Our Communities
Our commitment to strengthen relationships and benefit communities close to home and beyond.
Community Involvement
One of our five Global Responsibility categories is to connect with and strengthen our communities. Our approach combines companywide efforts with employee-driven initiatives at each of our locations. Close coordination and collaboration with the Leprino Foods Company Foundation helps amplify the positive impact of our contributions.
Key strategies to increase our community impact:
Embrace our important role in all our stakeholder communities
Give and volunteer with intention, locally and globally, in our four pillars of support
Maximize impact by connecting employee passions with community needs and by pursuing multiple points of support
Company Performance
In 2022, Leprino launched a companywide Month of Impact to engage employees companywide around a common theme, such as nutrition, fitness, education, local needs and sustainability, benefitting the communities where we operate. Held in the month of September, it’s a continuation of our year-round efforts.
Industry Education
We support dairy industry education and careers through several partnerships and collaborations.
- Higher education partnerships and sponsorships, including endowed faculty teaching positions and funding for dairy science research, at the following academic institutions: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo | California State University, Fresno | Colorado State University | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | South Dakota State University | Texas Tech University | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Utah State University
- Academic scholarship funding through Leprino Foods Dairy Science FFA Scholarship
- Employee attendance at career fairs
- Internships at several of our locations
Leprino Foods Company Foundation
Leprino Foods has long been invested in the communities in which we operate. In 2015, to extend our philanthropic reach, we established the Leprino Foods Company (LFC) Foundation, a private nonprofit entity to support and advance the success of the communities where our company and employees are most active.
How the Foundation Works
The LFC Foundation drives positive change in our communities by leveraging time, talent and resources to improve education, nutrition, fitness and local needs. Grants are awarded exclusively to nonprofit organizations in support of charitable, educational and scientific collaborations that align with our focus areas of fitness, nutrition, education and local needs.
Foundation Performance
Recent Stories
September 2023: Month of Impact
Employees volunteered approx. 2,000 hours. Companywide, we donated 15,000 lbs of cheese.
Read More2023 Highlights
Leprino Hosts Student Internships
Several high school interns were hosted at the Denver Corporate office as part of Girls Inc. and the Arrupe Jesuit High School’s Work Study Program.
Denver Pizzas Donated To Those In Need
Since August, a small group of volunteers has been re-purposing a portion of Denver test kitchen pizzas by preparing them for donation to We Don’t Waste, a local food rescue logistics organization. In just a few months, approximately 450 pizzas have been donated, feeding more than a thousand people in the area.
Month of Impact Continues from 2022
Building on last year’s focus on nutrition, the 2023 Month of Impact provided opportunities and encouraged volunteerism focused on sustainability.
