Thomas Kinder Email Address

Assistant Director, Strategic Sourcing

Bongards' Creameries is a cooperative owned by proud Minnesota farmers. We have plants in Bongards and Perham, Minnesota, as well as Humboldt, Tennessee. The secret to Bongards' success is our natural cheese. By making our own natural cheese, we have total control over its quality and consistency every day of the year. It's an important point of difference, because most other processed manufacturers simply buy their natural cheese on the open market and are forced to accept whatever quality is available that day. Our Perham plant also produces a variety of top quality whey powder, ranging from Whey Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Concentrate 80% and Deproteinized Whey Powder. Our 12-acre Bongards plant and warehouse complex contains state-of-the-art automated processing equipment geared toward high output of processed cheese. Our Humboldt plant is dedicated to processed and shredded cheese, as well as processed and analog cheese blends. This plant lets us better meet the increasing demand of our customers. No matter which of our products you use, we know you'll be pleased. Maybe that's why some of the largest names in the foodservice ad food processing are proud to call Bongards' Creameries their supplier of choice.