Year founded: 1857
Founder: Gail Borden
Notable Achievements:
- Borden founder, Gail Borden, received the first patent for his process of condensing milk by vacuum in 1856.
- Borden pioneered the use of glass milk bottles in 1885.In 1966, Borden became the first U.S. dairy producer to the use the U.S. Department of Agriculture Inspection Shield.
Ownership: Capitol Peak Partners
CEO: Ed Fugger
Industry association affiliations: International Dairy Foods Association, MilkPEP, International Dairy Deli Bakery Association
Mascot: Elsie the Cow
Number of employees: 1,700
Locations of plants & branches:
Borden has 4 milk plants + 1 sour cream plant:
Milk Plants:
- Lafayette, LA
- Cleveland, OH
- Winter Haven, FL
- London, KY
Sour Cream Plant: DePere, WI
Products Sold:
- Milk: 11 products
- Cream: 4 products
- Buttermilk: 4 products
- Dips & sour cream: 7 products (including cottage cheese and aerosol whipped cream)
- Juices, teas, and flavored drinks: 12 products
- Seasonal: 2 products
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Gallons Produced Annually: 350 million
Founder Namesakes:
- Gail Borden Public Library District – Elgin, Illinois
- Borden County, Texas
- Gail, Texas (county seat of Borden County)
- Borden, Texas (in Colorado County)
- Gail Mountain, located on the edge of the town of Gail, Texas
- “Gail Borden” hybrid tea rose (according to the National Gardening Association)
Fun Facts:
In 1936, a live cow named Elsie made her debut as the company’s official spokescow at the New York World’s Fair.