DCI Cheese Company facts for kids
DCI Cheese Company is a big company in the United States that makes and sells cheese. Its main office is in Richfield, Wisconsin.
The company started in 1975. It was first called Dan Carter, Inc. At first, it helped other cheesemakers. But soon, it began making and selling its own cheese. In 2003, its name changed to DCI Cheese Company.
DCI Cheese Company was bought by the Fairmount Food Group in 2005. It is still one of the top cheese companies in the U.S. In 2011, another cheese company, Saputo Inc., bought DCI Cheese Company.
Cheese Brands You Might Know
DCI Cheese Company owns or sells many different cheese brands. Here are some of them:
- Alpenhaus
- Black Diamond
- Black River
- Chevrion
- County Line
- Great Midwest
- Ilchester
- Il Giardino
- Joan of Arc
- King's Choice
- Landana
- Mun-chee
- Nikos
- Organic Creamery
- Prima Donna
- Salemville
Awards and Recognition
DCI Cheese Company has won awards for its work. In 2004, it won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for Wisconsin. This award was for being excellent in selling products to stores.
In 2007, the company won the Category Colonel Award for Specialty Cheese. This award came from Refrigerated & Frozen Food Retailer magazine.
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