HISTORY

DAIRY INDUSTRY LEADERS

FOREMOST FARMS, SINCE 1995

2023

Foremost Farms partners with Ginkgo Bioworks to better utilize low-value biproducts

2022

Relocated headquarters to Wisconsin Trade Center in Madison, Wisc. area

2018

Open dairy campus in Greenville, Michigan to begin processing up to six million pounds of raw milk per day

2017

Implement a proprietary process to standardize every vat of cheese regardless of the milk components used

2012

Richland Center Renewable Energy begins operating

Member-owners reach the first year of producing six billion pounds of milk

2010

Double mozzarella production at Appleton from 65 million to 130 million pounds a year – largest ever capital expansion ($50 million) project

2009

Expand Appleton facility to double cheese production

Expand butter production at the Reedsburg plant

2007

Partnership with Kerry Bio Science to market pharmaceutical lactose

2006

Merge with Stacyville (Iowa) Cooperative Creamery

Invest in new plant technology for Clayton to make long-style provolone

2004

Invests $240 million in dairy infrastructure during first ten years to meet customers’ needs

2000

Richland Center plant exits the barrel cheddar business, retrofits to make mozzarella in 10- and 20- pound loaves for the growing pizza and entrée markets

1995

Wisconsin Dairies Cooperative and Golden Guernsey Dairy Cooperative consolidate to create Foremost Farms USA

Foremost Farms USA acquires Morning Glory Farms region from Associated Milk Producers, Inc.

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