Dairylea Cooperative Inc.
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| Company type | Agricultural marketing cooperative |
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| Industry | Food |
| Founded | 1907 Orange County, New York, United States |
| Defunct | April 1, 2014 |
| Fate | merged with Dairy Farmers of America |
| Headquarters | East Syracuse, New York, United States |
Area served | Northeastern United States |
Key people | Gregory I. Wickham (CEO) |
| Products | Dairy |
| Members | 2,000+ |
Dairylea Cooperative Inc. was a dairy cooperative which was founded in 1907 as The Dairymen's League when group of dairy farmers in Orange County, New York united to increase their bargaining power.[1] In the 1920s, the Cooperative's membership had increased to more than 100,000 farms.[1] While based initially in Pearl River, New York, the organization was most recently headquartered in East Syracuse, New York.[2] They renamed themselves after their most famous product, Dairylea Milk.[3] It was formerly named Dairyman's League Co-Operative Association, and changed its name to its present one in 1969.[1]
While it changed and adapted over the years, Dairylea helped manage the sale and distribution of raw milk from more than 2,500 farms producing 5.5 billion pounds of milk annually.[2] In 2001, it was the largest marketer of raw milk in the northeastern United States.[1] The cooperative was a part of the National Milk Producers Federation.[4] Dairylea merged with Dairy Farmers of America on April 1, 2014.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b c d Eisenstadt, P.R.; Moss, L.E. (2005). The Encyclopedia of New York State. Syracuse University Press. p. 436. ISBN 978-0-8156-0808-0. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ a b Plunkett, J.W. (2007). Plunkett's Food Industry Almanac 2007: Food Industries Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies. Plunkett Research Limited. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-59392-068-5. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ Dairylea Cooperative Inc. (About Us), Retrieved Feb. 10, 2015.
- ^ Hanson, Hilary (September 8, 2016). "Dairy Industry Killed Off 500,000 Cows In Alleged Price-Fixing Scheme". HuffPost. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ "N.Y.-based Dairylea merges with Dairy Farmers of America". Farm and Dairy. February 6, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ Dairylea Cooperative, Inc. (Home Page), Retrieved Feb. 10, 2015.
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