
    128*
    Brands: La Yogurt, Tree Ripe, Ssips, Chiquita Coolers, Sabor Latino.
    Products: Cultured, juices, aseptic juices and drinks
     
    71
    Century Foods International
    Sparta, WI
    Rick Halverson National Sales Director
    Pr
     
    12/31/2002
    135
    100
    Brands: CenPrem, Lacey Delite, Ready Cheese, Nu-Century Whey, Isolac
    Products: Cheese, whey products, dry dairy ingredients, ready-to-drink and powder drinks, nutritional bars
    Plants (5): Arcadia, Wis., Sparta, Wis. (4 plants) (all products)
    72
    Anderson Erickson Dairy Co.
    Des Moines, IA
    Jim Erickson, CEO
    Pr
     
    12/31/2002
    130
    130
    Brands: Anderson Erickson, AE Farms, private label
    Products: Milk, cultured, juices
    Plants (1): Des Moines
    73
    Guida-Seibert Dairy Co.
    New Britain, CT
    Al Guida, President/CEO
    Pr
     
    8/31/2002
    130*
    126
    Brands: Guida's
    Products: Milk, ice cream, ice cream mix, cultured, juices, drinks, water
    Plants (1): New Britain
    74
    Milkco Inc.
    Asheville, NC
    Charles Gaither, President
    S
    Ingles Markets
     
    120+
    N.A.
    Brands: Private Label
    Products: Milk,flavored milk, drinks, ice cream mix, water
    Plants (1): Asheville
    75
    Melody Farms LLC
    Livonia, MI
    Rodney George,
    Pr
    40% owned by Dairy Farmers
    3/31/2002
    118
    89
    Brands: Melody Farms, Strohs
    Products: Milk, ice cream
    Plants (2): Detroit (ice cream), Lansing, Mich. (milk)
    76
    Wilcox Dairy Farms LLC
    Roy, WA
    Jim Wilcox, Barrie Wilcox, co-CEOs
    Pr
     
    12/31/2002
    116
    118
    Brands: Wilcox, Curly's
    Products: Milk,
    Plants (3): Salem, Ore.; Cheney & Roy, Wash.
    77
    Bel/Kaukauna U.S.A.
    Kaukauna, WI
    Robert Gilbert, President
    S
    P-Fromageries Bel SA (France)
    12/31/2002
    116
    105
    Brands: Laughing Cow, Kaukauna, Wispride, Mini Babybel, Price's Pimiento Spread, Merkts and Owl's Nest
    Products: Cheese, cheese spreads
    Plants (2): Leitchfield, Ky.; Little Chute, Wis. (both cheese & cheese products)
    78
    Giant Foods Inc.
    Landover, MD
    Dave Larson, VP Manuf. and Transp.
    S
    P-Ahold USA (grocery chain)
    12/31/2002
    115
    115
    Brands: Super G
    Products: Milk, ice cream
    Plants (2): Landover (milk); Jessup, MD (ice cream)
    79
    Producers Dairy Foods
    Fresno, CA
    Richard Shehadey, President
    Pr
     
    9/30/2002
    112
    108
    Brands: None
    Products: Milk, cultured, drinks
    Plants (1): Fresno
    80
    Gossner Foods Inc.
    Logan, UT
    Dolores Gossner Wheeler, President/CEO
    Pr
     
    9/30/2002
    110
    104*
    Brands: Gossner Foods, High Mountain, Imperial Valley, private labels
    Products: Cheese, milk, aseptic milk, whey powder, drinks
    Plants (3): El Centro, Calif.; Logan, Utah (2)
    81
    United Dairy Inc.
    Martin's Ferry, OH
    Joseph L. Carson, President
    Pr
     
    12/31/2002
    109
    113
    Brands: United Quality Chekd, United Valley Bell
    Products: Milk, cultured, ice cream, novelties
    Plants (2): Martins Ferry, Ohio, Charleston, W. Va. (all products)
    82
    F&A Dairy Products
    Las Cruces, NM
    Jeff Terranova, President
    Pr
     
    12/31/2002
    108
    120
    Products: Cheese
    Plants (2): Las Cruces, N.M.; Dresser, Wis. (both cheese)
     
    83
    Fieldbrook Farms
    Dunkirk, NY
    James Greco, President
    Pr
    S-Deering Ice Cream Co.
    12/31/2002
    103*
    102*
    Products: Ice cream, novelties, whipped topping
    Plants (1): Dunkirk
     
    84
    Brewster Dairy Inc.
    Brewster, OH
    Fritz Leeman, President
    Pr
     
     
    101*
    100*
    Products: Cheese
    Plants (2): Stockton, Ill., Brewster, Ohio (both cheese)
     
    85
    Braum's Ice Cream Co.
    Oklahoma City, OK
    William H. Braum, Owner & President
    S
    P-W. H. Braum Inc. (Main business is dairy stores/restaurants)
     
