Founded in Green Bay in 1945, Schreiber Foods makes customer-brand dairy foods and beverages for retailers, restaurants, distributors and food manufacturers around the world. The employee-owned company has grown to more than 10,000 employees, over 40 locations and operations on five continents, while holding to its founders’ “16 ounces to the pound” standard of integrity and quality. Schreiber also helps customers turn food ideas into commercial products through its 18,000-square-foot pilot plant and research services.
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Berkshire Dairy and Food Products, LLCA 100% farmer-owned Dairy Farmers of America brand, Berkshire Dairy and Food Products has supplied the industrial food industry since 1993. From its Wyomissing base, the company serves customers across the United States and Mexico with dairy ingredients, relying on decades of industry experience and a nationwide distribution network to provide practical, personalized support.WYOMISSING, PA
United DairySince 1954, United Dairy has processed fresh milk and other dairy foods, along with beverages and frozen desserts, for the Tri-State Area and beyond. The family-owned company works with more than 300 local family dairies, sourcing milk from farms within 100 miles of its plants and moving products from farm to fridge in about 24 hours. United Dairy also develops custom ice-cream and yogurt mixes for private-label and co-packing customers in batches ranging from 3 to 400 gallons.MARTINS FERRY, OH
Byrne DairyFounded in 1933, Central New York’s Byrne Dairy makes refrigerated extended-shelf-life and shelf-stable aseptic dairy beverages for private-label, co-manufacturing, and its own Byrne Dairy brand. The company operates five plants and warehouses with 600 employees, drawing most of its milk from farms within 50 miles and maintaining direct daily pickup relationships with local farmers. Byrne also produces Mighty Fine ice cream, a line it has made since 1978.LAFAYETTE, NY
Great Lakes CheeseFounded in 1958 by Swiss immigrant Hans Epprecht as a neighborhood cheese-delivery business, Great Lakes Cheese now manufactures and packages natural and processed cheese for customers across the country. The privately owned Epprecht Family company operates nine plants across six states, with more than 4,700 employee-owners participating in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan established in 1998. Its award-winning products and sizable national network reflect a business built around long-term family ownership and shared responsibility.HIRAM, OH