Our Business
A State-of-the-Art Cheese and Whey Protein Manufacturing Facility in the Heart of Michigan
MWC is a large-scale cheese and whey protein manufacturing facility in St. Johns, Michigan.
MWC processes over 2.9 billion pounds of milk, and produces in excess of 300 million pounds of superior block cheese and 20 million pounds of value-added whey proteins powders each year. Employing nearly 260 employees, MWC makes world-class products of the highest quality to be sold throughout the world.
This location allows us to partner with regional dairy farmers to receive the freshest milk available for our products. Local milk producers are an invaluable resource to MWC, and are the heart of our business.
2.9B
Pounds of milk
300M
Pounds of cheese
20M
Pounds of whey
MWC won this prestigious award in February 2021. It recognizes food and beverage manufacturers that have completed projects demonstrating a high level of technology advancement and innovation in processing and packaging machinery. Take a peek inside our best-in-class facility.
Dairy Foods magazine has named MWC, a state-of-the-art cheese and whey plant in St. Johns, Michigan, the recipient of the 2021 Dairy Foods Dairy Plant of the Year Award.
Read more on why MWC was selected for the honor in Dairy Foods.
Select Milk formed in 1994 out of a desire by a group of family dairy producers to develop a national footprint for the perfect milk. Along with Dairy Farmers of America, Select Milk markets much of the milk produced in Michigan.
Dairy Farmers of America is made up of more than 13,000 diverse family farmers from across the country and, prior to MWC, much of that milk supply was being transported out of state due to lack of local processing capacity.
Glanbia Nutritionals provides expertise in the development and operation of large scale, efficient facilities for the production of high-quality dairy-based products, teamed with the quality milk produced in the area.
Cheese
High quality cheeses from the
freshest, local milk
MWC produces 300 million pounds of superior Cheddar, Monterey Jack and Colby Jack cheeses. Our cheese is made from the freshest local milk and shipped out to a number of national brands and international food companies for packaging and resale. Made from the finest ingredients and produced in our state-of-the-art cheese processing facility, MWC’s products deliver exceptional texture and flavor for many applications. Each variety is available in 40 lb. or 640 lb. blocks.
Cheddar
Monterey Jack
Colby Jack
Whey Protein
Nutritional whey protein concentrate
and whey protein isolate
MWC produces whey protein concentrate and whey protein isolate. Our whey protein is derived from fresh dairy which allows us to manufacture the most sought-after solutions in the industry.
Manufactured in our dedicated whey processing facility, our whey proteins come from a microfiltration and ultrafiltration membrane process pioneered by Glanbia Nutritionals. We produce highly-purified whey protein concentrate and isolate for a variety of nutritional and functional products. Whey protein concentrate and isolate are ideally suited for use in sports nutrition products, protein bars, and a host of other applications.
Whey Protein Concentrate
