Land O'Lakes
food Arden Hills, MN · Private
Land O'Lakes is a major diversified agricultural cooperative with significant dairy manufacturing footprint across 25+ plants and strong vertically-integrated operations spanning animal nutrition (Purina) and crop services (WinField United). The company operates a geographically distributed manufacturing network focused on butter, cheese, and dairy powder production.
Land O'Lakes is a member-owned agricultural cooperative that manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of dairy products (butter, cheese, and dairy powders) under the Land O'Lakes brand, produces animal nutrition products through its Purina Animal Nutrition subsidiary, and delivers crop inputs and agronomic services through WinField United.
Employees
9,000
Mfg Plants
24
All Facilities
30
Activity
3/10
Type
Private
Plant Locations (30 mapped)
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Manufacturing Plants (24)
Land O'Lakes Dairy Plant – Glenn
Glenn, CA
California dairy processing facility (listed in Dairy Foods Plant USA directory); processes Central Valley milk into dairy products
Nutra Blend West – Manufacturing (Madera)
Madera, CA
Nutra Blend West (formerly Thomas Products, Inc.) manufacturing plant; produces feed additive premixes (vitamins, trace minerals, amino acids) for livestock, poultry, and pet food; FSC 34-certified
Land O'Lakes Dairy Manufacturing – Tulare
Tulare, CA
Nation's largest single-site dairy processing complex; butter and nonfat dry milk powder; ~550 employees; processes ~13.5 million lbs of milk/day; accounts for ~30% of California's NFDM production and ~1/3 of state's butter; cheese section idled 2010, butter/powder operations active
Kozy Shack Desserts – Turlock (Land O'Lakes subsidiary)
Turlock, CA
West Coast production facility for Kozy Shack refrigerated puddings and desserts; ~125 employees; Land O'Lakes subsidiary
Purina Animal Nutrition / Nutra Blend Feed Mill – Mason City
Mason City, IA
Purina Animal Nutrition feed mill and Nutra Blend central plant; manufactures swine, dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep and poultry feeds; also produces vitamin/trace mineral premixes; serves farms within ~120-mile radius; $2.4M modernization in 2016
Purina Animal Nutrition Feed Mill – Sioux City
Sioux City, IA
Purina Mills / Land O'Lakes animal feed manufacturing plant; produces complete line of livestock and poultry feeds
Purina Animal Nutrition Feed Mill – Evansville
Evansville, IN
Land O'Lakes Purina Feed manufacturing plant; produces livestock and animal nutrition products; ~10–19 employees
Purina Animal Nutrition Feed Mill – Richmond
Richmond, IN
Purina Animal Nutrition (Land O'Lakes) livestock feed manufacturing plant; one of network of Purina Mills plants acquired by Land O'Lakes in 2001
Purina Animal Nutrition Feed Mill – Inver Grove Heights
Inver Grove Heights, MN
Purina Animal Nutrition feed manufacturing plant and business office; produces livestock and companion animal feeds under Purina brand
Land O'Lakes Cheese & Powder Plant – Pine Island
Pine Island, MN
Bulk natural cheese production and cheese powder/drying; cheese dryer produces 12–15 million lbs of dried cheese per year; also processes whey; supplies other Land O'Lakes plants for further processing
Purina Animal Nutrition Feed Plant – Montgomery City
Montgomery City, MO
Purina Animal Nutrition feed manufacturing plant; one of the original Purina Mills facilities acquired by Land O'Lakes in 2001
Nutra Blend – Headquarters & Manufacturing (Neosho)
Neosho, MO
Headquarters and primary manufacturing plant for Nutra Blend LLC (Land O'Lakes subsidiary); produces vitamin, trace mineral, and antibiotic premixes for livestock, poultry, and pet food industries; FSC 34-certified; >45 years of manufacturing
Purina Animal Nutrition Feed Plant – Statesville
Statesville, NC
Purina Animal Nutrition LLC feed manufacturing plant (EPA TRI listed); serves Southeast US livestock producers
Kozy Shack Desserts – Hicksville (Land O'Lakes subsidiary)
Hicksville, NY
Primary production site for Kozy Shack refrigerated puddings and desserts (rice pudding, tapioca, flan, etc.); accounts for ~70% of Kozy Shack product volumes; acquired by Land O'Lakes in 2012
