Empire Cheese is one of the plants owned and operated by Great Lakes Cheese. It is primarily a mozzarella and provolone cheesemaking facility. The plant, located in Cuba, N.Y., manufactures, packages and ships a variety of provolone and mozzarella cheese. It also packages the entire line of company s food service shreds. Apart from managing Empire Cheese, Great Lakes Cheese also operates packaging and cheese plants known as Great Lakes Cheese of Plymouth, Great Lakes Cheese of New York and Great Lakes Cheese of LaCrosse. The company serves various retailers and food service operations throughout the United States. It offers a wide range of dairy and deli products, including natural and processed cheese, provolones, mozzarellas and cheddars.
Milk Specialties Global is one of the leading developers of science-based nutrition products in the world. Located in Adell, Wis., the company operates through two business divisions, such as Milk Specialties Global Food Solutions and Milk Specialties Global Animal Nutrition. Its food solutions division offers milk protein and whey-based products for the sport nutrition and healthy lifestyle industries and its animal nutrition division is one of the leading suppliers of functional fats, proteins and carbohydrates for livestock producers worldwide. Additionally, it operates a separate export business division that exports basic as well as high performance nutritional ingredients to several international markets.
Kraft Foods is one of the largest food and beverage companies in North America that markets its products in more than 150 countries. The company has a professional staff of more than 98,000 full-time employees in over 70 countries. It sells products under various brand names, including Kraft, Philadelphia cream cheese, Jacobs and Maxwell House coffees, Toblerone chocolates, Oreo cookies, Ritz crackers, Crystal Light and Tang beverages. It offers a wide range of products, such as smokehouse burgers, grilled chicken, spinach salads, swedish meatballs, spicy sausage and mushroom sauce. The company also specializes in salad dressings, packaged dinner, barbecue sauce and other products. Kraft Foods is located in Albany, Minn.
Dairy Farmers of America, founded in 1998, is a provider of food components and ingredients in the United States. The cooperative serves more than 15,000 dairy farmers. It specializes in formulating and packaging shelf-stable dairy products in cans and glasses. The cooperative markets products under the Keller s Creamery and Sport Shake brands. Dairy Farmers of America employs a staff of over 3,000 people. The cooperative provides dairy products for customers throughout the world. It also produces nonfat dry milk, cheese sauces, and adult nutrition, dried whey and dehydrated products. In addition, Dairy Farmers of America offers shipping services for its products.
