Idaho Milk Products, a global leader in milk proteins and sustainable milk processing, recently announced its plans to broaden its business by constructing a $200 million dual ice cream and powder blending facility at its Jerome, Idaho campus.
According to the company, the processor’s entry into the ice cream business comes with a focus on premium indulgent and functional recipes in both bulk and novelty formats, while blending capabilities will support the ice cream business and create capabilities to provide custom formulations to both existing and new customers.
“We have the freshest, best quality cream in the market, and the project was initially born out of the conviction to add incremental value to a portion of that product stream. The inclusion of a blending facility in the new plant creates new ways to service our customers and add to the benefits of our vertically integrated model,” Kevin Quinn, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, said in a company press release.
Idaho Milk Products states that this business venture is a natural extension of its existing model and has the potential to create one of the world’s most sustainable ice cream businesses.
“We work hard every day to maintain our position as a global leader in Milk Protein Concentrates (MPC) and Isolates (MPI),” said Daragh Maccabee, CEO of Idaho Milk Products. “Our commitment to this core business remains. At the same time, we constantly seek out new ways to add value to our milk, always doing so in a way that is sustainable for the longer term. Our vision for this plant is to build on the strength of our existing business, leverage our Milk Innovation Center, the strength of our R&D team and the unique synergies that this business will create.”
Construction of the 183,000 square foot plant will commence within the next two months and should be substantially complete by early 2026 with full commercial production by May 2026, according to John Murphy, Vice President of Operations at Idaho Milk Products.
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