1836 Farms

What 1836 Farms does

1836 Farms, LLC is a family-owned dairy producer and beverage company headquartered at 1149 South Virginia Street, Terrell, Texas. The firm operates a single Texas production facility and sells a portfolio of more than 30 SKUs — whole milk, 2% milk, chocolate and strawberry milk, rotating seasonal flavors (cotton candy, blueberry, peaches n' cream, orange cream, mint chocolate, churro, s'mores, cookies n' cream), half & half, heavy cream, traditional and pumpkin spice eggnog, a juice/beverage line (apple, orange, lemonade/limeade variants, sweet tea, cold brew coffee), and a super-premium pint ice cream range — through a Direct Store Delivery (DSD) model into Texas grocery retailers, with a $3 refundable deposit closed-loop glass-bottle program.

The company's production technology centers on HTST (High Temperature Short Time) pasteurization at 170–171°F for 18 seconds, applied to milk bottled in 100% reusable, triple-washed glass with nonporous inert contact surfaces. Products carry Certified Go Texan (Texas Department of Agriculture) and Kosher certifications. The business sources brand heritage from a 100+ year Swiss dairy-farming lineage and is owned and operated by Zach Gingg and family under a private LLC structure with no institutional investment, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed M&A activity.

Commercially, 1836 Farms sells exclusively into Texas retail via DSD (its stated ambition is "every store in Texas"), supported by a consumer-facing store locator, a downloadable store-request flyer for demand-pull retail acquisition, social media and email marketing, and a website product catalog. Revenue model is one-time retail purchase with a deposit-refundable packaging mechanic; revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

1836 Farms

Legal name

1836 Farms, LLC

Website

https://1836farms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

1836 Farms is a family-owned Texas dairy producer operating from Terrell that sells HTST-pasteurized milk, cream, juices, and super-premium ice cream in reusable glass bottles via Direct Store Delivery to Texas grocery retailers.

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), Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers (424430), Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing (31151)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020), Beverages (2080), Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Fluid Milk & Cream Processing (AFAKAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Flavored & Sweetened Milk Drinks (Chocolate/Strawberry, Malted Milk) (AFAHAIAA), Consumer Packaged Fluid Milk (White Milk) Processing (AFAHAAAA), Dairy-Based Beverages Manufacturing (Flavored Milk, Lassi, Drinkable Yogurt) (AFAKAKAH)

Keywords

• Fluid dairy products
• Glass bottle milk
• HTST pasteurization
• Direct store delivery dairy
• Local Texas dairy

Headquarters

HQ city

Kaufman

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dairy Product Sales: Sale of milk (whole, 2%, chocolate, strawberry, flavored varieties), cream, half & half, ice cream, juices, and beverages through retail grocery stores across Texas. Products sold in glass bottles with $3.00 refundable deposit.
2. Seasonal Specialty Products: Limited-time seasonal flavors and products including eggnog, seasonal milk varieties, and ice cream flavors that rotate throughout the year.
3. Direct Store Delivery Services: DSD provider services delivering products directly to retailers across Texas with expert handling, on-time delivery, and merchandising options for retail partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

1836 Farms processes, bottles, and distributes a range of fluid dairy products—milk, cream, ice cream, and beverages—using HTST pasteurization and packaging them in reusable glass bottles with a $3 refundable deposit. The company sells its branded products directly to Texas retail grocery stores via a Direct Store Delivery (DSD) model centered on its Terrell, Texas dairy.

