Land O'Lakes is the buttery backbone of American kitchens, a farmer-owned cooperative that's been churning out dairy delights like creamy spreads, cheeses, and animal feeds since a bunch of Minnesota milkmen banded together to cut out the middleman and pool their resources. This powerhouse not only stocks your fridge with farm-fresh staples but also supports agribusiness across the heartland, blending old-school cooperative spirit with modern supply chain savvy, think turning cow power into consumer gold without the corporate overlord vibe. What's quirky? Their iconic butter box once featured a lakeside Native American maiden (more on that later), a nod to Minnesota's watery wilderness that somehow symbolized wholesome Americana until it didn't.
But oh, how the cream curdles: Land O'Lakes has slathered on the wokeness thicker than their salted sticks, rolling out DEI trainings that make every hire a diversity derby, ESG pledges greener than a leprechaun's envy, and pride alliances that turn the break room into a rainbow rodeo. They've ditched historical icons for "sensitivity" scores and jumped on racial equity bandwagons with the enthusiasm of a calf at feeding time, all while pretending buttering up shareholders means buttering up activists too, hilariously proving that even dairy can deliver a dollop of dogma with your dinner roll.
