Dairy Farmers Of America Buys W&w Dairy In Hispanic Cheese Expansion

The acquisition includes nan W&W Dairy business, its licenced brands, and a manufacturing facility.  

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Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) has acquired W&W Dairy, a US shaper of Hispanic food products.  

The acquisition includes nan W&W Dairy business, its licenced brands, and a manufacturing facility, according to a connection from nan US dairy cooperative.

Located successful Monroe, Wisconsin, nan mill produces various Hispanic cheeses specified arsenic queso fresco, cotija, queso blanco and quesadilla. 

DFA did not disclose nan financial position of nan transaction. 

The farmer-owned co-op said nan summation of nan Monroe installation allows nan business to “create operational synergies” pinch its existing works successful Houston, Texas, which produces nan La Vaquita dairy brand.  

DFA added La Vaquita, known for its Hispanic cheeses, cremas, and drinkable yogurts, will beryllium “strategically supported” by nan caller facility, benefiting from nan enhanced accumulation capacity and marketplace reach. 

Ken Orf, president of nan cheese, taste, and flavours section astatine DFA, said: “The maturation trajectory for nan Hispanic food marketplace is much than 3 times that of nan food category. 

“This strategical acquisition adds a 2nd works successful our web focused solely connected producing Hispanic cheese, moving DFA into a stronger position for maturation pinch this important dairy class for some our owned brands and our customers’ brands.” 

Earlier this year, DFA said it besides acquired Winona Foods’ Lineville installation successful Green Bay, Wisconsin, which produces processed food products, food sauces, food spreads, and non-dairy sauces and condiments.  

“DFA is dedicated to bringing worth to our farmer-owners done strategical investments, and these acquisitions will thief heighten DFA’s food capabilities successful Hispanic and different user food offerings,” Orf said.

Despite nan alteration successful ownership, operations astatine nan Monroe installation will proceed without disruption, according to DFA, which produces nan Kemps, Meadow Gold and Friendly’s brands.   

The existing works guidance squad will oversee day-to-day operations, and employment pinch DFA has been offered to each 97 employees, it added.  

Both nan Monroe and Green Bay plants will beryllium integrated into DFA’s cheese, taste, and flavours division.  

In nan past fewer months, location person been a number of transactions successful Mexican and Hispanic cuisine wrong nan US.  

Last month, Vilore Foods, a US-based importer and distributor, acquired Tia Lupita Foods, a institution known for distributing Hispanic brands specified arsenic La Costeña, Jumex, and Totis.  

In April, nan private-equity patient Apex Capital purchased a mostly liking successful Juanita’s Foods, a California institution specialising successful Mexican-style nutrient products.  

Perhaps nan most important transaction occurred past October, erstwhile PepsiCo acquired Siete Foods, a Mexican-American snack producer, for $1.2bn.