Dairy product manufacturers in California
California has 152 dairy processors in EPA records, facilities that list codes for milk, butter, cheese, dry dairy products and ice cream. The most are in Turlock, Tulare and City Of Industry. That is 15% of the 1,021 such facilities nationwide, and California ranks first of 46 states.
- Product
- Dairy product manufacturers
- Facilities
- 152
- State rank
- #1
- NAICS
- 311511 and 4 related codes
- Revised
- November 1, 2026
Facilities in California
These are active facilities in EPA's ECHO database that list a code for milk, butter, cheese, dry dairy products and ice cream. The 40 shown first are the ones with the most EPA program records, which usually means the larger sites.
| Facility | City | What EPA lists |
|---|---|---|
| California Dairies Inc Fresno | Fresno | Fluid Milk Manufacturing |
| Hilmar Cheese Co | Hilmar | Cheese Manufacturing |
| California Dairies Inc Turlock | Turlock | Fluid Milk Manufacturing |
| California Dairies Inc Visalia | Visalia | Creamery Butter Manufacturing |
| California Dairies Tipton | Tipton | Creamery Butter Manufacturing |
| Land O Lakes - Tulare Dcca | Tulare | Fluid Milk Manufacturing |
| Saputo Cheese USA Inc. - Paige | Tulare | Cheese Manufacturing |
| Kraft Heinz Foods Co | Tulare | Cheese Manufacturing |
| Leprino Foods Company, Tracy, Ca. Plant | Tracy | Cheese Manufacturing |
| HP Hood Sacramento | Sacramento | Fluid Milk Manufacturing |
| Alta-Dena Certified Dairy Inc | La Puente | Fluid Milk Manufacturing |
| Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Company | Bakersfield | Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing |
| Ariza Global Foods Inc | Paramount | Cheese Manufacturing |
| Berkeley Farms, LLC | Hayward | Fluid Milk Manufacturing |
| Ca Custom Fruits Flavors Inc | Irwindale | Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing |
| Clover Stornetta Farms Inc | Petaluma | Fluid Milk Manufacturing |
| Dean Foods Of Southern California DBA Heartland Farms | City Of Industry | Fluid Milk Manufacturing |
| Driftwood Dairy | El Monte | Fluid Milk Manufacturing |
| Mcconnells Fine Ice Creams | Oxnard | Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing |
| Rex Creamery | Commerce | Fluid Milk Manufacturing |
| Saputo Cheese USA Inc | South Gate | Cheese Manufacturing |
| Stremicks Heritage Foods LLC | Riverside | Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing |
| Ac2 Off Sites At Lawrence Expressway And I 280 | Cupertino | Cheese Manufacturing |
| Adohr Farms Dairy L L C | South Gate | Fluid Milk Manufacturing |
| Advanced Food Products LLC | Visalia | Cheese Manufacturing |
| Alpine Roads Inc | South San Francisco | Cheese Manufacturing |
| Alta Dena Certified Dairy Coi South | City Of Industry | Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing |
| Andrew Rodriguez | Fremont | Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing |
| Ariza Cheese Co | Paramount | Cheese Manufacturing |
| Bakery Express Of Southern California | Fullerton | Creamery Butter Manufacturing |
| Bakkavor USA Inc DBA Two Chefs Bakkavor | Carson | Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing |
| Bell Carter Foods LLC | Corning | Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing |
| Berkeley Farms Corp | Emeryville | Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing |
| Bf Suma Pharmaceuticals Inc | San Gabriel | Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing |
| Cacique Inc | City Of Industry | Cheese Manufacturing |
| Caffe Classico Foods LLC | Concord | Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing |
| Cal Suprema Cheese Co Inc DBA California Specialty Cheese | Manteca | Cheese Manufacturing |
| California Dairies Inc | Turlock | Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing |
| California Dairies Inc DBA Valley Natural Beverages | Bakersfield | Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing |
| California Dairies, Inc | Artesia | Creamery Butter Manufacturing |
Industry codes are reported by facilities to EPA programs and are not checked here. A few listings may be repair shops, distributors or recyclers. How these records work.
Where they are
- Turlock: 10
- Tulare: 8
- City Of Industry: 7
- Modesto: 7
- Fresno: 4
- Los Angeles: 4
By product code
- Cheese Manufacturing (NAICS 311513): 12 of those shown
- Fluid Milk Manufacturing (NAICS 311511): 11 of those shown
- Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing (NAICS 311514): 7 of those shown
- Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing (NAICS 311520): 6 of those shown
- Creamery Butter Manufacturing (NAICS 311512): 4 of those shown
All food manufacturing in California: 1,718 facilities and Census job counts.