Sommer Maid Creamery

What Sommer Maid Creamery does

Sommer Maid Creamery is a U.S. dairy private label brand founded in the early 1900s and headquartered in Pipersville, Pennsylvania (with a mailing address in Doylestown, PA). The company provides butter, cheese, cultured dairy, and blended dairy products to the foodservice channel. Since June 10, 2022, it has operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Honor Foods (itself a company of Burris Logistics), and was acquired from founders Frank and Grant Sexton.

The business operates with a small team of approximately 12 employees and generates revenue through the sale of its dairy products to foodservice distributors via Honor Foods' exclusive redistribution network. Products are not sold direct; instead, they flow from manufacturers through Honor Foods' multi-temperature warehouses (frozen, refrigerated, dry) to small and mid-sized independent foodservice distributors who in turn supply restaurants, schools, hospitals, and other operators. Marketing is conducted through Honor Foods' website, product catalogs, trade shows such as UniPro conferences, and a combined 52-person sales team spanning Honor Foods, R.W. Zant, and Sunny Morning.

The company's competitive positioning rests on a 100+ year dairy heritage and brand recognition in the Mid-Atlantic, New England, and Southeast regions. Post-acquisition, its distribution has effectively scaled to cover 39 states through Honor Foods' logistics infrastructure, and it operates as one of four exclusive private label brands (alongside Colony Lane, Valley Fresh, and Sunny Morning) within Honor Foods' portfolio. Pricing is opaque and provided through the Honor Foods sales team rather than publicly disclosed.

Name

Sommer Maid Creamery

Legal name

Sommer Maid Creamery

Website

https://sommermaid.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sommer Maid Creamery is a 100+ year-old U.S. dairy private label brand (butter, cheese, cultured, blended products) serving foodservice distributors. Since 2022, it operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Honor Foods (Burris Logistics) and distributes exclusively through Honor Foods' 39-state redistribution network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dairy Products

NAICS

Dairy Product Manufacturing (3115), Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing (31151), Creamery Butter Manufacturing (311512), Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers (424430)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Yogurt & Cultured Dairy (Yogurt, Kefir, Sour Cream, Cottage Cheese) (CRADACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Butter & Cultured Dairy (Yogurt, Sour Cream, Kefir) Wholesale (AFAIAEAB), Private-Label / Own-Brand Broadline Distributors (AFAIAAAI)

Keywords

• Private label dairy
• Foodservice dairy distribution
• Butter and cheese manufacturing
• Cultured dairy products
• Dairy ingredient supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Pipersville

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, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Dairy Product Sales: Sommer Maid Creamery generates revenue through the sale of butter, cheese, cultured dairy, and blended dairy products to foodservice distributors through Honor Foods' redistribution network.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sommer Maid Creamery is a private label dairy manufacturer founded in the early 1900s and based in Pipersville, Pennsylvania. The company produces butter, cheese, cultured dairy, and blended dairy products under private label for foodservice operators. Since June 2022, it has operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Honor Foods (Burris Logistics), and its output is distributed exclusively through the Honor Foods redistribution network to foodservice distributors across 39 states.

Product overview

Sommer Maid Creamery is a private label dairy brand operated under Honor Foods, a foodservice redistribution company. It is one of several exclusive house brands offered by Honor Foods, alongside Colony Lane, Valley Fresh, and Sunny Morning. Sommer Maid Creamery specializes in providing butter, cheese, cultured dairy, and blended products to foodservice distributors across the Mid-Atlantic, New England, and Southeast regions. The brand was acquired by Honor Foods (a Burris Logistics company) in June 2022 and operates as part of Honor Foods' portfolio of dairy redistribution services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sommer Maid Creamery: Provides the finest quality butter, cheese, cultured dairy, and blended products

Products and services

• Sommer Maid Butter
• Sommer Maid Cheese
• Sommer Maid Cultured Dairy
• Sommer Maid Blended Dairy Products

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Honor Foods (Burris Logistics)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2022Honor Foods, a Burris Logistics company, acquired Sommer Maid Creamery on June 10, 2022. The acquisition broadens Honor Foods' dairy portfolio and solidifies its position as the preferred foodservice redistributor within the Mid-Atlantic, New England, and Southeast regions. Sommer Maid's 100+ years of dairy experience enhances Honor Foods' dairy market expertise.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Prairie Farms Dairy: Large regional dairy cooperative producing butter, cheese, and cultured dairy for foodservice and retail. Comparable in product mix and foodservice distribution model to Sommer Maid's offerings.
• Lactalis American Group: US arm of global dairy giant producing butter, cheese, and cultured dairy under private label and brands (President, Galbani). Direct category peer in foodservice dairy.
• HP Hood: Dairy manufacturer with strong private-label and branded presence in butter, cheese, cream, and cultured products for foodservice. Direct category peer in dairy foodservice distribution.
• Schreiber Foods: Largest US private-label dairy manufacturer producing cheese, yogurt, and cultured dairy for foodservice and retail. Directly comparable as a private-label dairy platform serving foodservice distributors, though at vastly greater scale than Sommer Maid.
• Leprino Foods: World's largest mozzarella and dairy ingredient producer with extensive private-label and foodservice presence. Comparable as a large-scale private dairy supplier serving foodservice channels.
• Agropur US: Major private-label dairy manufacturer (cheese, butter, cultured products) supplying foodservice and retail. Operates as a contract/private-label producer analogous to what Sommer Maid represents within Honor Foods' brand portfolio.
• Great Lakes Cheese: Major private-label and branded cheese manufacturer supplying foodservice and retail. Directly comparable on the cheese private-label side of Sommer Maid's product portfolio.
• Hilmar Cheese Company: Large private-label and ingredient cheese manufacturer with foodservice and industrial customers. Comparable in the private-label cheese manufacturing model that underlies Sommer Maid's cheese offerings.

Direct peers

• Daisy Brand: Specializes in cultured dairy products (sour cream, cottage cheese) and is a leading private-label supplier to foodservice. Highly comparable in product positioning to Sommer Maid's cultured dairy/blended offerings.

Others

• Honor Foods (parent): Listed as context peer only — Honor Foods is the parent company and exclusive distribution channel. Comparable foodservice redistribution business model rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 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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