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Dairy product manufacturers in Minnesota

Minnesota has 53 dairy processors in EPA records, facilities that list codes for milk, butter, cheese, dry dairy products and ice cream. The most are in Rochester, Le Sueur and Melrose. That is 5% of the 1,021 such facilities nationwide, and Minnesota ranks #4 of 46 states.

Product
Dairy product manufacturers
Facilities
53
State rank
#4
NAICS
311511 and 4 related codes
Revised
November 1, 2026

Facilities in Minnesota

These are active facilities in EPA's ECHO database that list a code for milk, butter, cheese, dry dairy products and ice cream. The 40 shown first are the ones with the most EPA program records, which usually means the larger sites.

FacilityCityWhat EPA lists
Associated Milk Producers Inc Paynesville DivPaynesvilleFluid Milk Manufacturing
Carstens Industries Fiberglass ManufacturingMelroseCheese Manufacturing
Associated Milk Producers IncRochesterFluid Milk Manufacturing
Kerry Ingredients & Flavours IncRochesterFluid Milk Manufacturing
Bongards' Creameries Inc - PerhamPerhamCheese Manufacturing
Bongards' CreameriesNorwoodCheese Manufacturing
Kemps LLC - RochesterRochesterDry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing
Nicollet Food IngredientNicolletCheese Manufacturing
Dairiconcepts LP - DalboDalboCheese Manufacturing
Dairy Farmers Of America IncorporatedWinthropCreamery Butter Manufacturing
First District AssocLitchfieldCheese Manufacturing
Kemps, LLC - FarmingtonFarmingtonFluid Milk Manufacturing
LsLe SueurCheese Manufacturing
Pace Dairy Foods CompanyRochesterCheese Manufacturing
Schwan's Global Supply Chain Inc - Ice Cream PltMarshallIce Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing
Agropur IncLe SueurCheese Manufacturing
Alternative Feeds LLCFaribaultDry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing
Ampi New Ulm Butter PlantNew UlmCreamery Butter Manufacturing
Amtech IngredientsAlbert LeaDry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing
Associated Milk Producers IncorporatedGlencoeCheese Manufacturing
Associated Milk Producers Incorporated DawsonDawsonFluid Milk Manufacturing
Dairy Farmers Of America, Inc. (Zumbrota)ZumbrotaCheese Manufacturing
Dairy Fresh CoMinneapolisFluid Milk Manufacturing
Dean Foods North Central, LLCWoodburyFluid Milk Manufacturing
Dessert Holdings US Co.Le CenterIce Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing
Elgin Milk Service IncElginFluid Milk Manufacturing
Firmenich IncNew UlmCheese Manufacturing
Hastings Cooperative Creamery CompanyHastingsFluid Milk Manufacturing
Hope Creamery, LLCHopeCreamery Butter Manufacturing
Industrial SuitesSaint PaulDry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing
Kemps LLCMinneapolisFluid Milk Manufacturing
Kohler Mix Specialties Of Minnesota LLCWhite Bear LakeFluid Milk Manufacturing
Kraft Foods Group Inc - New Ulm FacilityNew UlmCheese Manufacturing
Kraft Heinz Company - Albany, MnAlbanyCheese Manufacturing
Land O Lakes - Pine IslandPine IslandCheese Manufacturing
Land O Lakes Purina Feed LLC BrowervilleBrowervilleCreamery Butter Manufacturing
Land O'lakes - Arden HillsArden HillsCreamery Butter Manufacturing
Land O'lakes - MinneapolisMinneapolisCreamery Butter Manufacturing
Le Sueur Food Ingredient CoLe SueurDry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing
Lesueur Cheese CoLe SueurCheese Manufacturing

Industry codes are reported by facilities to EPA programs and are not checked here. A few listings may be repair shops, distributors or recyclers. How these records work.

Where they are

  • Rochester: 4
  • Le Sueur: 4
  • Melrose: 3
  • New Ulm: 3
  • Minneapolis: 3
  • Litchfield: 2

By product code

  • Cheese Manufacturing (NAICS 311513): 16 of those shown
  • Fluid Milk Manufacturing (NAICS 311511): 11 of those shown
  • Creamery Butter Manufacturing (NAICS 311512): 6 of those shown
  • Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing (NAICS 311514): 5 of those shown
  • Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing (NAICS 311520): 2 of those shown

All food manufacturing in Minnesota: 275 facilities and Census job counts.