Nestle, Dean, Saputo are North America’s largest dairies

More than one-third of the dairy processors on the Dairy 100 have annual revenues of $1 billion or more.

August 17, 2015

Dairy Foods' 22nd annual Dairy 100 report identifies the largest dairy processors based in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Three companies are based in Canada and one in Mexico. Wisconsin is home to the most Dairy 100 firms (12), followed by California and Minnesota (each with 10).

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Nestlé USA takes the top spot on the Dairy 100

Dean Foods loses its No. 1 spot because it sold Morningstar to Saputo and spun off WhiteWave. Nestlé is the largest publicly held firm, Schreiber Foods is the largest privately owned business and Land O'Lakes is the top dairy co-op.

James Carper

August 6, 2013

Nestlé USA is North America's largest dairy processor, bumping off Dean Foods Co. which held the spot for at least half of the 20 years that Dairy Foods has been compiling the Dairy 100.

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Oakhurst Dairy is Maine's largest milk processor

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Nestle, Dean, Saputo are North America’s largest dairies

Nestlé USA takes the top spot on the Dairy 100

Oakhurst Dairy is Maine's largest milk processor

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