Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA)
food 🏭 Expanding Novi, MI · Private
MMPA is undergoing significant expansion with a $122M investment to add cottage cheese production capability through acquisition of a Leprino Foods plant in Remus, Michigan, with support from Good Culture. This strategic move diversifies the cooperative's product portfolio beyond traditional butter, milk powders, and cheese into the growing cottage cheese market.
📢 MMPA acquired Leprino Foods' Remus facility and is investing $122M to expand cottage cheese production with Good Culture partnership.
Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) is a member-owned dairy cooperative founded in 1916, serving over 2,600 dairy farmers across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Wisconsin. It manufactures butter, nonfat dry milk powder, ultrafiltered milk, condensed milk, fluid milk, ice cream, and cheese across five processing facilities in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana.
Employees
143
Mfg Plants
5
All Facilities
6
Activity
9/10
Type
Private
Plant Locations (6 mapped)
0
Recent News
Good Culture to invest in MMPA’s Remus cottage cheese facility - Michigan Farm News
Google News · 6/19/2026
Good Culture Partners with Michigan Milk Producers Association to Invest in New Production Facility - Perishable News
Google News · 6/17/2026
Good Culture Partners with MMPA on Cottage Cheese Facility - foodengineeringmag.com
Google News · 6/17/2026
Doug Chapin: Investing in Michigan’s dairy future - Michigan State University
Google News · 1/23/2026
MMPA to add cottage cheese production via latest acquisition - Dairy Foods Magazine
Google News · 12/9/2025
MMPA's Bold Move: Acquires Leprino Foods Plant, Expands into Cottage Cheese and Fortifies Dairy Future - Dairy Herd
Google News · 12/9/2025
Dairy plant to reopen in Mecosta County, bringing new jobs to the community - WPBN
Google News · 12/9/2025
Big Michigan dairy firm eyes new milk, cottage cheese markets with $122M expansion - MLive.com
Google News · 12/9/2025
Manufacturing Plants (5)
Middlebury Cheese Company (Heritage Ridge Creamery)
Middlebury, IN
MMPA wholly-owned subsidiary; SQF v9.0 certified; produces barrel and delihorn cheeses; ~1 million lbs/day milk processing capacity; includes retail store in Amish community
Constantine Plant
Constantine, MI
SQF Level 3 certified dairy ingredients plant producing butter, nonfat dry milk powder, condensed skim milk, cream, and ultrafiltered milk
Ovid Plant
Ovid, MI
MMPA's largest plant; SQF Level 3 certified; produces ultrafiltered milk, condensed milk, nonfat dry milk powder, butter, and cream; recently expanded UF milk capacity
Remus Plant (former Leprino Foods)
Remus, MI
Acquired from Leprino Foods in 2025; operations expected to begin March 2026 with cottage cheese production; ~1 million lbs/day milk processing capacity; part of $122.68M capital investment
Superior Dairy
Canton, OH
MMPA wholly-owned subsidiary acquired December 31, 2021; SQF v9.0 certified; produces fluid milk and ice cream sold in 44 US states
Other Facilities (1)
MMPA Headquarters
Novi, MI · hq
Corporate headquarters of the MMPA cooperative