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Plant
of the
future
Suntado's brand new
facility is delivering quality,
efficiency and innovation.
by Kristen Putch | kputch@sosland.com
N
estled in Idaho's Magic Valley, a new
fluid milk contract manufacturer is
working to meet surging demand for
aseptic/ultra-high temperature (UHT) and
extended shelf life (ESL) beverages.
Burley, Idaho-based Suntado LLC broke
ground on its new facility in August 2022 and
fully opened its doors for commercial business
in June of this year.
The facility is owned by Dirk Reitsma
and Jesus Hurtado, who respectively own
nearly 6,000 organic and 30,000 conventional
dairy cows within 20 miles of the processing
facility, supplying fresh local milk to the plant.
The Suntado name combines the " Sun " from
Reitsma's Sunrise Organic Dairy, while the
" tado " is part of Hurtado's last name.
" This vertically integrated facility and our
product offerings are completely different
than anything out there right now, " said Tory
Nichols, office of the chief executive officer,
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Suntado. " I'm energized by the fact that we've
built this plant from the ground up, creating a
secure, locally sourced milk supply. "
MEETING THE NEED
The new plant's motto is: Taste the quality.
Suntado produces aseptic dairy beverages
in its sustainable 190,000-square-foot
processing plant that sits on 23 acres of land.
As a vertically integrated Class 1 and Class
2 processor and contract manufacturer with
easy access to both regular and organic milk,
Suntado provides brands greater flexibility,
reduced overhead for product launches and
marketing, and eliminates concerns about
warehouse storage and distribution, all while
allowing companies to reap the benefits of
bringing sterile UHT or ESL products to
market quickly.
This verticality model allows milk to be
processed and packaged the same day, and the
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