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Committed to Quality Since 1926

Lake Mills Street In 1926, shortly after immigrating to the US, Nathan Friedell founded Nathan's Produce Company and began delivering fresh eggs, door-to-door. Word of his personal commitment to service and good products spread and his business grew along with it. Soon after, Nathan created the Crystal Farms brand and stenciled it on crates of fresh eggs that he delivered directly to small grocers throughout Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Crystal Farms eggs were nicknamed "Crystals" and their reputation for freshness and low cost preceded them.

"Crystals" Helps Feed WWII Troops

"Crystals" Helps Feed WWII Troops By the late 1930s Crystal Farms was shipping eggs via railroad from the heart of dairy country to the East Coast. To help keep the eggs fresh, they were rubbed with mineral oil sealing their pores. Then they were strapped into wooden cases and loaded onto refrigerated rail cars.

During WWII, "Crystals" were shipped to military training facilities on both coasts. After the war, the egg business was expanded to include cheese and other dairy products to grocery stores throughout the Midwest.

High-Quality, Trusted Cheeses

Throughout the 50s and 60s, the US population was booming and grocery stores were growing into modern supermarkets. Crystal Farms grew as well by sticking to its small-town values of great personal service and the idea that customers deserved a good product at a good price.

As a result, it didn't take long for grocers and consumers to fall in love with Crystal Farms cheese, butter, eggs and other refrigerated dairy products; especially at prices lower than the national brands that were starting to develop.

Firmly Rooted in Dairy Country

Lake Mills, Wisconsin is home to Crystal Farms Today, our only processing facility is still located in Lake Mills, a small town in Southern Wisconsin with approximately 5,000 people. In Lake Mills, we have access to the best cheese from select dairies throughout Wisconsin and the Midwest. It's one reason our dairy products consistently meet the highest standards for quality, taste and texture. It also explains how, for all of these years, Crystal Farms has accomplished our primary goal of providing high-quality dairy products at a better value than bigger national brands.

Today

Crystal Farms distributes over 80 Million pounds of cheese and nine million pounds of butter annually to all 50 states. We promise to continue using only the finest ingredients to provide the highest quality products at an honest value.