Company type | Private (1931–1997) Subsidiary (1997–) |
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Industry | Dairy |
Founded | 1931 |
Products | Milk |
Parent | Dean Foods |
Website | garelickfarms.com |
Garelick Farms, a subsidiary of Dean Foods, is a manufacturer of dairy products in the Northeastern United States.[1][2][3] Founded in 1931, it remained owned by the Garelick family and descendants until 1997, when it was purchased by Suiza Foods, which acquired Dean Foods in 2001.[1][2][4]
Garelick Farms processes and manufactures dairy products such as milk, cream, ice cream, sour cream, cottage cheese and juices.[2] It has four manufacturing plants in Massachusetts, Maine, and New York, and purchases raw milk from approximately 1,000 local dairies in the region.[5] It is among the largest regional dairies in the United States, and is the largest dairy east of the Mississippi River.[4][2] In 2006, Garelick Farms processed over a half-million gallons of milk each day.[2]
Garelick Farms' operations included 17 plastic bottle manufacturing facilities located from Texas to Maine.[6] This was later consolidated into a subsidiary company by Suiza Foods, which was named Franklin Plastics, Inc.[6] In May 2018, Garelick Farms informed its employees that the plant in Lynn, Massachusetts would be closing. [7]