Leprino Foods
Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
Key people | James Leprino (founder, chairman & CEO) Mike Durkin (President) |
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| Products | Dairy ingredients |
Number of employees | 4,000+ (2014) |
| Website | www.leprinofoods.com |
Leprino Foods is an American company with headquarters in
Overview
Leprino Foods was founded by
Monterey jack, provolone, reduced-fat cheddar and various cheese blends, mainly for pizzeria and foodservice operators, frozen food manufacturers and private label cheese packagers. Leprino supplies cheese to 85% of the pizza market, including Pizza Hut, Domino's, Little Caesars, Papa John's, Hungry Howie's, Tombstone, Tony's, Jack's, and Digiorno. Their cheese and products are also used by Hot Pockets, Stouffer's, Smart Ones, and other products used in Yoplait yogurt, Pillsbury Toaster Strudel, and baby formula. Leprino is the US's largest exporter of lactose. They sell one billion pounds of cheese per year for $3 billion.[4]
In 2009, it was ranked by Forbes as the 165th largest private company in the United States.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Official website, About Us
- ^ a b c d BusinessWeek profile
- Denver Business Journal, December 29, 2002
- ^ Sorvino, Chloe (26 May 2017). "This Secretive Billionaire Makes The Cheese For Pizza Hut, Domino's And Papa John's". Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ Forbes company profile