Who are the BC Dairy Processors?

Dairy processors are the companies that convert raw milk into finished dairy products. These companies process more than 600 million litres of milk per year and produce a full range of dairy products, everything from milk and cream to cheese and butter and more.

The dairy processing industry makes a substantial contribution to BC’s economy. Each year, it:

• generates almost $1 billion in revenue.
• employs over 1,500 people.
• supplies all distribution channels including food service, retail, home service, grocery, food and drug and more.

Below is a list of provincial dairy processors that may offer delivery service to schools. For a more comprehensive list of BC dairy processors, please click here. For a list of processors across Canada, click here.

Avalon Dairy 7985 North Fraser Way  Burnaby, BC V5J 0A4 604.456.0550
Blackwell Dairy  7000 Blackwell Road Kamloops, BC V2C 6V7 1.800.265.7272
Saputo Inc. (Dairyland) 6800 Lougheed Hwy.  Burnaby, BC V5A 1W2 Home Delivery1.800.667.1228 Consumer Questions 1.800.672.8866
"D" Dutchman Dairy RR1  Sicamous, BC V02 2V0 250.836.4304
Island Farms/Natrel PO Box 38 Victoria, BC V8W 2M1 1.800.668.1655

14 Comments

• Joel Barohn

  Hi Phyllis. Thank you for your comment. To answer your question, powdered milk is not added to 1% milk. The only difference between milks (skim, 1%, 2%, and whole) is the amount of dairy fat added during hom... more

  Hi Phyllis. Thank you for your comment. To answer your question, powdered milk is not added to 1% milk. The only difference between milks (skim, 1%, 2%, and whole) is the amount of dairy fat added during homogenization. Here is a link that explains the process a little more: https://www.dairyfarmers.ca/farmers-voice/dairy-products/why-pasteurize-and-homogenize less

• Phyllis

  Is powdered milk added to 1% milk sold in BC?

• BC Dairy

  Thank you for your question John. Milk is processed in many locations across BC, including Victoria, Vancouver, and New Westminster. For a comprehensive list, you can refer to this link: more

  Thank you for your question John. Milk is processed in many locations across BC, including Victoria, Vancouver, and New Westminster. For a comprehensive list, you can refer to this link: http://bcmilkmarketing.worldsecuresystems.com/links/dairy-processors less

• John Cosar

  Where geographically are the milk products processed ? Is it Victoria, Calgary, ...where is it done ?

• BC Dairy

  Hi Richard, Milk powder you find on the grocery store shelves in BC is produced in Canada. Although we don't have a powder processing plant in BC, there are facilities in Western Canada.

• Richard

  Does anyone make milk powder in BC?

• BC Dairy

  Hi Michael- Sugar is not added to plain fluid milk, only to flavoured varieties such as chocolate milk. You will see sugar listed on the nutrition facts table but it refers to lactose, which occurs naturally in... more

  Hi Michael- Sugar is not added to plain fluid milk, only to flavoured varieties such as chocolate milk. You will see sugar listed on the nutrition facts table but it refers to lactose, which occurs naturally in all milk. less

• Michael

  Is sugar added to milk products?

• BC Dairy

  Hi Patrick, Any milk that is not sold before the expiry date is sent back to the processor for disposal. For further details about disposal, you can contact the processor directly. Contact information is listed... more

  Hi Patrick, Any milk that is not sold before the expiry date is sent back to the processor for disposal. For further details about disposal, you can contact the processor directly. Contact information is listed above. less

• Patrick O'Brien

  I was wondering what happens to fluid milk that reaches its expiry date prior to being sold from the store.

• Kristine Louie

  Hello Natalie - We represent BC’s dairy farmers and our mandate is the generic promotion of fluid cow’s milk. To find out if there is a demand for sheep’s milk we suggest you contact the dairy processin... more

  Hello Natalie - We represent BC’s dairy farmers and our mandate is the generic promotion of fluid cow’s milk. To find out if there is a demand for sheep’s milk we suggest you contact the dairy processing firms directly. Here is a link providing a list of processors in BC: http://bcdairy.ca/about/links/ You m.ay also find information from the BC Sheep Breeders Association: http://www.bcsheep.com/eastfriesian.htm or the BC Sheep Federation http://www.bcsheepfed.com Lastl.y, here is a link to BC Ministry of Agriculture providing a BC Sheep & Lamb Industry overview which may be helpful: http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/busmgmt/budgets/budget_pdf/specialized_ls/dairysheep.pdf less

• Natalie

  hello, I was wondering if there was a need for sheep milk for processing in BC. thank you

• BC Dairy Association

  Hi Ramon, Here's a link to some farms in the Okanagan that can be contacted for tours: http://www.aitc.ca/bc/index.php?page=thompson-okanaganmore

  Hi Ramon, Here's a link to some farms in the Okanagan that can be contacted for tours: http://www.aitc.ca/bc/index.php?page=thompson-okanagan Hope that helps! less

• ramon

  hello, I would like to know the milk farms around the okanagan lake thank you