Mayfield Dairy

Name

Mayfield Dairy

Legal name

Mayfield Dairy Farms (subsidiary of Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.)

Website

https://mayfielddairy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dairy Products

NAICS

Dairy Product Manufacturing (3115), Fluid Milk Manufacturing (311511), Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing (311520), Cheese Manufacturing (311513)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020), Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts (2024)

akta.pro primary industry

Fluid Milk & Cream Processing (AFAKAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dairy-Based Frozen Novelties Manufacturing (Bars, Sandwiches, Cones) (AFAHAEAG), Butter & Cultured Dairy (Yogurt, Sour Cream, Kefir) Wholesale (AFAIAEAB), Dairy Spreads, Dips & Cream Cheese Manufacturing (AFAKAKAL)

Keywords

• Dairy manufacturing
• Fluid milk processing
• Ice cream production
• Cultured dairy products
• Regional dairy distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Fletcher

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Retail Dairy Products: Sale of fresh dairy products including milk, cream, cottage cheese, sour cream, and dips through retail grocery stores across the Southeastern United States.
2. Ice Cream and Frozen Treats: Production and sale of ice cream and frozen treats through retail channels.
3. Food Service Bulk Products: Bulk dairy product sales to restaurants, hospitality, hotels, institutions, and cafeteria kitchens throughout the Southeast region.
4. School Milk Programs: Supply of milk and dairy products to school cafeterias in various sizes from individual servings to bulk options.
5. Beverages: Production and sale of beverages including lemonade, orange juice, sweet tea (regular and no-calorie), and drinking water.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Mayfield Dairy Farms manufactures and distributes a portfolio of fresh and frozen dairy products — including fluid milk and cream, ice cream, frozen novelty treats, beverages and juice, cottage cheese, and sour cream and dips — through retail grocery, food service, and K-12 school milk channels across eight Southeastern U.S. states. Production is concentrated at the Athens, Tennessee creamery, with milk sourced from member farm families in the Southeast.

Product overview

Mayfield Dairy Farms is a consumer packaged goods company producing fresh dairy products since 1910. The company operates as a single-product portfolio of perishable dairy goods organized into distinct product lines: Milk & Cream (including TruMoo flavored milk sub-brand), Ice Cream and Frozen Treats, Drinks & Juice (lemonade, orange juice, sweet tea, water), Cottage Cheese, and Sour Cream & Dip. The company also serves institutional markets through Food Service Products (bulk buttermilk, half & half, heavy whipping cream for restaurants and hospitality) and School Milk Products (portion-controlled milks for K-12 cafeterias). All products are distributed throughout eight Southeastern states including Virginia, Georgia, and Tennessee, with operations based in Athens, Tennessee. The company is owned by Dairy Farmers of America.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TruMoo®: Flavored milk brand including chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla fat-free and lowfat milk varieties for school cafeterias

Products and services

• Milk & Cream Fresh dairy fluid milk and cream products, including whole milk, 1% lowfat milk, 2% reduced-fat milk, fat-free milk, and half & half, sold in consumer sizes from pints to gallons via retail grocery stores in the Southeastern US.
• Ice Cream Premium ice cream in flavors including chocolate, vanilla, southern butter pecan, and smoky mountain fudge, available in retail pint/gallon formats and bulk for food service.
• Frozen Treats Frozen dairy novelty products including ice cream bars, frozen milkshake pops, and other novelty items sold through retail channels.
• Drinks & Juice
• Cottage Cheese Cottage cheese in multiple fat percentages (4% cottage cheese in plain, peach, pineapple, chive flavors; 1% lowfat) in consumer sizes from 5.3oz to 24oz, sold via retail grocery.
• Sour Cream & Dip Sour cream available in 14oz pouch, 16oz, and 24oz containers, plus French onion dip in 16oz size, sold via retail grocery.
• TruMoo Flavored Milk
• School Milk Products Portion-controlled K-12 cafeteria milk products including whole, 1% lowfat, 2% reduced-fat, and fat-free milk in individual servings to bulk formats, including the TruMoo sub-brand of flavored chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla fat-free and lowfat milks.
• Food Service Products Bulk dairy products for restaurants, hotels, hospitality, institutional, and cafeteria kitchens across the Southeast, including buttermilk (nonfat, lowfat, whole), half & half, heavy whipping cream, and ice cream in bulk formats.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Dairy Farmers of AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMayfield Dairy Farms is owned by Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA). DFA Dairy Brands manages Mayfield as part of its portfolio of dairy brands. The company footer states '©2026 Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.' with links to DFA privacy and terms.

Scale indicators3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Prairie Farms Dairy: A major dairy cooperative producing fluid milk, ice cream, cultured products, and juices across the Midwest and South. Closely comparable to Mayfield in product mix, cooperative structure, multi-channel distribution, and regional brand positioning.
• Hiland Dairy: A regional dairy processor and distributor headquartered in the Midwest/South, producing milk, ice cream, cultured products, and juices for retail and food service. Highly comparable business model and product portfolio to Mayfield.
• Blue Bell Creameries: A regional ice cream and frozen dairy dessert manufacturer with strong brand loyalty in the Southern US. Overlaps directly with Mayfield's ice cream and frozen treats business and shares the regional heritage-brand positioning.
• Turkey Hill Dairy: A Pennsylvania-based regional dairy producing fluid milk, ice cream, frozen treats, and beverages under the Turkey Hill brand. Comparable product portfolio and regional brand strategy to Mayfield.
• Borden Dairy: A long-standing US dairy brand producing fluid milk, cultured products, and ice cream with strong distribution in the South and Southeast. Directly comparable heritage dairy brand with overlapping product lines.
• Shamrock Farms: A family-owned dairy company producing fluid milk, flavored milk, ice cream, and dips. Comparable in family/heritage branding, multi-channel distribution (retail, schools, food service), and product breadth.
• Oberweis Dairy: A regional dairy processor and home-delivery operator producing fluid milk, ice cream, and dairy products. Comparable as a regional heritage dairy brand with diversified retail and direct channels.

Broad incumbents

• Dairy Farmers of America: The largest US dairy cooperative and parent of Mayfield Dairy Farms. Operates a broad portfolio of dairy brands and processing facilities nationally; Mayfield sits within DFA's brand portfolio.
• Dean Foods: A large national dairy processor with broad fluid milk and ice cream portfolios across the US. Represents the larger incumbent landscape within which regional brands like Mayfield compete for shelf space.
• Wells Enterprises (Blue Bunny): A national ice cream and frozen dessert manufacturer and private-label producer. Comparable in frozen dairy manufacturing scale and competes with Mayfield's ice cream business in retail.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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