Mill-king Market & Creamery Llc

Name

Mill-king Market & Creamery Llc

Legal name

Mill-King Market and Creamery, LLC

Website

https://mill-king.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1941

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dairy Products

NAICS

Fluid Milk Manufacturing (311511), Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing (31151), Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers (424430)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020)

akta.pro primary industry

Fluid Milk & Cream Processing (AFAKAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Yogurt & Cultured Dairy Products Manufacturing (Kefir, Sour Cream, Labneh) (AFAKAKAC), Fluid Milk & Cream Wholesale (AFAIAEAA)

Keywords

• Farmstead dairy products
• Low-temperature pasteurized milk
• Grass-fed dairy
• Artisan cheese production
• Non-homogenized cream

Headquarters

HQ city

Mcgregor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Farm Store Retail Sales: Direct-to-consumer sales through the Mill-King Market farm store located at their McGregor, Texas facility. Customers visit the farm store to purchase dairy products, beef, chicken, pork, and other local Texas products.
2. Wholesale Distribution: Products sold through major food distributors to retail outlets across Texas including natural food stores, grocers, and restaurants.
3. Raw Milk Farm Sales: Earned retail raw milk license in December 2010 and began selling raw milk on the farm directly to consumers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mill-King Market and Creamery operates a farmstead dairy processing operation that produces low-temperature vat pasteurized, non-homogenized milk, cream, and artisan cheese from a grass-fed, pasture-raised herd. The company sells these dairy products alongside grass-fed beef, pastured chicken and pork, and a curated assortment of local Texas, allergen-free, and clean-living products through an on-site farm store and wholesale distribution across Texas.

Product overview

Mill-King Market and Creamery is a farmstead dairy processor operating as a single unified offering centered on their low-temperature pasteurized, non-homogenized milk, cream, and artisan cheese products. The company operates both as a wholesale dairy supplier (with products distributed through Whole Foods, Central Market, and Natural Grocers across Texas) and as a retail farm store. The farm store extends beyond dairy to offer grass-fed beef, pastured chicken and pork, local Texas artisan products, allergen-free items, Young Living essential oils, and clean household/personal care products—creating a one-stop destination for clean, natural living products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Low-Temp Pasteurized Milk Signature farmstead milk batch pasteurized at 145°F for 30 minutes using vat pasteurization to preserve natural enzymes and nutrients, and not homogenized so the cream rises to the top of the bottle. Sold at the Mill-King Market farm store, at Texas farmers' markets, and through wholesale distributors to grocery and food service customers across Texas.
• Cream Top Products Non-homogenized cream that rises naturally to the top of milk bottles; customers can shake the bottle to mix or separate the cream for butter, whipping cream, or coffee creamer use.
• Artisan Cheese Handcrafted cheese produced on the farm with no additives or preservatives, made from the same low-temperature pasteurized, non-homogenized milk used for the core dairy line.
• Grass-Fed Beef Beef from cattle raised on the farm, grass-fed and never given hormones or grains, sold at the on-site Mill-King Market farm store.
• Pastured Chicken Pastured chicken products available at the on-site Mill-King Market farm store.
• Pastured Pork Pastured pork products available at the on-site Mill-King Market farm store.
• Local Texas Products (farm store assortment) Farm store assortment of Texas-sourced products including local eggs, honey, cheese, elderberry syrup, pecans, soaps, lotions, jams, fudge, and bread sourced from local farmers and artisans.
• Allergen-Free and Clean-Label Products Farm store assortment of items for dietary restrictions including gluten-free, sugar-free, dye-free, and egg-free products, plus fair-trade, sustainably raised, organic, and non-GMO foods.
• Young Living Essential Oils and Wellness Products Young Living essential oils, supplements, and personal care items sold at the farm store under the Seed to Seal quality commitment.
• Clean Body and Home Products Body and home products with cleaner, less toxic ingredients including toothpaste, sunscreen, plant-based surface cleaners, detergent, dish soap, and dryer balls, sold at the farm store.
• Retail Raw Milk Raw (unpasteurized) milk sold directly to consumers at the farm under the family's Texas retail raw milk license, providing legal farm-direct access to raw milk for Texas consumers unable to reach other raw milk producers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Products delivered within 48 hours of production
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Organic Valley: National farmer-owned cooperative and the largest U.S. organic dairy brand, selling fluid milk and a broad dairy SKU set across mainstream and natural channels. Overlaps on 'clean/organic' positioning but with far broader scale and distribution.
• Stonyfield Farm: Organic dairy brand (yogurt and fluid milk) owned by Danone with nationwide distribution. Competitor in the same organic/specialty dairy shelf set as Mill-King at Whole Foods/Natural Grocers.
• Horizon Organic: Danone-owned national organic fluid-milk brand with mainstream distribution. Sets the price/margin baseline in the organic fluid-milk category in which Mill-King competes.

Direct peers

• Kalona SuperNatural: Iowa-based organic dairy brand selling minimally processed fluid milk, cream, and butter to natural-food retailers. Comparable on small-batch organic dairy and natural-channel distribution strategy.
• Maple Hill Creamery: New York-based 100% grass-fed, organic farmstead dairy selling low-temperature pasteurized, non-homogenized milk in glass bottles. Closest direct analog to Mill-King on positioning, processing method, and brand story.
• Hudson Valley Fresh: New York regional farmstead dairy cooperative distributing fluid milk, cream, and yogurt to regional grocers and foodservice. Comparable as a regional farmstead dairy with DTC + wholesale + restaurant accounts.
• Snowville Creamery: Ohio small-batch dairy using low-temperature vat pasteurization to supply fluid milk to regional grocery and foodservice customers. Directly comparable on processing method and farmstead-to-shelf supply chain.
• Trickling Springs Creamery: Pennsylvania craft dairy producing low-temp pasteurized, non-homogenized milk and cream for Mid-Atlantic natural food retailers and on-farm store. Comparable on processing technique and direct retail model.
• Strauss Family Creamery: California organic, 100% grass-fed dairy selling fluid milk and cream with a regenerative-agriculture brand story. Highly comparable on grass-fed/non-homogenized dairy positioning and premium retail distribution model.

Emerging players

• Vital Farms: Pasture-raised egg brand (with growing pasture-raised dairy line) selling through natural and mainstream grocers nationwide. Comparable on 'pasture-raised / clean-label' brand narrative and natural-channel retail strategy, though anchored in eggs rather than fluid milk.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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