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DCI Cheese Company is a big company in the United States that makes and sells cheese. Its main office is in Richfield, Wisconsin. It started in 1975 as a small company called Dan Carter, Inc. At first, it helped other cheesemakers.

But soon, it grew quickly and started making and selling its own cheese. In 2003, its name changed to DCI Cheese Company. In 2005, another company called Fairmount Food Group bought DCI.

DCI Cheese Company kept growing. By 2007, it was a very large business. It had more than 20 of its own special cheese brands. In 2011, a Canadian company named Saputo Inc. bought DCI Cheese Company. Saputo Inc. is also a big cheese maker.

About DCI Cheese Company

How DCI Cheese Started

DCI Cheese Company began in 1975. It was first called Dan Carter, Inc. At that time, it was a company that gave advice to people who made cheese. It helped them make their cheese better.

Growing into a Cheese Giant

The company grew very fast. It started making and selling its own cheese products. Because it grew so much, its name changed in 2003 to DCI Cheese Company. This new name showed that it was now a major player in the cheese world.

New Owners and Continued Success

In 2005, a company called Fairmount Food Group bought DCI Cheese Company. Even with new owners, DCI kept being one of the top companies for special cheeses in the United States. By 2007, DCI was a huge business. It had many different cheese brands that it owned. In 2011, a large cheese company from Canada, Saputo Inc., bought DCI Cheese Company.

DCI Cheese Brands

DCI Cheese Company owns or sells many different cheese brands. These are some of the popular ones:

  • 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 being a great business.

  • In 2004, the company won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for Wisconsin. This award was for being excellent in selling and distributing products.
  • In 2007, the company won the Category Colonel Award for Specialty Cheese. This award came from Refrigerated & Frozen Food Retailer magazine.

See also

External links

  • Official website: https://web.archive.org/web/20080113161021/http://www.dcicheeseco.com/
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