Over a Century of Dairy
Since 1920, Maola has been delivering fresh, high-quality milk straight from local farms to your table. What began as a group of dedicated dairy farmers ensuring their communities had farm-fresh milk has grown into a lasting mission: to nourish families with the best dairy, produced with care and integrity.
To be a sustainable cooperative that maximizes value to our farmers, employees, and customers.
Since 1920, Maola has been bringing fresh, delicious milk from local farms to your table. It all started with a group of passionate dairy farmers who wanted to make sure families in our nation’s capital had high-quality, farm-fresh milk.
But what’s with the name “Maola?”
Maola (MAY-oh-LAH) was born in 1935 when the original owner of the company combined his name, “Mayo,” with the “ola” of a famous cola company. Thus, Maola was established in New Bern, North Carolina.
In 2003, the farmers of the Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association purchased the Maola name. Today, we serve more than 2.4B billion glasses of milk each year!
Headquartered in Virginia, Maola is still farmer-owned. Each day, we have local farm families working hard to deliver fresh, nutritious, and sustainably produced dairy products. Our more than 1,000 highly-skilled and dedicated employees add value to the work of our farmers by processing your favorite milk at six production plants along the mid-Atlantic corridor.
We’ve come a long way, adding new, high-quality products and sharing them with people in our communities. But one thing hasn’t changed — our commitment to bringing you the freshest, most delicious dairy straight from our farms.
As a family farmer-owned cooperative, Maola remains committed to producing fresh, nutritious dairy using sustainable practices. Our farm families don’t just produce milk—they play a vital role in feeding communities and caring for the land that sustains us all.
