Masters Gallery Foods, Inc.

What Masters Gallery Foods, Inc. does

Masters Gallery Foods, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned cheese converter and distributor founded in 1974 by Leonard 'Butch' Gentine, Jr. in Plymouth, Wisconsin, and now led by second-generation President and CEO Jeff Gentine. The company procures, ages, converts, packages, and distributes natural cheese in shredded, sliced, chunked, and stick formats, primarily under retailer-owned private labels for national grocery chains, and also supplies foodservice operators, wholesalers, distributors, and industrial food manufacturers. Its product portfolio includes specialty and blended cheeses (gourmet cheddar, Italian, three-cheese, taco blends) and it has won multiple Best of Class awards at the World Championship Cheese Contest, US Cheese Championship, and World Dairy Expo.

The company's operations span four Wisconsin sites (Plymouth headquarters and production/distribution plus Cedar Grove warehouse, and the 285,000+ sq ft Oostburg packaging and distribution center) and a newly acquired West Coast converting facility in Willows, California (acquired from Rumiano Cheese Company in 2025), employing 900+ people. Converting capacity is supported by SOMIC automated packaging equipment (preparing for a fourth machine), Formic palletizing automation, on-site nitrogen generation, a geothermal retention pond for heating and cooling, and a first-in-Wisconsin 100% electric Class 8 Orange EV truck for fleet operations. Sustainability performance includes an 84% landfill diversion rate, 60% paper reduction since 2016, and Maturing status in the Wisconsin Green Masters Program.

Masters Gallery generates revenue through B2B sales across four segments — private label retail, foodservice, wholesale/distribution, and industrial — using a sales-led go-to-market with direct field sales to enterprise buyers (national grocery chains, restaurant operators) and mid-market wholesalers. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company has been recognized on the Deloitte Wisconsin 75 list for 17+ consecutive years (rank 28 in 2023 and 2024), received the 2025 WCMA Employer of the Year award, and is funded entirely through reinvested earnings with no external equity, debt rounds, or parent company disclosed.

Name

Masters Gallery Foods, Inc.

Legal name

Masters Gallery Foods, Inc.

Website

https://mastersgalleryfoods.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Masters Gallery Foods is a family-owned Wisconsin cheese converter founded in 1974 that procures, ages, packages, and distributes private label and foodservice cheese products (shredded, sliced, chunked, stick formats) for national grocery chains, restaurants, wholesalers, and industrial customers across the U.S.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cheese Manufacturing and Distribution

NAICS

Cheese Manufacturing (311513), Dairy Product Manufacturing (3115)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Label & Contract Cheese Manufacturing (AFAHABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cheese Packaging & Portioning (Retail Packs, Snack Packs, Singles) (AFAHABAI), Cheese (Natural & Processed) (CRADACAC)

Keywords

• Cheese manufacturing
• Private label cheese
• Bulk cheese distribution
• Cheese packaging
• Foodservice cheese supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Plymouth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Private Label Retail Cheese: Supplies grocery chains with private label cheese products - full line of cheese and cheese-related products
2. Foodservice Cheese Products: Supplies restaurants and foodservice operators with cheese products
3. Bulk Cheese Distribution: Specializes in procurement, aging and distribution of bulk cheeses at national level
4. Industrial/Wholesale Cheese: Supplies wholesalers and distributors with cheese products

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Masters Gallery Foods is a cheese converter and packager that procures, ages, processes, and distributes natural cheese products to private label retailers, foodservice operators, wholesalers, and industrial food manufacturers. The company operates multiple production lines for shredding, slicing, chunking, and sticking cheese, supported by automated packaging equipment and large-scale aging and warehousing capacity in Wisconsin and California. It supplies a full line of cheese and cheese-related products nationally under retail private labels and direct foodservice accounts.

Product overview

Masters Gallery Foods is a family-owned cheese packaging and distribution company that operates a portfolio of product lines. The core offering consists of private label retail cheese products (shredded, sliced, chunked, and stick formats), foodservice cheese products, and bulk cheese for industrial customers. The company also produces various cheese blends and specialty products including gourmet cheddar blends, Italian cheese blends, and three-cheese blends. All products are distributed nationally to grocery chains, wholesalers, restaurants, and distributors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Private Label Retail Cheese A full line of natural cheese products packaged under retail private labels in shredded, sliced, chunked, and stick formats, supplied to national grocery chains for resale under their store brands.
• Foodservice Cheese Products

Quantifiable outcome

• 84% landfill diversion rate achieved at Plymouth and Oostburg facilities
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Oostburg School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2021Five-year commitment to support Oostburg School District's ongoing capital improvements. Donation for new student cafeteria and kitchen area named Masters Gallery Foods Cafeteria. Part of ongoing Industry 4.0 collaboration focusing on student academic and career planning and manufacturing training equipment.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sheboygan CountyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 September 2020Two-year commitment as Corporate Defender to support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.
• United WayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual MGF Gives Back campaign where employees select two non-profit organizations to partner with for the year, with United Way included as third organization. Masters matches all donations.
• MFG 4.0 Partnership (Kiel, Elkhart Lake, Random Lake, Oostburg High Schools, Sargento Foods, Amerequip, Krier Foods)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkforce development initiative with eight partners including four high schools and industry partners. Collaboration focused on student academic and career planning with industry standard manufacturing training equipment. Completed four years of collaboration, celebrating 5th Anniversary in 2024-25 school year.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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