Great Company, Low Profits, Moderate Growth - Director Land O'Lakes Employee Review

4.0
Sep 23, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly, collaborative culture. Sharp executives (for the most part). It's a $15 Billion agribusiness, but people only know it for Dairy Foods (butter). It also owns Purina Feed (brand is shared with Nestle who owns it for cat & dog food) as well as WinField, which is a crop inputs and seeds / precision ag consulting business.

Cons

80% of corporate profits come from WinField - that's not a bad thing, but if you think this is a consumer products company, you're wrong. It's a branded commodity company. Margins are tiny, and it's a cooperative - meaning profits aren't the goal, revenues and growth are. Collaboration is often more important than doing the smart thing. Things move very slowly - could be frustrating for those who like to be decisive and make change happen.

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5.0
Apr 27, 2026
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Pros

Good work/life balance. Supportive team.

Cons

Could use a more robust onboarding program.

2.0
May 21, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Job security, and being able to have flexibility in the daily output

Cons

Worklife stability, next to impossible to advice in career unless wanting to move to rural America, executive leadership will constantly lie to better their roles.

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