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Laprino’s Colorado dairy plant getting ready
Leprino Foods is set to open its new dairy plant in Greeley, Colorado on November 1st. Food Navigator.com reports 90 people have been hired to operate the first phase of the plant; manufacturing nonfat dry milk for Leprino’s other operations. Phase two and three will involve ramping-up cheese and dairy ingredients production at the plant, phase two should be completed next year while the completion date for phase three is yet to be announced.
When it is fully operational, the plant will employ up to 500 people and handle more than 7 million pounds of milk per day making it one of the largest dairy plants in the country.
Dairy Farmers of America has had an agreement to supply the milk to Leprino since 1998. DFA says to meet demand for the new plant, 60,000 to 80,000 cows will be added to the northern Colorado area.
With headquarters in Denver, Leprino has plants in Colorado, California, Michigan, Nebraska, New Mexico and New York along with a joint venture with Glanbia Cheese in the UK. The company markets various cheeses and dairy products in 40 countries.
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