| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Timothy Kruse |
Director of IT | Profile |
In 1921, 320 dairy farmers met in St. Paul, Minnesota, to form the Minnesota Cooperative Creameries Association. Their idea was simple—join together to effectively market and distribute members dairy production across the country. From there, we quickly set our sights on growth. Just eight years after establishing our butter marketing organization, we expanded into the ag services and feed businesses. Our international journey kicked off 52 years later, as we began relaying the lessons we had learned to support local agriculture in developing nations around the world. Those efforts have also helped us expand our commercial business beyond the borders of the United States. Today, our four businesses give us a farm-to-fork view of agriculture. Pair this with our farmer ownership and we are uniquely qualified to fulfill our purpose of feeding human progress around the world, while always delivering on our responsibility to member-owners through our core values. We are united in a common cause, committed to excellence and inspired by our place in the world—but there are no shortcuts. We have never lost sight of the value of a hard days work.
West Liberty Foods, headquartered in West Liberty, Iowa is a recognized leader in the food industry and one of North America`s top protein processors. Simply put, we are a food company who manufacturers a wide variety of turkey, ham, chicken, and beef products that can be found in well-known grocery stores and top restaurants nationwide.
Givaudan is the global leader in the creation of flavours and fragrances. In close collaboration with food, beverage, consumer product and fragrance partners, Givaudan develops tastes and scents that delight consumers the world over. With a passion to understand consumers` preferences and a relentless drive to innovate, Givaudan is at the forefront of creating flavours and fragrances that `engage your senses`. The Company achieved sales of CHF 5.5 billion in 2018. Headquartered in Switzerland with local presence in over 145 locations, the Company has almost 13,600 employees worldwide.
Emmi (USA), Inc. produces and imports cheeses products. The company offers traditional, cave aged, specialty, and processed cheese products, as well as fondue and lactose free yogurt cheese; and vegetable quesadillas, spiral breadsticks, gruyere rings, turkey burgers, filet mignon, red potato rosti, cauliflower gruyere soup, and pork tenderloin. It offers its products through retail shops. Emmi (USA), Inc. was formerly known as Emmi Gerber Cheese & Co. Inc. and changed its name to Emmi (USA), Inc. in January 2004. The company was founded in 1920 and is based in Orangeburg, New York. Emmi (USA), Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Emmi AG.