Leprino Foods is a cheese

Cheese

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 company heaquartered in Denver, Colorado

Denver, Colorado

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, USA. It is the world's largest maker of mozzarella

Mozzarella

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Overview

It was founded in 1950 as small, family-owned market selling grocery items and handmade cheese in Denver. It was first sold under the Gina Marie brand

Brand

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. It has stores in Waverly, New York

Waverly, New York

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, Remus, Michigan, Allendale, Michigan

Allendale, Michigan

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, Ravenna, Nebraska

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, Fort Morgan, Colorado

Fort Morgan, Colorado

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, Roswell, New Mexico

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, Singapore

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, Tracy, California

Tracy, California

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, and Lemoore, California

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. It operates plants in Northern Ireland

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 and Wales

Wales

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. It supplies cheese to Dominos, Papa John's, Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut

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 and Hot Pockets

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In 2009, it was ranked as the 165th largest private company in the United States

United States

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. Its CEO, James Leprino, is the 440th richest person in the world, and the 139th richest in the United States.