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| Company type | Agricultural cooperative |
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| Industry | Agriculture |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Founder | Richard E. Galvan |
| Headquarters | 3744 Staunton Road, Edwardsville, Illinois, |
Area served | Midwest and Mid-South |
Key people | Matt McClelland, CEO |
| Products | Dairy |
| Revenue | $3 billion+[1] (2017) |
| Website | prairiefarms.com |
Prairie Farms Dairy is a dairy cooperative founded in Carlinville, Illinois, and now headquartered in Edwardsville, Illinois, a suburb of St. Louis. As a dairy cooperative, Prairie Farms receives milk from producers and converts it into many different products, including cheese, butter, ice cream, sour cream, cottage cheese, various dips, yogurt, and fluid milk. Prairie Farms also produces and sells juices, flavored drinks, and pre-made iced tea.[2]
Originally, the company was named the Producers Creamery, but it was renamed Prairie Farms Dairy. Since its beginning in 1938, the company has expanded largely through mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures with various dairy cooperatives, producers, and manufacturers.[2]
- ^ "Top 150+ 2018: No. 8 Prairie Farms Dairy". The Business Journals. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ^ a b Prairie Farms Dairy. http://www.prairiefarmsdairy.com/index.php?p=495 (12 October 2010).