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The dairy industry in the United States includes the farms, cooperatives, and companies that produce milk, cheese and related products such as milking machines, and distribute them to the consumer. By 1925, the United States had 1.5-2 million dairy cows, each producing an average of 4200 lb of milk per year.
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.
Pages in category "Dairy products companies of the United States" The following 113 pages are in this category, out of 113 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 $13.5 billion ...
The most sanitary milk depot in New England, early 20th Century. HP Hood LLC is an American dairy company based in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. Hood was founded in 1846 [1] in Derry, New Hampshire, by Harvey Perley Hood. After two years in Derry, Hood took his milk south and established a factory in Charlestown, Massachusetts.
Largest dairy companies by dairy revenue (FY 2019) [3] Rank Company Headquarters Dairy product revenue in bn. US$ 1 Nestlé Switzerland: 22.1 2 Lactalis France: 21.0 3 Dairy Farmers of America United States: 20.1 4 Danone France: 18.2 5 Yili Group China: 13.4 6 Fonterra New Zealand: 13.2 7 FrieslandCampina Netherlands: 12.6 8 Mengniu Dairy ...
The average dairy farm produced 1.3 million pounds of milk annually in 2008. [ 13 ] The dairy barn remains an iconic image of Vermont, but the 87% decrease in active dairy farms between 1947 and 2003 [ 14 ] means that preservation of the dairy barns has increasingly become dependent upon a commitment to maintaining a legacy rather than basic ...
The shea fruit consists of a thin, tart, nutritious pulp that surrounds a relatively large, oil-rich seed from which shea butter is extracted. It is a deciduous tree usually 7–15 m (23–49 ft) tall, but has reached 25 m (82 ft) and a trunk diameter of 2 m (6.6 ft). The shea tree is a traditional African food plant.