1968-69 – Tillamook County Creamery Association reorganized as a producer cooperative
1969 – All small cheese factories in Tillamook County were closed; production shifted to the large factory north of Tillamook
1970 – Oregon established a statewide quota system
1987 – Oregon’s statewide quota system ended
1987 – Warren McMinimee, long-time attorney for Tillamook County Creamery, died
1989 – Beale Dixon died
2000 – Tillamook County Creamery bought Bandon cheese brand in Bandon, Oregon
2001 – Tillamook County Creamery established the Columbia River Processing Plant near Boardman, Oregon
2002 – George Milne died
2004 – Tillamook County Creamery told its member farmers to stop using rBGH (recombinant bovine growth hormone), a decision upheld by the members in 2005
2013 – Boardman-area dairies supplied more than half of Tillamook’s milk
2019 – Tillamook County Creamery was sued for deceptive marketing practices. The case did not reach a courtroom.
2021 – Tillamook County Creamery earned a Certified B Corporation designation
