Dayspring Dairy - Sheep Milk dulce de leche Caramel &  Shortbread Cookies

MADE BY HAND ON OUR FAMILY FARM IN ALABAMA

Dayspring Dairy is Alabama's first sheep dairy and makers of sheep milk cheeses and sheep milk caramel.  We also handcraft True Ewe branded sheep milk caramel. 

Creamery & Dairy Business For Sale
(with Caramel/Jam production and Bakery options)
updated 5/2024


Dayspring Dairy is Alabama’s only sheep dairy and maker of award-winning sheep milk cheeses, dulce de leche sheep milk caramels, jams/fruit butters, and cookies for over a decade.  This is an amazing opportunity to purchase everything needed for a micro dairy and creamery to produce fresh cheeses along with recipes, know-how, and support to help you succeed.  We expanded into dulce de leche caramel in 2017 and shortbread cookies in 2021 for even more diversity and profitability in wholesale revenue channels. The entire farm (residence and dairy/creamery complex & barn) are also available for purchase for someone desiring a turnkey business opportunity. Email us at info@dayspringdairy.com or call (205) 677-5800 for further details and pricing.

Creamery/Cheese Production: Currently producing flavored fresh spreadable cheeses (Sheep Brebis/Goat cheese-style), Feta, and Halloumi.

  • 100 gallon MicroDairy Designs Vat pasteurizer and chart recorder

  • Brebis/Chevre hydraulic dispenser with volumetric portioner (semi-automatic)

  • Molds for feta and halloumi

  • Draining bags for brebis/chevre

  • 60 gallon Hobart mixer for flavoring brebis/chevre

  • Champion High-temperature commercial dishwasher

  • Carts/tables/small wares

  • Dayspring Dairy® Registered Trademark, eCommerce website, established social media accounts

  • Storage freezers

  • Award-winning recipes specific for sheep milk for fresh and aged cheeses

  • Access to established customer base at farmers markets in Birminhgam, AL and Atlanta, GA

Dairy Production:  Capacity to milk 100-125 ewes

  • 40 ewes and 25+ ewes lambs available for breeding in Fall 2024

  • High-line milking system w/ CIP

  • Lobe vacuum pumps (New in 2023 plus a backup)

  • 24 stall headgates (New in 2023)

  • Charm antibiotic residue tester

  • 2 Milkplan 60 liter bulk tanks

  • 1 Milkplan 15 liter bulk tank

 Caramel/Jam/Fruit Butter Production (can be sold separately):

  • 3 steam jacketed kettles

  • Cleveland Steam Generator (new in 2022)

  • Robot Coupe Commercial Pulp Extractor

  • Insulated Cambro dispensers

  • True Ewe® Registered Trademark

  • Large jar/lid/label inventory

  • Award-winning sheep milk dulce de leche recipes and processes

  • Established wholesale customer base with tremendous room for expansion

 Cookie Production (can be sold separately):

  • Blodgett Stack Single Phase Ovens (can be converted to 3 phase)

  • Kook-e-King manual cookie dough dispenser/portioner with Die assortment

  • Sheet pans/Rolling racks

  • Recipe and wholesale customers for our popular shortbread cookies

 Distribution/Sales:

  • 2017 Ford Transit Van (101K miles)

  • Tents, coolers, small wares for selling at 4 simultaneous farmers markets

  • 5 Point-of-Sale iPad tablets with Square Card Readers

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