Cass-Clay

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Cass-Clay Creamery
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Food
Founded1934;90 years ago (1934)
Moorhead, Minnesota,
U.S.
Headquarters,
U.S.
Area served
Midwestern United States
Products Dairy
Parent Kemps
Website cassclay.com

Cass-Clay Creamery is a creamery headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota. [1] [2] It was founded in 1934 in neighboring Moorhead, Minnesota. [3] Its present-day headquarters are at 200 20th St North in Fargo. It manufactures dairy products such as milk, cream, butter, sour cream, cottage cheese, yogurt and ice cream. [3] [4] It also manufactured dips and juices.

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History

In 1935 Cass-Clay Cooperative Creamery opened its first plant in Moorhead Minnesota [3] [5]

In 2007 it was acquired by Associated Milk Producers Inc. [6] and in 2012 it was purchased by Kemps LLC [7]

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