J and J Farms Creamery

What J and J Farms Creamery does

J&J Farms Creamery is a privately held wholesale dairy distributor headquartered at 57-48 49th Place in Maspeth, Queens, NY, operating since 1951. The company provides full-service refrigerated dairy distribution across the tri-state region (NY, NJ, CT) to independent grocers and supermarket chains. Its product portfolio combines an extensive selection of national branded dairy items with two proprietary private label lines, Tropical Splash and Farms Creamery, both positioned on superior taste, quality, and value.

The company's distribution infrastructure is supported by multi-channel ordering capabilities including direct phone/email (718-821-1625, [email protected]), a dedicated B2B online order portal (orders.jj-farms.com), and native mobile applications on iOS and Android. It also maintains a kosher-certified product catalog, enabling it to serve religious-dietary-compliance retail accounts. Legal entity is J & J Farms Creamery Co Inc, a New York corporation.

The business model is wholesale B2B transaction-margin revenue: the company purchases national branded dairy from manufacturers and resells to retailers, plus earns margin on its own private label SKUs. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company employs between 51 and 100 people and reports no parent company, institutional investors, or M&A activity.

Name

J and J Farms Creamery

Legal name

J & J Farms Creamery Co Inc

Website

https://jjfarmscreamery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

J&J Farms Creamery is a privately held wholesale dairy distributor, founded in 1951 and headquartered in Maspeth, NY, serving independent grocers and supermarkets across the tri-state region with national branded and private label refrigerated dairy products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Dairy Distribution

NAICS

Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers (424430), Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers (4244)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Refrigerated & Dairy Foods Wholesale (Dairy, Eggs, Chilled) (AFAIABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dairy & Refrigerated Foods Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAAAE), Fluid Milk & Cream Wholesale (AFAIAEAA), Butter & Cultured Dairy (Yogurt, Sour Cream, Kefir) Wholesale (AFAIAEAB)

Keywords

• Wholesale dairy distribution
• Refrigerated dairy products
• Private label dairy
• Grocer supply services
• Tri-state food distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Maspeth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. National Branded Dairy Distribution: Wholesale distribution of national branded dairy products to independent grocers and supermarkets. Revenue generated through product margin on refrigerated dairy items sold to retail accounts.
2. Private Label Products (Tropical Splash and Farms Creamery): Sale of proprietary private label dairy products under the Tropical Splash and Farms Creamery brands, offering retailers an alternative with superior taste, quality, and value positioning.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

J&J Farms Creamery is a wholesale distributor that supplies refrigerated dairy products to independent grocers and supermarkets across the tri-state region (NY, NJ, CT). Its portfolio includes an extensive selection of national branded dairy items alongside two proprietary private label lines — Tropical Splash and Farms Creamery — formulated to deliver superior taste, quality, and value at retail. Distribution is full-service, covering order intake through refrigerated delivery.

Product overview

J&J Farms Creamery is a wholesale dairy distributor offering a comprehensive portfolio of refrigerated dairy products. The company operates as a single unified distribution business that combines national branded dairy items with its own private label brands, Tropical Splash and Farms Creamery. Both private label lines are positioned as quality alternatives providing superior taste, quality, and value. The core offering also includes full-service refrigerated distribution from order through delivery, serving independent grocers and supermarkets across the tri-state region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tropical Splash: Private label brand providing superior taste, quality, and value.
• Farms Creamery

Products and services

• Tropical Splash Proprietary private label dairy product line developed by J&J Farms Creamery, formulated for superior taste, quality, and value, offered to independent grocers and supermarkets for retail resale under the Tropical Splash brand.
• Farms Creamery Proprietary private label dairy brand developed by J&J Farms Creamery, offered to retailers as a quality alternative to national branded dairy products with positioning around superior taste, quality, and value.
• National Branded Dairy Products Extensive wholesale selection of national branded refrigerated dairy items distributed by J&J Farms Creamery to independent grocers and supermarkets throughout the tri-state region.
• Refrigerated Dairy Distribution Services Full-service refrigerated dairy distribution covering the tri-state region (NY, NJ, CT), managing the supply chain from order through delivery for independent grocers and supermarket chains.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Shamrock Farms: Shamrock Farms is a Virginia/Arizona-based family-owned dairy processor with private label and branded dairy distribution across retail channels — comparable to J&J as a family-controlled dairy company operating both private label and branded wholesale distribution, though serving a different region.
• Oberweis Dairy: Oberweis Dairy is a regional Illinois-based milk processor and home-delivery-plus-wholesale operator with a private label glass-bottle brand; comparable in business model to J&J as a regional dairy brand operator with both wholesale and direct-to-consumer routes, though in a different geography.

Direct peers

• Readington Farms: Readington Farms is a Hunterdon County, New Jersey-based dairy that produces and distributes fluid milk, cream, and cultured products under its own brand across the tri-state area, directly overlapping J&J Farms Creamery's geography, product mix, and independent-grocer retail relationships.
• Garelick Farms: Garelick Farms was a long-running New England fluid milk and dairy distributor serving retail grocers with both national and private label products — directly comparable to J&J's regional dairy distribution model; the brand has operated under HP Hood ownership since the late 1990s.
• Lehigh Valley Dairy Farms (Tuscan Dairy Farms): Lehigh Valley / Tuscan Dairy Farms is a Pennsylvania-based fluid milk processor and distributor supplying retailers in the Mid-Atlantic with national and private label dairy products, broadly comparable to J&J's regional refrigerated wholesale model.
• Cream O Land Dairy: Cream O Land is a New Jersey-based regional dairy processor and distributor serving retail grocery with fluid milk and cultured dairy products in the Northeast — a comparable regional wholesale dairy competitor serving the same customer types as J&J.
• Cumberland Dairy: Cumberland Dairy is a Bridgeton, New Jersey-based fluid milk processor and co-packer producing private label dairy products for retailers and foodservice — directly comparable to J&J's private label dairy positioning within the same tri-state market.

Broad incumbents

• HP Hood: HP Hood is a large Northeast-anchored dairy manufacturer and distributor with broad national brand coverage including dairy and plant-based products; comparable to J&J as a refrigerated dairy wholesaler serving retail grocery at scale, though much larger and broader in portfolio.
• Dairy Farmers of America: Dairy Farmers of America is the largest U.S. dairy cooperative with extensive fluid milk processing, private label manufacturing, and wholesale distribution across retail channels — the dominant national player in exactly the wholesale dairy category where J&J Farms operates regionally.

Others

• Stew Leonard's: Stew Leonard's is a Connecticut-based independent supermarket chain that operates its own in-store dairy processing and distribution for creamery products — adjacent to J&J as a tri-state retail buyer of dairy, while also being a vertically integrated dairy operator itself.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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