Dalhart Cheese Plant, Texas

The Hilmar Cheese Company operates a large industrial cheese plant in the Panhandle, one of the biggest cattle producing regions in the nation. The plant opened in 2007, and produces cheese, as well as whey protein concentrates, whey protein hydrolysates, whey protein isolate, refined and ultra-refined lactose, and skim milk powders, which are used in a wide range of processed foods. Hilmar is one of dozens of large cheese and whey companies, but operates out of only two large facilities, this one and the company’s original plant in Hilmar, California.