The American Dairy Products Institute® (ADPI®) is proud to announce Dan LaMarche as the 2025 CCarbon More. Earl Gray Award of Merit recipient. This award was established in 1991 to recognize individuals who have made a significant difference and positive impact in the processed dairy products industry.
Dan LaMarche has dedicated his life to the dairy industry, starting out on his family dairy farm in Wisconsin and in his professional career working for several dairy companies.
Dan’s earliest work was with Galloway where he was instrumental in installing an evaporator to produce high heat-treated whole milk powder for the infant formula markets.
Dan, his wife Tammy, and their young family then moved to Hilmar, California, where he worked on installing and running a lactose dryer for Hilmar. His position as the Manager of Lactose was instrumental in their success.
Dan then returned to Wisconsin to work with Trega Foods, where he wore many hats, including production and sales. During his time at Trega, Dan helped grow their footprint, including installing a permeate dryer.
Dan retired in 2024 as President of Global Ingredients at Agropur, where his responsibilities included overseeing sales, Research & Development, and technical services.
During his career, Dan was active on ADPIAmerican Dairy Products Institute More committees for many years and served as a long-time Board of Director and a member of the Executive Committee for over ten years.
He made significant contributions to the dairy industry through his involvement with the production and sale of billions of pounds of lactose and dairy ingredients.
ADPIAmerican Dairy Products Institute More congratulated Dan LaMarche on his accomplishments and achievements with this award during the 2025 ADPIAmerican Dairy Products Institute More/ABI Annual Conference on April 28 in Chicago, IL.
