It was a small beginning over a century ago when John Wuethrich
Creamery Company, Inc. first began picking up cream to make
Grassland Butter.
Horse-drawn wagons and sleighs gave way to small trucks and
then larger ones. On-farm milk cans gave way to stainless steel
tanks; wooden vane churns are gone. They've been replaced by
three continuous churns that operate side by side. Finished butter
in 60-pound wooden tubs was replaced with consumer packages.
Today, modern butter printers package the fresh churned butter
into virtually any size or type of container needed for consumers.
The plant has expanded around the first original wooden structure
into a complex facility of mortar and steel.
Maintaining our commitment to advance with technology and also
bring added service to our customers, Grassland is ever expanding
with new systems. In 2002, we constructed a milk plant to enable
us to handle the milk from our 1500+ farmer-owned dairies. This
plant allows us to extract the farm-fresh cream from the milk for
churning and process the protein into various product lines, such
as condensed skim milk and UF milk. In 2006, we installed a milk
dryer that gives us the ability to dry milk, MPC and buttermilk when
supplies exceed demand. We also have a butteroil system. With
this system, we are able to produce clarified butter and anhydrous
milkfat. We are a leading manufacturer of spreadable butter and
have over 60,000 sq. ft. of cold storage capacity to offer consumers
flexible pricing options.
In 2005, Grassland Dairy Products, Inc. purchased the assets of
West Point Dairy Products, Inc. WPD has facilities in West Point,
Nebraska, and Hyrum, Utah. These facilities provide the same
quality products while allowing us to expand our service area to
meet the needs our customers in those geographic areas.
The Grassland/West Point Dairy companies, with 300 employees, is
family-owned and currently being operated by the third and fourth
generations of the Wuethrich family. We are passionate about what
we do, and it shows in our products and customer loyalty. We are
proud of our rich heritage that enables us to carry on the family
tradition of quality.
Creamery Company, Inc. first began picking up cream to make
Grassland Butter.
Horse-drawn wagons and sleighs gave way to small trucks and
then larger ones. On-farm milk cans gave way to stainless steel
tanks; wooden vane churns are gone. They've been replaced by
three continuous churns that operate side by side. Finished butter
in 60-pound wooden tubs was replaced with consumer packages.
Today, modern butter printers package the fresh churned butter
into virtually any size or type of container needed for consumers.
The plant has expanded around the first original wooden structure
into a complex facility of mortar and steel.
Maintaining our commitment to advance with technology and also
bring added service to our customers, Grassland is ever expanding
with new systems. In 2002, we constructed a milk plant to enable
us to handle the milk from our 1500+ farmer-owned dairies. This
plant allows us to extract the farm-fresh cream from the milk for
churning and process the protein into various product lines, such
as condensed skim milk and UF milk. In 2006, we installed a milk
dryer that gives us the ability to dry milk, MPC and buttermilk when
supplies exceed demand. We also have a butteroil system. With
this system, we are able to produce clarified butter and anhydrous
milkfat. We are a leading manufacturer of spreadable butter and
have over 60,000 sq. ft. of cold storage capacity to offer consumers
flexible pricing options.
In 2005, Grassland Dairy Products, Inc. purchased the assets of
West Point Dairy Products, Inc. WPD has facilities in West Point,
Nebraska, and Hyrum, Utah. These facilities provide the same
quality products while allowing us to expand our service area to
meet the needs our customers in those geographic areas.
The Grassland/West Point Dairy companies, with 300 employees, is
family-owned and currently being operated by the third and fourth
generations of the Wuethrich family. We are passionate about what
we do, and it shows in our products and customer loyalty. We are
proud of our rich heritage that enables us to carry on the family
tradition of quality.
