Ownership Culture
Our Vision, Mission, Values, and Core Promises describe the uniqueness of our Ownership Culture and drive our success.
Vision
What we strive for.
We understand that we work best together, to grow the business and better our world for generations to come.
Mission
Our daily guide to keep us on track.
Every moment of every day, there is a Great Lakes Cheese facility with teams of employee-owners packing product for our customers. With our unending passion and approach of seeing potential in our business and careers, we provide the nation with nutritious cheese.
Values
Our foundation.
Hans built our business on these values 65+ years ago, and we’ve embraced them ever since. This is a legacy we continue to demonstrate in how we work with each other and our customers.
Core Promises
Markers of our ownership culture along the way.
Interconnected, interdependent, and purposefully ordered, these actions are packaged in a way that describes the way we work and the philosophies that have been in place since our first day of operations. When we work together in these ways, we achieve great things.
Protect
Safety first, always.
We are committed to the health and safety of our employee-owners, customer, the products we make, and the world we share.
Care
Every person matters.
We do the right thing because it’s the right thing to do. We approach our work, and those around us, with integrity and respect.
Create
Innovation fuels success.
We ask, listen, and learn, so we can rethink what’s expected and turn insights into valuable solutions.
Grow
Potential is infinite.
We see beyond today and embrace change. Our entrepreneurial spirit and ownership culture generates opportunity and possibility.
Partner
Together, we can be champions.
We foster teamwork from our employee-owners, customers, and suppliers. By coming together, we lead categories, win awards, and achieve great things.
Join Our Team
We are a passionate family of employee-owners working together to feed America. Discover your infinite potential with us.