Lakes Area Cooperative is the largest purchaser of raw milk in the area. Currently LAC delivers its members' milk under a contract to Bongards Creameries, located in Perham. LAC is able to add value to its members' milk through an efficient hauling system and by leveraging large block of milk with 8 large trucks in a 100 mile radius of Perham. Lakes Area Cooperative prides itself in its ability to show earnings on handling milk and returns those earnings back to its members, in addition to processor dividends.