“Our pattern of growth was pretty unusual for a consumer packaged goods company,” recalled Evans. “Usually you’ll start getting picked up by regional chains and then get the attention of big buyers like Kroger and Walmart but we placed our product in these chains ...
Land O’Lakes is known for making butter, but its other popular foods include Alpine Lace cheeses, Kozy Shack puddings and custards, Mucho Queso cheese sauce and dip, and Buttery Taste Spread made with vegetable oil. More than 1,700 dairy farmers belong to Land O’Lakes, a farmer-owned c...