BelGioioso Cheese
food Green Bay, WI · Private
BelGioioso Cheese operates a consolidated manufacturing footprint across 9 facilities in Wisconsin and New York, specializing in Italian-style cheeses and the Polly-O brand. As a family-owned business with 700 employees, the company maintains a stable regional production network without recent expansion announcements.
BelGioioso Cheese is a privately held, family-owned US manufacturer of Italian-style specialty cheeses — including mozzarella, provolone, Parmesan, Gorgonzola, and the Polly-O brand — founded in 1979 by Errico Auricchio and operating nine US manufacturing facilities concentrated in Wisconsin and New York.
Employees
700
Mfg Plants
8
All Facilities
9
Activity
3/10
Type
Private
Plant Locations (9 mapped)
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Manufacturing Plants (8)
BelGioioso Campbell Plant (Polly-O)
Campbell, NY
Acquired December 2021 with Polly-O brand (divested from Kraft Heinz/Lactalis regulatory settlement); plant built 1938; undergoing $23M infrastructure upgrades expected complete by late 2027
BelGioioso Glenville Plant
Glenville, NY
96,000 sq ft plant completed 2020 in Glenville Business and Technology Park on Route 5 west of Scotia; $25M investment; cold-storage warehouse added subsequently
BelGioioso Schenectady Plant (former Cappiello Dairy)
Schenectady, NY
Acquired 2011 from F. Cappiello Dairy Products; produces fresh mozzarella; undergoing $23M expansion (2025 announcement, completion ~2027)
BelGioioso Denmark Plant 1 (County Road NN)
Denmark, WI
Main Denmark production campus; one of multiple Denmark-area manufacturing plants producing Italian specialty cheeses
BelGioioso Denmark Plant 2 (Steves Cheese Rd)
Denmark, WI
Second Denmark-area manufacturing plant; each facility specializes in specific cheese varieties
BelGioioso Freedom Plant
Freedom, WI
Manufacturing facility in Freedom (Outagamie County), WI; specializes in specific Italian cheese varieties
BelGioioso Pulaski Plant 1 (Brown County Line Rd)
Pulaski, WI
Manufacturing plant in Pulaski area; each plant produces, ages, finishes, packages, and ships specific cheeses
BelGioioso Pulaski Plant 2 (Brookside Dr)
Pulaski, WI
Second Pulaski-area manufacturing plant
Other Facilities (1)
BelGioioso Corporate Headquarters
Green Bay, WI · hq
Corporate headquarters office