Cabot Creamery

What Cabot Creamery does

Cabot Creamery operates a farmer-owned dairy cooperative headquartered in Cabot, Vermont, with 501–1,000 employees and roots dating to 1919. The cooperative, which merged with Agri-Mark while retaining both brands, produces a broad dairy portfolio anchored in award-winning cheddar and gouda cheeses (blocks, slices, shredded, cracker cuts, snacking, spreadable) and extended into butter, Greek yogurt, sour cream and dips, cottage cheese, and whipped cream, plus adjacent snacks such as flavored popcorn and curated gift boxes with maple, jam, and pecan accompaniments. McCadam Cheese is operated as a wholly-owned sub-brand.

The business runs a tri-channel go-to-market: a direct-to-consumer Shopify storefront at cabotcreamery.com selling products and branded apparel, merchandise, gift cards, and artist collaborations; a "Where to Buy" retail grocery footprint distributing nationally; and a dedicated foodservice division (foodservice.cabotcreamery.com) serving commercial and institutional buyers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; revenue mechanics are one-time product sales across both grocery (single-purchase) and DTC plus foodservice (volume purchase). Marketing emphasizes organic social across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Threads, Pinterest, and LinkedIn, plus recipe, food, and farm-story content marketing targeted at household consumers and gift purchasers.

Cabot holds the distinction of being the first B Corp certified dairy cooperative and is recognized in the 2026 World Championship Cheese Contest with 17 awards including 5 Best-of-Class titles (against 3,375 entries). No proprietary AI/ML or platform technology is disclosed, and no app exists; the technology stack is a conventional DTC Shopify site with a Gorgias helpdesk. The cooperative is governed by member farmer-owners rather than external shareholders, with no venture, PE, or public-market ownership indicated.

Name

Cabot Creamery

Legal name

Cabot Creamery

Website

https://cabotcheese.coop

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dairy Products

NAICS

Cheese Manufacturing (311513), Dairy Product Manufacturing (3115), Creamery Butter Manufacturing (311512)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020)

akta.pro primary industry

Yogurt & Cultured Dairy Products Manufacturing (Kefir, Sour Cream, Labneh) (AFAKAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Yogurt & Cultured Dairy (Yogurt, Kefir, Sour Cream, Cottage Cheese) (CRADACAB), Dairy Spreads, Dips & Cream Cheese Manufacturing (AFAKAKAL)

Keywords

• Artisan cheddar cheese
• Farmhouse dairy products
• Cooperative dairy brand
• Aged cheese varieties
• Cultured dairy foods

Headquarters

HQ city

Waitsfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dairy Product Sales: Cabot Creamery generates revenue through the sale of dairy products including cheese (cheddar, gouda, shredded, slices, cracker cuts, snacking), butter, Greek yogurt, sour cream, cottage cheese, whipped cream, and popcorn. Products are sold directly to consumers via e-commerce and through retail stores.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cabot Creamery produces and sells a range of dairy products including cheddar cheeses, butter, yogurt, sour cream, and other cultured dairy items. The company is a farmer-owned dairy cooperative operating under the parent cooperative Agri-Mark, distributing products through retail, foodservice, and an online store.

Product overview

Cabot Creamery is a farmer-owned dairy cooperative based in Vermont offering a diversified portfolio of dairy products centered around cheese, with additional offerings in butter, yogurt, and dairy adjuncts. The core product line consists of various cheese formats (blocks, slices, shredded, cracker cuts, snacking, spreadable) across varieties including Cheddar and Gouda. The cooperative also produces complementary dairy products including Greek yogurt, butter, cottage cheese, sour cream, whipped cream, and dips. Beyond dairy, Cabot sells gift boxes featuring curated cheese pairings, branded apparel and merchandise, and gift cards. The company operates as a single unified product portfolio unified by the cooperative branding, with one sub-brand (McCadam Cheese). Products are sold through the company's e-commerce platform and distributed through retail channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cheddar Cheese
• Butter
• Yogurt
• Sour Cream and Cottage Cheese
• Foodservice Dairy Solutions
• Online Dairy Store

Quantifiable outcome

• 17 awards including five Best-of-Class titles at World Championship Cheese Contest

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Agri-MarkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2026Cabot Creamery and Agri-Mark are part of the same farmer-owned cooperative. Together they won 17 awards including five Best-of-Class titles at the 2026 World Championship Cheese Contest. The cooperative includes farmer-owners who produce the dairy for Cabot products.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Agri-Mark: Parent cooperative of Cabot Creamery and operator of the McCadam brand. Directly comparable as a Northeast dairy cooperative producing cheese and dairy ingredients under shared farmer-ownership.
• Hood (HP Hood LLC): Northeast US dairy processor producing cheese, butter, yogurt, sour cream, and cottage cheese. Closely comparable product mix and regional distribution footprint to Cabot.
• Tillamook County Creamery Association: Farmer-owned dairy cooperative best known for premium cheddar, butter, and ice cream. Closest direct analogue to Cabot: cooperative ownership, award-winning cheese, multi-channel distribution, and similar product breadth in dairy.
• Land O'Lakes: Farmer-owned dairy cooperative producing butter, cheese, and other dairy products at national scale. Comparable cooperative structure with overlapping categories (butter, cheese) and broader geographic reach.
• Sargento Foods: Major US cheese manufacturer specializing in shredded, sliced, and snacking cheese. Direct competitor in cheese formats overlapping with Cabot's core SKUs at retail.

Emerging players

• Stonyfield Farm: Organic yogurt and dairy brand with a mission-driven positioning overlapping Cabot's B Corp/premium angle. Comparable in targeting sustainability-conscious dairy consumers in yogurt and adjacent categories.

Broad incumbents

• Crystal Farms (Post Holdings): National brand of packaged cheese, butter, and other dairy products owned by a large packaged-foods holding company. Competes with Cabot on cheese and butter across grocery channels.
• Kraft Heinz (cheese & dairy): Mass-market CPG incumbent with Kraft cheese, Breakstone's sour cream, and Philadelphia cream cheese. Overlaps with multiple Cabot categories at the grocery shelf level.
• Lactalis USA: Global dairy giant with US cheese and yogurt brands (e.g., Galbani, Sorrento). Significant scale advantage and comparable cheese-and-dairy portfolio at national retail.
• Yoplait (General Mills): National yogurt brand owned by a CPG conglomerate. Broad incumbent competing with Cabot's Greek yogurt line on retail shelf and in foodservice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cabotcheese
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CabotCheese
• Facebookfacebook.com/cabot
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cabot-creamery
• Instagraminstagram.com/cabotcreamery
• Pinterestpinterest.com/cabotcreamery

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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