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This is a list of dairy product companies in the United States. A dairy product is food produced from the milk of mammals. [1] Dairy products are usually high energy-yielding food products. A production plant for the processing of milk is called a dairy or a dairy factory.
The businesses also include a chain of corporate-owned "Dairy and Ice Cream Stores", in the Chicago area, [1] which sell many of the same products as the home delivery service, a distribution service which allows for some of their products (such as milk) to be available in regional supermarkets, and also includes a franchise service, [2] which ...
Dairy Farmers of America Inc. (DFA) is a national milk marketing cooperative in the United States. DFA markets members' raw milk and sells milk and derivative products (dairy products, food components, ingredients and shelf-stable dairy products) to wholesale buyers both domestically and abroad. Net sales in 2016 were $13.5 billion ...
The delivery route is a milk route or milk run. Home milk delivery was common in many countries until the second half of the 20th century, when modern supermarkets and household refrigeration made it possible for consumers to buy and store milk on demand. Today, milk delivery still exists as a niche market in some countries. [1] [2]
Alpenrose Dairy is a dairy and home delivery company located in the Hayhurst neighborhood of southwest Portland, Oregon, since 1916. It was owned by the Cadonau family for several generations until being sold to Smith Brothers Farms , a family-owned dairy located in Kent, Washington, in August 2019.
Carl Sr. believed that if he could sell milk through his own store, he would not have to deal with delivery middlemen and thus pass the resulting savings on to customers. The first United Dairy Farmers store, at 3955 Main Avenue (now Montgomery Road) in Norwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, opened on May 8, 1940. [2]
While Winder Farms began as a traditional milkman, similar to Oberweis Dairy, its expansion into categories beyond dairy, along with its shift to orders primarily made online, place it more in the online grocer industry. [6] The home delivery side of the business was discontinued in 2019. [7]
Borden Dairy Company is an American dairy processor and distributor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. [6] Established in 2009, [2] the company is a successor to the original Borden Company established in 1857 by Gail Borden. [7] The company is a former subsidiary of Dean Foods. [1] On January 5, 2020, Borden Dairy Company filed for bankruptcy.