Got Cheese? We do.

[Brad Johnson]

Well... not now, but soon. A metric buttload of it.

Leprino Foods building an 850,000 sq ft mozzarella cheese factory here in Lubbock. 600 jobs and nearly $900 million in capital investment.

https://www.kcbd.com/2021/09/30/worlds-largest-manufacturer-mozzarella-cheese-build-facility-lubbock/

Wow. When I moved here 35 years ago, the only industry in town was Texas Instruments and Lubbock was dreaming for a few of the medium-size mainstream retailers to come in. Now, we're getting new chains like crazy and then something like this comes along. Kinda hard to wrap your brain around.

Brad

[MillCreek]

Is there a big dairy industry in the Lubbock area?  The milk has to come from somewhere.

[Perd Hapley]

Is there a big dairy industry in the Lubbock area?  The milk has to come from somewhere.

Well, young man, milk comes from cows. Those are the ones that say "moo."

 

[Fly320s]

Well, young man, milk comes from cows. Those are the ones that say "moo."

 

And west Texas has cows.

[Ben]

What happens when they switch from mozzarella to Limburger? 

[Hawkmoon]

What happens when they switch from mozzarella to Limburger? 

If the stench of the stockyards near Lubbock is anything like Amarillo -- you'll never even notice.

[Brad Johnson]

Is there a big dairy industry in the Lubbock area?  The milk has to come from somewhere.

Yep. More than even a lot of locals realize

Brad