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Land O'Lakes Acquires Vermont Creamery
USAgNet - 03/30/2017
Vermont Creamery Co-Founders Bob Reese and Allison Hooper and Land O'Lakes, Inc. CEO Chris Policinski announced that their businesses have joined forces. Vermont Creamery will become an independently operated subsidiary of Minnesota-based
Land O'Lakes. It will continue to produce its award-winning fresh and aged goat cheeses, cultured butter and fresh dairy at the creamery in Websterville, Vermont.
"We have always taken seriously our commitment to our farmers, employees and Vermont's working landscape-these values are at the core of our decision to sell the business," said co-founder Allison Hooper. "As we experience unprecedented growth, we
need a partner who can bring the resources and expertise necessary to help us realize our vision and the potential of our business."
Hooper and Reese, who founded the business in 1984, say Land O'Lakes is the ideal new owner. A farmer-owned food and agricultural cooperative, Land O'Lakes has been in operation for more than 95 years. Widely known for its iconic butter brand, it is a
diverse business that also includes Purina Animal Nutrition and WinField United. At its core, Land O'Lakes is driven by agricultural products that return value to farmers and fulfill its purpose of feeding human progress.
Founded at a time when Americans rarely ate goat cheese, Vermont Creamery has grown over nearly 35 years to be a premiere producer of fresh and aged goat cheese, crème fraîche and cultured butter. With hundreds of awards and burgeoning national
distribution, Vermont Creamery is respected as a pioneer of the artisan cheesemaking movement in America.
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