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    Schreiber Foods

    Schreiber Foods history, company profile (overview) and history video

    ย Schreiber Foods is the world’s largest customer-brand dairy company. The company provides cheese, yogurt and private-label products to fast food operations, grocery chains and wholesalers. Recently, the company partnered with Weight Watchers to produce a line of reduced-fat cheeses. Schreiber distributes products from plants in the United States, Germany, Mexico, India and Brazil.”

    “Schreiber Foods History

    Schreiber Foods has grown from a single production facility in Green Bay, Wis., to a $5 billion global enterprise and the worldโ€™s largest employee owned dairy company.

    We’re successful because we live our values of ownership, caring, partnership, continuous improvement and commitment to our customers each and every day.

    People are the key

    It’s never been just about the money. Our founders believed we’d prosper if we put people first. When they started the company, they said our best chance to be successful was to hire the best people, train them well and treat them fairly. It’s a philosophy we still live by today. We’re about building meaningful relationships with each other, with our customers and with our communities.

    Key dates in our history:

    1945
    Company founded.
    1962
    L.D. Schreiber Cheese Co. incorporates with the purchase of company stock by 13 employees.
    1967
    The company begins production of individually wrapped singles.
    1968
    For the first time, the company offers employees other than the original 13 owners the opportunity to purchase company stock.
    1973
    Our in-house design center is created, offering design solutions for customer labels and packaging.
    1980
    L.D. Schreiber Cheese Co. becomes Schreiber Foods.
    1988
    Schreiber sets the standard by changing its service goals to โ€œexact shipmentโ€ from โ€œplus or minus 10 percent,โ€ which was typical of the industry.
    1993
    Annual sales surpass $1 billion.
    1999
    The Logan plant sets a new industry safety record.
    The company creates its Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
    2001
    Annual sales surpass $2 billion.
    2002
    Enters the cream cheese market with the acquisition of the largest customer brand cream cheese maker.
    2005
    Enters the yogurt market, further diversifying its dairy product selection.
    Enters production of string cheese.
    Achieves goal of strategically locating distribution centers within one day of all continental U.S. customers.
    2008
    Annual sales surpass $4 billion.
    2010
    Acquires production facility in Uruguay.
    Expands European presence with a joint venture in Austria.
    2011
    Acquires customer-brand yogurt business from Dean Foods.
    2014
    Enters the European yogurt market with plants in Sophia, Bulgaria; Beneลกov, Czech Republic; and Castelo Branco, Portugal.”

    *Information from Forbes.com andย Schreiberfoods.com

    **Video published on YouTube by “SchreiberFoods

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