Leprino

Leprino

Leprino Foods Company

Denver, Colorado, United States

Ingredients & Cultures
Founded 19505000+ employeesManufacturerSells to Processors
Profile last updated: August 11, 2026

About

Founded in 1950, Leprino is a dairy industry manufacturer based in Denver, United States selling ingredients & cultures.

Leprino is a family-owned cheesemaker founded in Denver, Colorado, in 1950, and described as the world's largest producer of mozzarella and pizza cheese. It operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, Europe and Brazil, and produces mozzarella and string cheese alongside dairy ingredients such as whey protein, lactose and micellar casein. Its Leprino Nutrition division supplies nutrition ingredients to food and nutrition brands worldwide, with regional offices in Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. The company states a target of greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050.

Location

Denver, United States

Founded

1950

Employees

5000+

Legal name

Leprino Foods Company

Focus areas

mozzarellapasta filatawhey proteinmicellar caseinlactosenutrition ingredientsdairy ingredients

Languages

ENES

Products & capabilities

Supply categories

Ingredients & Cultures

Supplier role

Manufacturer

Sells to

Processors

Customer scale

Industrial

Dairy products served

CheeseWhey

Milk species

Cow

Products

Mozzarella cheese

Pasta filata cheese

Mozzarella and pizza cheese made through a patented heating and stretching process.

Whey protein

Dairy ingredient

Native whey protein ingredients for food and nutrition brands.

Micellar casein

Dairy ingredient

Micellar casein ingredients for food and nutrition brands.

Lactose

Dairy ingredient

Lactose ingredient produced at US plants.

Service regions

United StatesEuropeBrazilAsia PacificMiddle East & Africa

Standards, references & customers

Sustainability claims

Roswell plant treats all process water for irrigation on adjacent croplandLubbock plant designed with sustainability features

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