subsidiary industry food founded 1894 in waupun wisconsin number of locations 2 1 products cheese cream liquid veal food clarification needed whey & whey protein concentrate parent saputo inc. website http www.blackcreekcheese.com alto dairy cooperative was a farmer owned dairy cooperative in waupun wisconsin . founded in 1894 it is the oldest farmer owned cooperative in the state of wisconsin and boasts the nation s largest cheese producing plant east of the mississippi river . 2 as of 2007 alto dairy cooperative had two cheese plants one in black creek and one in waupun as well as 467 employees . this dairy cooperative has a membership of about 500 farmers . in 2007 this cooperative handled 378 million in sales and had a net income of 19.6 million . 2 sale of alto dairy edit in 2008 alto dairy cooperative was sold to saputo cheese which is a canadian cheese company . alto dairy still operates under its original name as a subsidiary . this sale was approved by 98 % of the farmers who are active in the cooperative allowing saputo cheese usa inc. to purchase the dairy cooperative for 160 million . 3 notable achievements edit in 2007 alto dairy appeared on the history channel series modern marvels . the show interviewed employees and filmed the production process at the black creek cheese plant chosen for its diverse cheese making abilities . 4 alto dairy colby jack cheese won an award at the world championship cheese and butter contest in 2006 and 2008 . the prize winning cheese was from the black creek cheese plant . 5 references edit savor wisconsin alto dairy cooperative retrieved february 15 2013 . a b jsonline sale of dairy co op proposed retrieved january 30 2008 usda rural development alto members approve sale to saputo cheese usa retrieved february 16 2013 . world dairy diary . wisc. cheese featured on history channel . retrieved june 20 2007 . world dairy diary . colby jack takes the prize . retrieved march 17 2008 . v t e saputo inc. cheeses alexis de portneuf alto armstrong bari black creek wisconsin classic cheeseheads danscorella de lucia dragone duvillage 1860 frigo gardenia kingsey lorraine cheese lugano saputo schneider stella treasure cave milk and yogurts baxter dairyland lait s go milk 2 go la paulina neilson nutrilait pacific ricrem bakery vachon jos. louis may west ah caramel rondeau authentic big daddy original hop & go igor retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title alto dairy cooperative & oldid 715636642 categories companies based in wisconsindairy products companies of the united statesfond du lac county wisconsinhidden categories wikipedia articles needing clarification from march 2013 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 17 april 2016 at 02 05 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view