Sargento acquires Baker Cheese Factory

Sargento acquires Baker Cheese Factory

A specialty cheese plant is being acquired by Sargento Foods.

Plymouth, Wisconsin based Sargento says they’ve signed an agreement to add Baker Cheese Factory in St. Cloud, Wisconsin to their family.

Baker Cheese Factory is a four-generation business that started in 1916 and is a leading on-the-go mozzarella string cheese producer selling products in all 50 states.  They employ 250 people.

The terms of the deal have not been announced.