About Us

DairyChem’s History

DairyChem has been developing natural dairy flavors for over 90 years. Founded in 1933 and headquartered in the heartland of America, the company traces its roots to Dr. Leon Chumlea, who created a signature natural dairy flavor by guiding milk fermentation and distilling the most impactful flavor notes into a refined concentrate. DairyChem later acquired Dr. Chumlea’s laboratory and built on that foundation to expand its capabilities and product portfolio.

Today, DairyChem continues to develop and manufacture premium dairy flavors and ingredient solutions. Our portfolio includes Dairy Concentrates, Natural Flavors, and Clean Label solutions, supported by tools and technical resources that help customers move from concept to finished product with confidence.

As a family-owned company, DairyChem remains independent and customer focused, with a long-term commitment to service, reliability, and partnership. Our R&D team combines deep dairy expertise with modern food science to deliver stable, versatile flavors that perform in real world processing conditions. We work closely with customers to solve formulation challenges, meet precise specifications, and deliver consistent results, making DairyChem a trusted partner in building exceptional products.

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Our People Make Us Who We Are

DairyChem’s team is a set of world class individuals that have come together to consistently provide unique and proven solutions for difficult problems. With decades of combined experience, our team works to develop and produce natural dairy flavors  that meet real needs for our customers. We believe the knowledge, creativity, and dedication of our people are what make DairyChem who we are.

Our People Make Us Who We Are

DairyChem’s team is a set of world class individuals that have come together to consistently provide unique and proven solutions for difficult problems. With decades of combined experience, our team works to develop and produce natural dairy flavors  that meet real needs for our customers. We believe the knowledge, creativity, and dedication of our people are what make DairyChem who we are.

  • Sister company of DairyChem

  • Produces natural cheese concentrates (2–6x stronger)

  • Combines authentic flavor and functional performance in a convenient form

  • Retains true-to-type flavor and some cheese texture and appearance

  • Replaces or reduces cheese while maintaining flavor, texture, and integrity

  • Easy dispersion without grinding or premixing

  • Supports consistent, efficient production

  • Applications: sauces, fillings, soups, spreads, dips, dressings, processed cheese

  • Specializes in dairy flavors, EMCs, acid blends, and functional ingredients

  • Dairy chemistry expertise ensures authentic, reliable results

  • Delivers true-to-type flavor in challenging applications

  • Provides stability, efficiency, and consistency

  • Key uses: sauces, soups, dressings, dairy alternatives

  • Helps manufacturers capture dairy richness with quality results

  • Newest division of DairyChem

  • Creates natural, allergen-free liquid flavors

  • True-to-type, strong, and efficient at low usage rates

  • Clean integration across savory, sweet, and emerging categories

  • Not limited to dairy, versatile across product types

  • Provides consistent flavor delivery without complicating formulas

  • Supports distinctive taste experiences and streamlined production

We Specialize in Natural

DairyChem uses fresh dairy ingredients and state of the art technologies to manufacture our dairy flavors.

Natural dairy flavors purified by steam distillation

Wholesome dairy ingredients are cultured and fermented to develop distinct dairy flavors. We then concentrate these flavors with our proprietary technology to capture nature’s finest dairy flavors.

Natural dairy flavors produced by natural enzyme processes

The flavors locked in fresh cream, cheese and butter are released and magnified through the use of specially selected, naturally occurring enzymes. The proprietary process precisely cleaves and releases the flavor components from the product matrix, to produce all natural flavor concentrations ranging from 25 to 100 times the flavor strength of the product from which it was derived.

Blended and Compounded Flavor Systems

The basic flavor keys produced using our flavor manufacturing technologies can be custom blended to deliver the unique profile needed for specific product applications. We can produce blended flavors in liquid, paste or spray dried powder form.

Natural dairy flavors purified by steam distillation

Wholesome dairy ingredients are cultured and fermented to develop distinct dairy flavors. We then concentrate these flavors with our proprietary technology to capture nature’s finest dairy flavors.

Natural dairy flavors produced by natural enzyme processes

The flavors locked in fresh cream, cheese and butter are released and magnified through the use of specially selected, naturally occurring enzymes. The proprietary process precisely cleaves and releases the flavor components from the product matrix, to produce all natural flavor concentrations ranging from 25 to 100 times the flavor strength of the product from which it was derived.

Blended and Compounded Flavor Systems

The basic flavor keys produced using our flavor manufacturing technologies can be custom blended to deliver the unique profile needed for specific product applications. We can produce blended flavors in liquid, paste or spray dried powder form.

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Let's Talk. We're Here to Help!

It doesn’t matter if your needs are to enhance product flavor, provide cost savings, fat reduction, or more flavor consistency – DairyChem can help!

Let's Talk. We're Here to Help!

It doesn’t matter if your needs are to enhance product flavor, provide cost savings, fat reduction, or more flavor consistency – DairyChem can help!