Product overview

1836 Farms is a family-owned dairy company based in Terrell, Texas, offering a diverse portfolio of dairy products and beverages. The core product lineup centers on fresh, organic milk varieties bottled in reusable glass bottles, including Whole Milk, 2% Milk, Chocolate Milk, and Strawberry Milk. The company distinguishes itself through seasonal specialty flavors such as Cotton Candy, Peaches N' Cream, Blueberry, Orange Creamsicle, Mint Chocolate, and various holiday-themed offerings like Traditional Eggnog, Pumpkin Spice Eggnog, and Dr. Nog. Beyond dairy milk, the portfolio extends to value-added beverages including Cold Brew Coffee Milk, Banana Milk, and an organic cold brew coffee line. The company also produces fruit beverages (Apple Juice, Orange Juice, Lemonade, Limeade, Cherry Limeade, Strawberry Lemonade, Mango Sweet Tea, Texas Palmer, Sweetened Black Tea), dairy staples (Heavy Cream, Half & Half), and a super premium ice cream line featuring Stroopwafel, Gail's Campfire (S'mores), Cookies N' Cream, and Mint Cookies N' Cream flavors. All products emphasize the company's commitment to quality through glass bottle packaging and gentle HTST pasteurization methods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Whole Milk (glass bottle) HTST-pasteurized whole milk bottled in reusable glass bottles (with a $3 refundable deposit) for Texas retail grocery shoppers seeking local, fresh fluid milk.
• Cream Dairy cream produced at the Terrell, Texas facility and distributed through Texas retail grocery accounts as part of the 1836 Farms product range.
• Ice Cream Frozen dairy dessert produced by 1836 Farms and stocked by Texas retail grocers alongside its fluid dairy range.
• Dairy-based Beverages Flavored dairy-based beverages processed and bottled by 1836 Farms in Terrell, Texas, sold through Texas retail grocery channels.

Quantifiable outcome

• Bottles are rinsed, sanitized, triple washed and refilled - 100% reusable and recyclable
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Borden Dairy: Borden Dairy is a direct, Texas-based fluid milk peer with iconic glass-bottle heritage and broad DSD distribution across the South and Texas. It competes head-to-head with 1836 Farms on grocery shelf for the same Texas consumer seeking local, traditional bottled milk.
• Promised Land Dairy: Promised Land Dairy is a Texas-based family dairy that bottles flavored and white milk in glass jars for Texas and regional retailers, with a strong flavored-milk focus (e.g., Cookies & Cream, Chocolate). Its product mix, packaging format, and Texas retail footprint closely overlap with 1836 Farms' white and seasonal flavored milk line.
• Shamrock Farms: Shamrock Farms is a family-owned dairy operating its own DSD route, famous for flavored single-serve milk (e.g., Chocolate, Strawberry, Rockin' Protein). It is directly comparable to 1836 Farms in family ownership, DSD-driven distribution, and a flavored-milk differentiation strategy.

Emerging players

• Straus Family Creamery: Straus Family Creamery is a family-owned, Northern California organic dairy that bottles milk in reusable glass and emphasizes minimal processing (low-temp pasteurization) and farm-to-table positioning. Its reusable glass and family-heritage brand positioning closely mirror 1836 Farms, though geography is West Coast rather than Texas.
• Maple Hill Creamery: Maple Hill Creamery is a small-batch, 100% grass-fed organic dairy whose premium, minimally processed positioning in glass bottles parallels 1836 Farms' family/heritage and gentle pasteurization story. Comparable on craft-dairy differentiation strategy, though focused on Northeast US rather than Texas.
• Stonyfield Farm: Stonyfield Farm is an organic dairy brand (yogurt and milk) sold in Texas retailers with a strong organic, family-farmer-supplier story. Comparable on organic certification and premium positioning versus commodity milk, though with a far broader product portfolio and national scale.

Regional players

• Hiland Dairy: Hiland Dairy is a large regional fluid milk processor serving Texas and the central US via DSD and broad SKU range (milk, cream, ice cream, juices). It is a comparable Texas-shelf competitor but at much larger scale, traditional plastic jug packaging, and institutional-grade breadth rather than seasonal/specialty focus.

Broad incumbents

• Oak Farms Dairy: Oak Farms Dairy (a legacy Dean Foods / Borden heritage brand) is one of the largest fluid milk processors serving Texas via supermarkets and DSD. It is comparable as a competing Texas milk brand but operates at incumbency scale with conventional plastic packaging rather than the artisanal glass-bottle positioning of 1836 Farms.
• Horizon Organic: Horizon Organic (a Danone brand) is a national premium organic milk brand sold across the same grocery channel that 1836 Farms targets, including Texas retailers. Comparable on organic positioning and retail distribution, though at national scale and with conventional packaging.
• Organic Valley: Organic Valley is a national farmer-owned organic dairy cooperative whose Texas retail presence puts it on the same shelves as 1836 Farms. Comparable on the family-farm cooperative narrative and organic positioning, though at far greater scale and broader product portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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