Great Lakes Cheese Company, Inc.

PROFILE Great Lakes Cheese Company shreds it cheese beyond the midwestern US. The firm makes and distributes natural and processed cheeses, including cheddar, Swiss,mozzarella, and provolone. The company also makes shredded, chunk, and sliced cheese for retailers' own labels. Additionally it produces cheese for bulk and food service sale and sells deli cheese under its own name. The firm has five plants in New York, Ohio, and Wisconsin and is expanding into Utah. Great Lakes Cheese imports cheeses from several countries throughout the world. Hans Epprecht, a Swiss immigrant, founded the company in 1958 as a bulk-cheese distributor in Cleveland. Epprecht and Great Lakes Cheese employees own the company.  COMPETITION Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) Land O'Lakes, Inc. (dossier) Saputo Inc. (SAP)		FINANCIAL OVERVIEW Fiscal Year-End: December 1999 Sales (mil.): 700.00 1-Yr. Sales Growth: 0.0% Employees: 1,000 Revenue per employee: $700,000.00  KEY PEOPLE • Gary Vanich     CEO • Russ Mullins     CFO  CONTACT INFO 17825 Great Lakes Pkwy. Hiram, OH 44234 US Phone: 440-834-2500 Fax: 440-834-1002 Online: Web Site

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