Meet the Co-op
Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) is a milk marketing cooperative made up of 1,100 family farms dedicated to providing you with fresh, delicious dairy products. Meet some of these families to learn more about our Co-op Crafted promise and the people behind it. When you purchase dairy products bearing our Co-op Crafted mark, you support our commitment to quality and sustainability.
VANDER KOOI FAMILY FARM
WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA
“We are really proud that we make a great product. Our milk has a nutritional value for all families,” says Rita, a member of the Vander Kooi family and a young mother. “It’s neat to think that my friends are serving their families food produced here at our farm.”
WHY AMPI?
As the largest cheese cooperative based in the U.S., AMPI is dedicated to supporting family farms and offering Co-op Crafted products exhibiting the highest quality, freshness and taste. Our farmers collectively own seven Midwest-based manufacturing plants where skilled employees use members’ milk to produce nearly 10 percent of the nation’s American-type cheese, processed cheese and butter.
1,100
Family Farms
1,000
AMPI Employees
50
Years of Experience
6
States with Dairy Farms
