Center for Dairy Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
University of Wisconsin-Madison dairy research center in Babcock Hall, Madison, that does fee-for-service product development, prototyping and pilot trials for dairy companies from entrepreneurs to multinationals. It runs a licensed cheese pilot plant and a dairy processing pilot plant for beverages, cultured products, concentrates and powders, plus sensory, analytical and microbial testing, scale-up support and food safety services.
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Process
Lit: the preservation processes they state. 3 processes stated in all.
Packaging
0formats stated
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Minimum order
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Certifications
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What they state
- Plant locations
- Madison, WI
- Process
- HTST pasteurizationSpray dryingEmulsifying and homogenizing
- Packaging
- Not stated in their published information
- Products
- Dairy
- Minimum order
- Not published
- Food safety certification
- Not stated in their published informationNo GFSI scheme found on their site; not proof they lack one.
- Other certifications
- Not stated in their published information
- Regulatory scope
- Not stated in their published information
- Equipment
- licensed cheese pilot plant with APT and Kalt vats and specialty cheese caves
- spiral membrane systems (RO, NF, UF, MF)
- small HTST pasteurizer
- APV single effect batch evaporator
- APV pilot one-stage spray dryer
- Gaulin two-stage homogenizer
- jacketed tanks from 5 to 500 gallons
- butterfat separators
- Batch size or capacity
- Pilot scale; small HTST at 1.0 to 1.2 gal/min, spray dryer evaporating 40 to 60 lb water per hour
- Services
- Formulation and R&DPilot and small runsRecipe scale-upSensory testingIn-house labFood safety consultingRefers to other plants
- Works with
- Idea-stage brandsStartups and first runsLarge CPG companies
- Also states
- Cheese trials: natural, processed, cold pack, cream cheese and butter
- Milk and whey fractionation, concentration and drying
- Concentrated yogurt and other soft dairy products in the pilot plant
- Library of dairy formulations
- Third-party audits including GFSI, GMP reviews, HACCP plan validation
- Dairy short courses and customized training
- Help identifying the manufacturer best suited to make a product
- Type of company
- R&D and pilot lab
How we checked
Verified 2026-10-02 from the manufacturer's published information (6 pages checked).
Their own published information states these capabilities clearly.
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