Cass-Clay
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Cass-Clay or Cass-Clay Creamery is a creamery
headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota
. It was founded in 1934 in neighboring Moorhead, Minnesota
. It is owned and run by Associated Milk Producers Inc., a cooperative who acquired the company in 2007. It is also the official dairy of the Minnesota Vikings
.
Present day headquarters are at 200 20th St North in Fargo.
Creamery
In a dairy, the creamery is the location of cream processing. Cream is separated from whole milk; pasteurization is done to the skimmed milk and cream separately. Whole milk for sale has had some cream returned to the skimmed milk....
headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...
. It was founded in 1934 in neighboring Moorhead, Minnesota
Moorhead, Minnesota
Moorhead is a city in Clay County, Minnesota, United States, and the largest city in northwest Minnesota. The population was 38,065 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Clay County....
. It is owned and run by Associated Milk Producers Inc., a cooperative who acquired the company in 2007. It is also the official dairy of the Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
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Present day headquarters are at 200 20th St North in Fargo.
History
- 1935 Cass-Clay Cooperative Creamery opened first plant in Moorhead Minnesota
- 1941 Moved into new building which made bottled milk and ice cream
- 1952 First creamery to use winger process, ships milk to U.S. Troops, AlaskaAlaskaAlaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
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, PanamaPanamaPanama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
, and South AmericaSouth AmericaSouth America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east... - 1956 Replaced glass bottles with paper cartons
- 1957 Moved to Fargo, ND
- 1963 Makes chocolate milk for vending machines
- 1968-1981 Buys several North Dakota and Minnesota dairies and creameries
- 1985 Introduces Calci-Skim milk
- 1989 Opens distribution center in Williston, North DakotaWilliston, North Dakota-Demographics:Preliminary data from a 2010 housing study indicates that population has grown by nearly 22 percent over the past decade; the actual increase might be much higher. Williston is in western North Dakota's booming oil patch, and adequate, affordable housing has become a concern. The...
- 1999-2000 Remodeled Fargo plant
- 2007 Acquired by Associated Milk Producers Inc.