Fun Facts about Milk and AE Dairy

At any one time, a cow’s udder can hold 25 to 50 pounds of milk.

A cow produces 90 glasses of milk a day.

A little over 21 pounds of milk is needed to make a pound of butter and 16 pounds of milk is needed to make a half gallon of ice cream.

The raw milk shipment received at AE each day weighs more than 1000 cows do.

AE has over 230 trucks and 700 dairy-owned vehicles.

Every year, the dairy plants over 30,000 tulip bulbs at the corporate office.

The farthest point of AE distribution is 387 miles from the plant in a small town in Illinois.

AE carries over 300 SKUs of dairy and frozen products.

Each time AE introduces a new product, it’s tested at least 25 different times before it’s determined to be ready for the public.

AE Firsts:

AE was the first dairy in the country to package frozen yogurt for sale in grocery stores.

AE was the first dairy in the country to put the photos of missing children on milk cartons, after 2 young Iowa boys disappeared.

AE was the first dairy to offer double safety-sealed packaging.