About Us:
The St. Albans Cooperative Creamery is a member governed dairy cooperative committed to providing service, selecting stable markets and achieving the greatest return for our members by offering quality products and excellent service to customers. The Cooperative will be an active leader in the dairy industry and political environment for the benefit of all dairy farmers.
We are committed to growing with our customers to meet their changing needs and to providing our members with the services necessary to produce high quality milk. Fiscal responsibility and integrity are our core values. The Cooperative has a history of consistent profitability and fair dealing, offering all members access to programs, benefits and incentive on the same terms.
The St. Albans Cooperative Creamery, Inc. was established in 1919 to give dairy farmers a reliable market and fair price for their product. More than 80 years later, we are the largest dairy cooperative in Vermont, processing and marketing over three million pounds of milk each day from approximately 516 member farms. The mission of providing members with a guaranteed, year round market for their milk at fair prices remains unchanged.
Over 8 Decades of Profitability
The Cooperative has a long standing tradition of fiscal responsibility and has posted profits yearly since 1919. Facilities and equipment are nearly debt free. The Cooperative has recently financed the purchase and installation of new cream and milk silos. The Cooperative finances the majority of its operations and member programs from profits and members' investments.
With our Mission Statement as the framework for our quality policy, the St. Albans Cooperative Creamery commits to operating a quality management system that complies with the requirements of the ISO 9001-2000 standard and to continually improve the system's efficiency and effectiveness.
Top management is responsible for achieving quality throughout the organization and providing the resources necessary to do so.
Quality objectives established to implement this policy include product conformity, customer satisfaction and plant profitability.
This policy serves as top management's operational vision and strategy to exceed the needs and expectations of our valued customers: our member farms, product customers, hauling companies and fellow employees.
The Cooperative operates a highly efficient "straight - line" manufacturing facility with the ability to separate milk; process cream, skim and skim condensed milk; and dry milk to powder. This enables us to meet rapidly changing market demands. The milk received and processed at our facility is rBST free. Our FDA approved laboratory conducts product testing to help farmers achieve and maintain high quality standards.