Land O'Lakes Dairy Plant – Kent
Kent, OH
Dairy manufacturing including bulk butter de-boxing and processing (Plant No. 35); part of East Coast dairy network
Land O'Lakes Dairy Manufacturing – Carlisle
Carlisle, PA
Butter and dairy powder manufacturing plant (Plant No. 406); ~118,000 sq ft with evaporators, dryers, butter process, cold storage; major East Coast dairy production site
Purina Animal Nutrition Feed Mill – Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
Purina Animal Nutrition feed manufacturing plant; produces horse, cattle, swine, and poultry feeds; one of original Purina Mills facilities; large-scale feed mill
Purina Animal Nutrition Feed Plant – Roanoke
Roanoke, VA
New state-of-the-art animal feed manufacturing facility opened ~December 2018; produces horse, cattle and other Purina-branded animal feeds for the southeastern US market; largest growth area for Purina animal nutrition business
Nutra Blend East – Manufacturing (St. Albans)
St. Albans, VT
Nutra Blend East (formerly Old Mill Troy) manufacturing plant; onboarded 2012; produces vitamin, trace mineral, and feed additive premixes for livestock, poultry, and pet food; FSC 34-certified; serves East Coast customers
Vermont Creamery – Websterville (Land O'Lakes subsidiary)
Websterville, VT
Specialty goat cheese, cultured butter, crème fraîche, fromage blanc, and fresh dairy; ~100+ employees; acquired by Land O'Lakes in 2017; operates as independent subsidiary; ~100,000 sq ft facility inside Wilson Industrial Park
Land O'Lakes Purina Feed – Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac, WI
Land O'Lakes Purina Feed manufacturing plant; produces livestock and animal nutrition feeds for Wisconsin dairy and beef producers
Land O'Lakes Cheese Plant – Kiel
Kiel, WI
Award-winning cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese plant; built 1948; produces 40-lb blocks of natural cheese and sweet whey powder; expanded after Denmark, WI plant closed in 2014 (Plant No. 398)
Purina Animal Nutrition / Land O'Lakes Feed Mill – Little Chute
Little Chute, WI
Land O'Lakes Purina Feed / Farmland Feed manufacturing plant; produces livestock feeds; Wisconsin feed mill serving Fox Valley region
Land O'Lakes Processed Cheese Plant – Spencer
Spencer, WI
Processed cheese manufacturing; ~107,000 sq ft; ~296 employees; produces pasteurized process cheese, cheese food, and cheese spread; powder mixing and drying; Grade B processing >1M lbs (Plant No. 57)
Other Facilities (6)
Nutra Blend Distribution Center – Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls, IA · distribution
Nutra Blend LLC (Land O'Lakes subsidiary) central distribution center; distributes feed additive premixes and micro-ingredients to the Midwest
Nutra Blend Distribution Center – Hubbard
Hubbard, OR · distribution
Nutra Blend LLC (Land O'Lakes subsidiary) West Coast distribution center; distributes feed additive premixes and micro-ingredients to Pacific Northwest and western markets
Nutra Blend Distribution Center – Mechanicsburg
Mechanicsburg, PA · distribution
Nutra Blend LLC (Land O'Lakes subsidiary) East Coast distribution center; distributes feed additive premixes and micro-ingredients to mid-Atlantic and northeastern markets
WinField United Distribution Center – Wichita Falls
Wichita Falls, TX · distribution
100,000 sq ft WinField United (Land O'Lakes crop inputs subsidiary) distribution center on 14.7 acres; opened 2023; consolidates six regional facilities; serves all of Texas and ~2/3 of Oklahoma with seed, crop protection products, and crop nutrients
Land O'Lakes Corporate Headquarters & R&D Campus
Arden Hills, MN · hq
Corporate HQ housing executive leadership, WinField United, Purina Animal Nutrition offices, and rtech Laboratories (analytical/R&D); $80M expansion added 155,000 sq ft third wing consolidating ~850 workers
Purina Animal Nutrition Center – Gray Summit (R&D)
Gray Summit, MO · r&d
1,200-acre working research farm ~40 miles southwest of St. Louis; 300 nutritionists, veterinarians, and animal care specialists manage ~3,000 animals daily; feeds and manages livestock, horses, and companion animals to develop and validate Purina nutrition programs; major R&D/equine research center