Darigold Company

Darigold is the processing and marketing subsidiary of the Northwest Dairy Association (NDA), first established in 1918. With 11 processing plants and approximately 400 member-owners, Darigold makes and distributes fluid milk, butter, cottage cheese, yogurt and other cultured dairy products under both private labels and the Darigold brand name. Seattle-based Darigold offers its products to wholesale and retail food companies, as well as foodservice operators; however most of its sales are generated from selling dairy ingredients to other food manufacturers. Albertsons, Fred Meyer and Safeway are among its retail customers. In 2010 NDA added Montana's Country Classic Dairies to the Darigold fold.

NDA's purchase of Country Classic increased Darigold's footprint in the Northwestern US. Its operations were absorbed into Darigold's network, and its Bozeman, Montana, facility churns out Darigold-branded products. Country Classic's 30 member/farmers became part of NDA, adding about 160 million pounds of milk a year (more than half of Montana's milk supply) to the co-op's total production. NDA and Country Classic's union was the culmination of a long working relationship.

Darigold, which in 2006 retired its dba name WestFarm Foods, boasts production plants in Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Washington. It owns and operates the largest butter churn in the US that produces more than 28,000 pounds of butter every hour.

As a cooperative, we have five major priorities: stewardship of our natural resources and the animals in our care, taking care of our people, ensuring industry-leading food quality, and supporting the communities in which we live, work, and play. To learn more about our efforts to continuously lead dairy forward, visit The Daily Churn at https://www.darigold.com/the-daily-churn/.