Good Culture Partners with Michigan Milk Producers on New Manufacturing Facility
Dedicated plant to expand capacity after nearly quadrupling sales since 2023.
Good Culture makes cottage cheese, sour cream, and cream cheese, all made with milk from cows raised on family farms, with no artificial ingredients, gums, stabilizers, or additives.
Pictured (L-R) Front Row: Kristin Schleman, Michigan Economic Development Corporation; Devon Pingel, Lansing Economic Area Partnership; Brad Parks, MMPA Chief Operating Officer; Joe Diglio, MMPA President & CEO; Doug Chapin, MMPA Board Chairman; Mary Perrien, Ovid Mayor; Amy Martin, MMPA Board Member; and Emma Bostwick, Lansing Economic Area Partnership. Back Row: Back Row: Kevin Kuhl, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; Eric Starn, City of Ovid; Corby Werth, MMPA Board Member; Bruce Benthem, MMPA Board Member; Kris Wardin, MMPA Board Member; Brian DeMann, MMPA Board Member; and Tim Fair, Clinton County Catalyst.
Good Culture sales have increased nearly four times, while helping reignite a cottage cheese category that grew nearly 60% over the same period.
Good Culture, the clean-label cultured dairy brand credited with revolutionizing cottage cheese for the modern age, today announced a partnership with Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA), a dairy farmer owned cooperative and processor, to invest in a dedicated production facility.
After nearly quadrupling sales over the past three years and helping drive almost 60% growth in the cottage cheese category during the same period, Good Culture is expanding capacity through the partnership to significantly increase capability, support unprecedented demand, and create new jobs in the region.
Launched in May, the facility combines MMPA’s deep expertise in dairy production and manufacturing with the assets and capabilities needed to produce Good Culture’s full portfolio of cottage cheese products.
“This purpose-built facility is a major step forward for Good Culture, allowing us to scale, maintain control over our supply, and get our products onto more shelves nationwide,” said Jesse Merrill, CEO and co-founder of Good Culture. “From day one, our brand has been built on doing things the right way and working with a values-aligned partner makes it possible to grow without sacrificing the quality our consumers know and trust.”
Based in the Great Lakes region, MMPA is located near an abundance of dairy supply sourced from family farms, making it an ideal partner from a manufacturing and supply chain perspective.
MMPA recently acquired a facility in Remus, Michigan, that is dedicated to this new initiative. The partnership is made possible through a farmer-backed investment from MMPA’s member-owners, who have invested both capital and trust in a shared future, backing Good Culture with their dollars and confidence in the brand’s long-term potential.
"We are proud to be the first fully dedicated dairy cooperative to partner with Good Culture, a brand that shares our commitment to quality, innovation, and better-for-you dairy, and are excited to work alongside their team to meet growing consumer demand for protein-rich cottage cheese," said Joe Diglio, MMPA president and CEO. “Through this partnership, the investment and dedication of our member-owners is helping deliver high-quality, nutritious dairy to more people through a rapidly expanding national brand."
About Good Culture
Based in Austin, Texas, Good Culture is a clean-label cultured foods brand credited with revolutionizing cottage cheese for the modern age. Founded in 2015 by Jesse Merrill and Anders Eisner, the two recognized the untapped potential of cottage cheese as a superfood, transforming it into a frontrunner of the real food movement. Today, Good Culture makes cottage cheese, sour cream, and cream cheese, all made with milk from cows raised on family farms, with no artificial ingredients, gums, stabilizers, or additives. The brand’s partnerships with 1% for the Planet, Path to Pasture, and B-Corp Certification demonstrate its commitment to higher standards for its workers, communities, and the environment.
About Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA)
The Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) is a member-owned and operated milk marketing cooperative known for producing high-quality, award-winning dairy products. Established in 1916, MMPA is the 9th largest U.S. dairy farmer-owned cooperative serving members in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin. At MMPA, commitment to milk quality begins on the farm and extends through their five processing facilities and wholly-owned subsidiary brands, Superior Dairy and Heritage Ridge Creamery.
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