Land O'Lakes Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1921

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 9,000

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Grant

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $14.8M

  • Investors
  • 2

Land O'Lakes General Information

Description

Owner and operator of an agricultural cooperative company intended to develop the agribusiness industry. The company's business operations include providing agricultural retailers with technical know-how, proprietary tools and research-based services, distribution of quality dairy products and production of animal nutrition food, enabling farmers to expand their agribusiness operations and customers to receive farm-to-fork food products.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Debt Financed
Corporate Office
  • 4001 Lexington Avenue North
  • Arden Hills, MN 55126-2998
  • United States
+1 (800)
Primary Industry
Other Agriculture
Other Industries
Cultivation
Food Products
Agricultural Chemicals
Vertical(s)
Corporate Office
  • 4001 Lexington Avenue North
  • Arden Hills, MN 55126-2998
  • United States
+1 (800)

Land O'Lakes Timeline

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Land O'Lakes Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
13. Grant 31-Dec-2022 $14.8M Completed Generating Revenue
12. Grant 31-Dec-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
11. Grant 31-Dec-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
10. Grant 31-Dec-2019 Completed Generating Revenue
9. Grant 31-Dec-2018 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Grant 31-Dec-2017 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Grant 31-Dec-2016 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Debt - General 18-Apr-2016 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Grant 31-Dec-2015 $36.3M $300M Completed Generating Revenue
4. Debt Refinancing 05-Nov-2012 $300M $300M Completed Generating Revenue
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Land O'Lakes Comparisons

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Owner and operator of an agricultural cooperative company intended to develop the agribusiness industry. The company's b
Other Agriculture
Arden Hills, MN
9,000 As of 2025

Minneapolis, MN
 

Fairmont, MN
 
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Land O'Lakes Competitors (10)

One of Land O'Lakes’s 10 competitors is Cargill, a Private Debt Financed company based in Minneapolis, MN.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Cargill Private Debt Financed Minneapolis, MN
Rosen's Diversified Private Debt Financed Fairmont, MN
Ornua Private Debt Financed Dublin, Ireland
Helena Agri-Enterprises Private Debt Financed Collierville, TN
Agropur Formerly PE-Backed Saint Hubert, Canada
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Land O'Lakes Patents

Land O'Lakes Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
CA-3163150-A1 Characterization of plant varieties Pending 07-Jan-2020
US-20210204471-A1 Plant characterization Pending 07-Jan-2020
US-D918526-S1 Butter stick Active 12-Nov-2019
US-D977218-S1 Butter stick Active 12-Nov-2019
US-D1010972-S1 Butter stick Active 12-Nov-2019
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Land O'Lakes Investors (2)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
United States Department of Agriculture Government
U.S. Agency for International Development Government
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Land O'Lakes Investments & Acquisitions (24)

Land O'Lakes’s most recent deal was a Corporate with Vyla. The deal was made on 01-Jan-2021.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Vyla 01-Jan-2021 Corporate Business/Productivity Software
Agrilakes 24-Jun-2019 Joint Venture Animal Husbandry
Numa (Food Products) 05-Sep-2018 Accelerator/Incubator Food Products
Agren 31-Jul-2018 Merger/Acquisition Environmental Services (B2B)
Philia Foods 05-Dec-2017 Merger/Acquisition Food Products
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Land O'Lakes Affiliates

Subsidiaries (10)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
WinField United Saint Paul, MN 2016
Transportation Express Ames, IA 2013
Forage Genetics International Nampa, ID 1991
Vermont Creamery Websterville, VT 1984
Nutra-Blend Neosho, MO 1975
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Land O'Lakes FAQs

  • When was Land O'Lakes founded?

    Land O'Lakes was founded in 1921.

  • Where is Land O'Lakes headquartered?

    Land O'Lakes is headquartered in Arden Hills, MN.

  • What is the size of Land O'Lakes?

    Land O'Lakes has 9,000 total employees.

  • What industry is Land O'Lakes in?

    Land O'Lakes’s primary industry is Other Agriculture.

  • Is Land O'Lakes a private or public company?

    Land O'Lakes is a Private company.

  • What is Land O'Lakes’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Land O'Lakes is .

  • How much funding has Land O'Lakes raised over time?

    Land O'Lakes has raised $415M.

  • Who are Land O'Lakes’s investors?

    United States Department of Agriculture and U.S. Agency for International Development have invested in Land O'Lakes.

  • Who are Land O'Lakes’s competitors?

    Cargill, Rosen's Diversified, Ornua, Helena Agri-Enterprises, and Agropur are some of the 10 competitors of Land O'Lakes.

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