Bel Brands USA
ManufacturingIllinois, United States501-1000 Employees
Bel Brands USA is a Chicago-based manufacturer and marketer of branded cheeses for consumer markets. It produces and distributes well-known cheeses such as The Laughing Cow, Babybel, Boursin, Kaukauna, Merkts, and Price's. As the U.S. subsidiary of Bel Group, it operates within a global leader in single-serving cheese portions and the third-largest branded cheese company worldwide. The company runs three manufacturing plants in Little Chute, Wisconsin; Leitchfield, Kentucky; and Brookings, South Dakota, and it employs a sizeable workforce. It operates in the dairy and cheese manufacturing industry, supplying branded cheeses to consumers. Bel Group, founded as a family company about 150 years ago, has grown substantially, and Bel Brands USA has expanded considerably in recent years. The Chicago headquarters has earned recognition as one of the city's Best and Brightest Companies to Work For for eight consecutive years (2009–2016).