Company History

DPI has a long history, which chronicles the growth, combination and evolution of several different specialty food companies spanning three quarters of a century. Some had very modest beginnings, offering their products with pride and confidence at local markets before achieving national prominence. In the 1990s, the Irish Dairy Board of Dublin, Ireland, purchased the private holdings that comprised the five regions of DPI Rocky Mountain, DPI Northwest, DPI West, DPI Midwest and DPI Mid Atlantic. Recently, these divisions of DPI have been fully integrated to ensure the seamless supply and support of all our products.

Irish Dairy Board :  DPI Evolution

1936 – Butter Marketing Committee created by the Irish Government
1961 – Irish Dairy Board formed (IDB)
1973 – IDB becomes a farmers’ coop as Ireland enters European Union
1984 – IDB establishes a US corporation
1990 – IDB begins purchasing DPI holdings from a subsidiary of Perrier
1994 – IDB Purchases the remaining DPI holdings from Perrier
1995-2001 – Balance of DPI holdings purchased from various entities

DPI RockyMountain:  formed by merger of Dykstra Sales, Inc, and Food Products Company
DPI Northwest:  formerly EuroBest Food
DPI West:  formed by merger of Dairy Fresh Egg Company and Ever-Fresh, later purchased by Perrier
DPI Midwest:  formerly Skandia Foods, Inc.
DPI Mid Atlantic:  formed by merger of Herbert Halperin Distributing Corporation and C&G Distribution