The Dairy Foods 2016 Plant of the Year is Bel Brands USA’s manufacturing facility in Brookings, S.D., that makes Mini Babybel cheeses.

Dairy Foods asks the dairy industry to help it select the 2016 Plant of the Year. We have nominated 12 dairy processing plants that manufacture fluid milk, ice cream, yogurt, cheese and other dairy and nondairy products. 

Kroger's milk plant in Denver was one of 11 facilities nominated for our Plant of the Year award. More than 5,200 votes were cast on dairyfoods.com. Dairy Foods will present the award at the International Dairy Show in Chicago in September.

The Kroger Co.’s Mountain View Foods plant in Denver is the 2015 Plant of the Year. It was one of 11 plants nominated. More than 5,100 votes were cast on dairyfoods.com.

Where is the 2015 Plant of the Year? The answer will be known in July after the voting has ended. Review the 11 nominated dairy plants then cast your vote.

Smith Brothers Farms, a fluid milk processor, has been selected to receive the Plant of the Year award from Dairy Foods. Its plant was one of 12 dairy processing plants throughout the United States nominated by Dairy Foods. 

Where is the 2014 Plant of the Year? The answer will be known in July after the voting has ended. Cast your vote now.

The magazine nominated 13 dairy processing plants that manufacture fluid milk, cheese, ice cream or cultured dairy products. All had been featured in Dairy Foods magazine and on dairyfoods.com over the previous 18 months.