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Top 25 Dairy companies based in the United States
As of September 2026, this directory lists 803 dairy companies based in the United States, with contact coverage including 53,000 contacts and 14,712 email addresses. Among the companies listed, Chicago is the most-represented city.
Dairy companies produce, process, package, distribute, or sell milk and milk-based products for consumers, foodservice, or industrial buyers. This list covers companies that produce, process, package, distribute, or sell dairy products, including milk, cheese, yogurt, butter, and related ingredients. Ranked by team size, largest first. Data current as of September 7, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest dairy companies based in the United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
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| 1 | 3,881 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Schreiber Foods strives to do good through food every day.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 3,655 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “In May 2020, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) acquired a substantial portion of Dean Foods’ assets.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 3,115 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “For over 100 years, Shamrock Foods Company has worked to ensure people come first – our associates, our customers, and the families we serve across the nation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 2,104 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Leprino Foods Company’s history dates back over 70 years, when Jim Leprino first started making small batches of mozzarella for local markets and eateries in the Little Italy…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 2,035 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Chobani is a next-generation food and beverage company on a mission to make nutritious food accessible to all.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 1,250 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Ben & Jerry’s believes business has a responsibility to give back to the community.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 1,062 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Drink Local With Prairie Farms Dairy Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 1,038 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “It all started on a hot summer day in 1907 when a group of local businessmen decided to open a creamery and make butter from excess cream brought in by area farmers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 1,011 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Darigold is known for delivering fresh, high quality, value-added dairy products to consumers and customer-driven solutions to organizations all around the globe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 1,005 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Our origins lie in Irish dairy co-ops and farming.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 883 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in 1857 by Gail Borden, Jr, Borden is a heritage American brand that produces more than 35 wholesome and delicious products enjoyed by millions of people every day.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 836 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 795 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 672 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Located in the rich farming country of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Turkey Hill Dairy produces the fourth largest-selling premium ice cream brand and one of the leading…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 657 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “In today’s marketplace, a company stands alone when it can purposefully make the connection between centuries-old traditions and the modern table…and do it with undeniable passion.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 615 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “At Foremost Farms, we are proud to be one of the largest dairy cooperatives in the United States and a major food manufacturing business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 567 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Farmer-owned Hiland Dairy Foods delivers pure, wholesome milk and dairy products fresh from our farms to your table with no added growth hormones.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 539 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 515 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “A family of farmers, neighbors and friends.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 506 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Byrne is a fourth generation, family-owned producer of ESL and Aseptic dairy and other beverages.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 442 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Committed to Quality Since 1917 Daisy Brand is the market leader in two billion-dollar categories – sour cream and cottage cheese.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 432 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At Oberweis, quality starts with simplicity-less processing means more flavor and a healthier product for your family.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 398 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “A cooperative of about 260 family-owned farms, Upstate Niagara is a food and beverage company that has been producing award-winning, high-quality dairy products since 1971.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 380 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Sartori Company is an industry pioneer in premium specialty cheese.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 370 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “A Message of Gratitude and Confidence in the Future After decades of dedicated service to our customers, communities, and partners, Super Store Industries is proud to announce…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: dairy companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names dairy companies.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of dairy companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name dairy companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among dairy companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “dairy companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names dairy companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among dairy companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 14,712 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 7, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Frequently asked
How many dairy companies are based in the United States?
803 dairy companies are listed based in the United States as of September 2026.
How can I find contacts at dairy companies based in the United States?
The directory includes 53,000 contacts and 14,712 email addresses associated with dairy companies based in the United States.
Which city has the most dairy companies based in the United States?
Chicago is the most-represented city among the dairy companies on this list.
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About this data
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.