California Dairies, Inc.

Land O'Lakes' nearest competitor in terms of sales is California Dairies, Inc., with $4.0 billion in revenue. California Dairies, which is also a dairy cooperative, was formed after three dairy processing cooperatives amalgamated and is now owned by over 400 families across the state.

California Dairies, Inc. is a cooperative that markets and processes milk. It also makes butter, cream cheese, milk powders including nonfat dry milk and skims milk powders, milk protein concentrates, milk protein isolates, powder blends, and buttermilk powders, as well as fluid products like milk, cream, and condensed or ultra-filtered milk. In the United States and globally, the company serves the consumer retail, food service, private label, and food manufacturing industries. California Dairies, Inc. is based in Visalia, California, and was founded in 1999.

The co-op sells its own brand of butter, milk powder, and milk, but it also undertakes contract production and owns Challenge Dairy Products, Inc., which owns the Challenge and Danish Creamery butter brands.

Founded: 1999

Headquarters: Visalia, California

Annual Sales: $4.0 billion

Website: www.californiadairies.com