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Ben & Jerry's is manufacturing with a mission

Ben & Jerry’s long has allowed its values-led culture to guide the way.

October 4, 2017

In 1978, two guys named Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield forked over $5 to take a Penn State correspondence course on ice cream making. They then went on to invest $12,000, $4,000 of it borrowed, to open their first ice cream shop in a former gas station located in Burlington, Vt.

A deeper dive into the top 100 dairy processors

Our exclusive ranking of North America’s largest dairy processors shows the sales, brands, products and plant locations. Here, I look at the companies through a lens of ownership and productivity.

James Carper

August 4, 2017

Coverage of our 24th annual ranking of the largest dairy processors in North America is available here. Nestle USA once again heads the list and Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery holds down the No. 100 spot.

Largest dairy processor Nestle tops annual Dairy 100

With Danone acquiring WhiteWave, the new dairy processing company lands at No. 4 on our 24th annual Dairy 100. This detailed dossier includes brands, products made and plant locations for the largest processors of fluid milk, ice cream, cheese, butter, cultured dairy products, dairy ingredients and other dairy-derived foods and beverages.

James Carper

August 3, 2017

The state of North America’s dairy industry is constantly in motion. Since our last report, dairies have been on an acquisition spree. And the deals kept happening even after we finished tabulating the 2016 revenues of the 100 largest dairy processing companies based in Canada, the United States and Mexico.

Kilby Cream gets fresh: a look inside the dairy processor's operation

Milk processors

There is more than one way to bottle milk

Clover Sonoma and Kilby Cream each have its own unique way of processing and selling milk.

June 27, 2017

Clover Sonoma and Kilby Cream each have its own unique way of processing and selling milk.

Inside information

DFA, Kroger dairy execs to speak at equipment conference

The Food Processing Suppliers Association holds its annual conference in March.

January 14, 2017

Rusty Golliher of Dairy Farmers of America and Larry Noe of Kroger are speakers at the annual conference of the Food Processing Suppliers Association.

From moo to you

Kilby Cream gets fresh: a look inside the dairy processor's operation

Consumers want local, fresh and minimally processed foods. A dairy farmer in rural Maryland said, ‘I can do that,’ and built a plant to process milk and ice cream. Meet the owners of Kilby Cream.

James Carper

January 4, 2017

Maryland's Kilby family has been farming for 100 years. To position itself for success into the next century, it built a dairy processing plant that bottles milk and churns ice cream under the name Kilby Cream.

People in the news

Dairy people: Straus Family Creamery founder receives Leadership Award

Dorothy Farrell retires from Sargento Foods; Midwest Dairy Association promotes Cindy Sorensen to SVP.

December 27, 2016

Albert Straus, Dorothy Farrell, Cindy Sorensen, Lynn Dean Pack and Jay Hurren Dairy are dairy people making the news this month.

Dairy on wry

Holiday rhyme time: best wishes to executives in the dairy processing industry

Oh come all ye faithful readers. It won't be a silent night at this virtual ball held in honor of Connie Tipton.

James Carper

December 12, 2016

I’m throwing a virtual ball in honor of the outgoing president of the International Dairy Foods Association and everyone’s invited.

The Dairy Case

Dairy processors rely on creativity to grow, stay strong

Dairy processors meet consumers' calls for convenience and new flavors.

James Carper

November 4, 2016

It’s easy to find creativity in dairy processing. Look at the people involved in formulating, processing, packaging and marketing of dairy foods and beverages. Their innovations meet consumers’ calls for convenience and new flavors.

Ford drives innovation at Land O'Lakes

James Carper

October 5, 2016

Beth Ford, the chief operating officer of the largest dairy co-op in the United States, talks about developing new cheese, butter and dessert products, and investing in manufacturing plants.