Leprino Foods Will Continue With Cheese Plant

News EditorCheese, Industry News

Despite the price of milk “thoroughly collapsing” in the past few months, Leprino Foods of Denver has not changed plans to build a new cheese plant in Greeley. And when complete, it will be the second largest of the nine plants the company has in the U.S., a Leprino official said Wednesday. Mike Reidy, senior vice president of business development … Read More

Leprino to Open New Cheese Plant

News EditorCheese, Industry News, Markets

A new cheese plant is being planned for Greeley, Colo. Leprino Foods, the nation’s biggest maker of mozzarella cheese made the announcement last week. Greeley’s former Western Sugar Cooperative site has been in the running for the site of Leprino’s 10th plant for several months, and the City Council in January approved a special taxing district for the location. Privately … Read More