    100*
    100*
    Brands: Braum's
    Products: Milk, ice cream, novelties, cultured
    Plants (1): Tuttle, Okla. (all products)
    86
    Clover Farms Dairy Co.
    Reading, PA
    Richard L. Hartman, President
    P
     
    12/31/2002
    100
    100
    Brands: Clover Farms, private labels
    Products: Milk, juices, teas, drinks
    Plants (1): Reading
    87
    Cass-Clay Creamery Inc.
    Fargo, ND
    Keith Pagel, President
    Pr
     
    12/31/2002
    99*
    98
    Brands: Cass-Clay
    Products: Cheese, ice cream, cultured, milk
    Plants (3): Fargo, N.D. (milk, butter, ice cream, cheese, cultured); Mandan, N.D. (milk); Hoven, S.D. (cheese)
    88
    Stonyfield Farm, Inc.
    Londonderry, NH
    Gary Hirshberg, President & CEO
    Pr
    40% owned by Groupe Danone, France
    12/31/2002
    96
    83
    Products: Yogurt, Frozen Yogurt, Yogurt Smoothies, Ice Cream, and Cultured Soy Brands: Stonyfield Farm
    Plants (1): Londonderry
     
    89
    Bareman Dairy Inc.
    Holland, MI
    Stan Bareman, President
    Pr
     
    9/30/2002
    94
    87
    Products: Milk, ice cream, novelties, cultured, juices, drinks
    Plants (1): Holland
     
    90
    United Dairy Farmers Inc.
    Cincinnati, OH
    A. Bradford Lindner CEO,
    Pr
     
    12/31/2002
    91*
    90
    Brands: United Dairy Farmers, Home Made Brand, Krazy Kreams, Micro Shake
    Products: Milk, ice cream, novelties, cultured
    Plants (1): Cincinnati
    91
    Schneider's Dairy
    Pittsburgh, PA
    William Schneider, President
    Pr
     
    3/31/2002
    90
    88
    Brands: Schneider Valley Farm, Mong
    Products: Milk, cheese, drinks, ice cream mix
     
    92
    Dietrich's Milk Products Inc.
    Reading, PA
    Thomas W. Dietrich, President/CEO
    Pr
     
    12/31/2002
    89*
    88
    Products: Powder, cream, skim milk, non-dairy dry whey, lactose
    Plants (2): Middlebury Center & Reading, Pa. (all products)
     
    93
    Hershey Creamery Co.
    Harrisburg, PA
    George Hugh Holder, President
    Pu
     
    12/31/2002
    89
    89
    Products: Ice cream, novelties
    Plants (1): Harrisburg
     
    94
    CoolBrands International
    Markham, Ontario
    David Stein, President
    Pu
    S-Kayla Foods (formerly Yogen Fruz World-Wide)
    8/31/2002
    88*
    87
    Brands: Yogen-Fruz, Eskimo Pie, I Can't Believe It's Yogurt, Bressler's, Golden Swirl
    Products: Ice cream, ice cream mix, novelties
     
    95
    Oakhurst Dairy
    Portland ME
    Stanley Bennett, President
    Pr
    Cream, cultured, juices, and drinks,
    12/31/2002
    80
    84
    Brands: Oakhurst
    Plants (1): Portland
     
    96
    Wawa Dairies
    Wawa, PA
    There du Pont, VP
    Pr
    P-Wawa Inc.
     
    80*
    76
    Brands: Wawa
    Products: Milk, juices, drinks
     
    97
    Plainview Milk
    Plainview, MN
    Dallas Moe, General Manager
    C
     
    9/30/2002
    78*
    77
    Products: Milk, butter, powder
    Plants (1): Plainview
     
    98
    SouthWest Dairy
    Tyler, TX
    Fred Calvert, Sr. VP-Mfg.
    S
    P-Brookshire Grocery Co.
    9/30/2002
    75*
    72*
    Brands: Le Carb, Goldenbrook
    Products: Milk, ice cream, drinks, water
    Plants (3): All in Tyler
    99
    Richfood Dairy Div.
    Richmond, VA
    Jan tenPas III, VP/GM
    S
    P-SuperValu Inc.
    2/24/2002
    68
    64
    Brands: Richfood, store brands
    Products: Milk, cream, drinks, soy
    Plants (1): Richmond
    100
    TCBY Systems LLC.
    Salt Lake City, UT
    Larry Hodges, President/CEO
    Pr
    P-Capricorn Investors (under Mrs. Fields Famous Brands) S-Americana Foods
     
    66*
    66*
    Products: Ice cream & frozen yogurt, novelties
    Brands: TCBY
    Plants (1): Americana Foods, Dallas, Texas (ice cream & frozen yogurt)

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