Leprino Foods
food Denver, CO · Private
Leprino Foods maintains its position as the world's largest mozzarella cheese producer with a geographically diversified manufacturing footprint across 9 facilities serving major pizza chains. The company's privately-held, family-owned structure has enabled sustained market dominance in dairy ingredient manufacturing.
Leprino Foods is the world's largest producer of mozzarella cheese, manufacturing cheese, lactose, whey protein, and other dairy ingredients. The privately held, family-owned company supplies cheese to major pizza chains including Domino's, Pizza Hut, and Papa John's.
Employees
5,000
Mfg Plants
8
All Facilities
9
Activity
3/10
Type
Private
Plant Locations (9 mapped)
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Manufacturing Plants (8)
Lemoore West Manufacturing Facility
Lemoore, CA
One of the largest cheese manufacturing facilities in the world; over 1,100 employees; West Plant unaffected by the 2026 East Plant closure
Tracy Manufacturing Facility
Tracy, CA
Cheese and dairy ingredients manufacturing plant; operating since 1977
Fort Morgan Manufacturing Facility
Fort Morgan, CO
Produces mozzarella, string cheese, and whey protein powders
Greeley Manufacturing Facility
Greeley, CO
Large mozzarella cheese and dairy ingredients manufacturing plant; over 500 employees
Allendale Manufacturing Facility
Allendale, MI
Cheese and dairy ingredients manufacturing plant; approximately 280 employees; established 1989
Roswell Manufacturing Facility
Roswell, NM
Cheese and dairy ingredients manufacturing; features advanced water recycling capabilities
Waverly Manufacturing Facility
Waverly, NY
Cheese and dairy ingredients manufacturing plant; operating for 30+ years
Lubbock Manufacturing Facility
Lubbock, TX
State-of-the-art $1 billion dairy manufacturing facility opened 2026; approximately 600 employees; ~850,000 sq ft producing over 1 million lbs of cheese daily; production shifted from closed Lemoore East plant
Other Facilities (1)
Global Headquarters & LFC Innovation Studio
Denver, CO · hq
Corporate global headquarters at original Leprino family location; houses LFC Innovation Studio and two R&D pilot plants for cheese and dairy nutrition development