WE BRING DAIRY
TO LIFE
WHO WE ARE
At Foremost Farms, we are proud to be one of the largest dairy cooperatives in the United States and a major food manufacturing business. We are owned by hundreds of Midwest dairy farm members located across seven Midwest states that produce the high-quality milk used to make millions of pounds of award-winning cheese, butter and dairy ingredients every year.
PRODUCTS
OUR EMPLOYEES’ MISSION
Our Mission is to create value for our dairy farm families by partnering with our customers to deliver high quality, nutritious, safe and sustainable milk products to the marketplace.
OUR SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENTS
Our Sustainability Strategy was built with the input of our stakeholders, including customers, employees and industry associates, to determine the highest priority commitments for adoption.
RESPONSIBLE
FOR PEOPLE
We train and educate employees, focus on occupational health and safety throughout the cooperative network, create value for members and protect customer privacy.
RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE PLANET
We believe in ethical animal care and focus strongly on water quality and conservation, wastewater management, greenhouse gas emission management and environmental compliance.
RESPONSIBLE
FOR HEALTHY FOOD
We provide healthy and affordable food with traceable ingredients. Safety and quality are top priorities for our nutritious products.
FOREMOST FARMS IN 2023
BY THE NUMBERS
Foremost Farms has nine locations – eight manufacturing plants plus one headquarters in the Wisconsin Trade Center in Middleton, Wisconsin. Each plant operates 365/24/7 to make the award-winning products our retail and foodservice customers rely on to serve millions of consumers.
POUNDS OF CHEESE
POUNDS OF BUTTER
POUNDS OF DAIRY INGREDIENTS
EMPLOYEES
OUR VALUED EMPLOYEES
We hire great people who embrace learning and our “continuous growth mindset” toward professional and personal development. It is the key to our culture, job satisfaction and successfully achieving our business objectives.
LATEST STORIES
A Perspective from Foremost Farms’ Master Cheesemaker
My role within Foremost Farms is quite diverse! On any given day, I work with our production teams to manage product consistency, enhance operational efficiencies and explore new ingredients to ensure our cheese stays world-class.
Foremost Farms Exhibits at the Wisconsin State Fair
Foremost Farms had numerous top five placements, including first place with our Aged Cheddar, at the 2024 Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Products Contest where top contenders from nearly 50 classes vie for recognition.
Fifth Generation Homestead
Near Lake Wisconsin on the fringes of the Driftless Region lies the Fifth Generation Homestead Farm in Lodi Wisc. For 125 years and across multiple generations, the Miller family has dedicated themselves to producing high-quality milk and fostering land stewardship.