Hear that humming? Those are butter churns
The USDA’s Dairy Market News finds that dairy processing plants are busy manufacturing butter, cheese and fluid milk.
View ArticleFormer USDA Secretary Vilsack to lead U.S. Dairy Export Council
The U.S. Dairy Export Council selected former U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack as president and CEO, effective Feb. 1.
View ArticleDFA and 3 other dairies plan cheese/whey plant in Michigan
Glanbia plc is a 50% JV partner with Dairy Farmers of America, Michigan Milk Producers Association and Foremost Farms USA in a proposed cheese and whey production facility to be built in Michigan.
View ArticleDairy processor news from Fonterra, Gay Lea Foods, a2 Milk Co.
Fonterra puts dairy foods on the breakfast table in China; Gay Lea Foods celebrated a banner year in 2016. The Australian dairy a2 Milk Co. expands U.S. distribution.
View ArticleNBA’s Klay Thompson is MilkPEP’s chocolate milk warrior
Klay Thompson of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors is the new face of the Built With Chocolate Milk campaign by the Milk Processor Education Program, the checkoff program better known as MilkPEP.
View ArticleSchuman Cheese, Agropur make acquisitions
Schuman Cheese buys plant from its co-packer. Agropur acquires assets of Scotsburn Co-op. Nestle moves its USA headquarters to Virginia.
View ArticleA Sartori product is named the best cheese in the United States
Sartori's Reserve Black Pepper BellaVitano has been named the best cheese in the 2017 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest. First runner-up belongs to Terry Lensmire of Agropur.
View ArticleKemps, Perry’s and Denali have top flavors in IDFA contest
Sweet Me Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler Ice Cream, Honey Roasted Peanut Butter Ice Cream and Cool Mint Sandwiches were named the most innovative ice cream products at the International Dairy Foods...
View ArticleDFA net income rose $38 million in 2016; sales dip 2% to $13.5 billion
The dairy cooperative Dairy Farmers of America said 2016 sales fell 2% to $13.5 billion as net income rose 40% to $38 million. The retail and fluid milk/ice cream divisions also grew.
View ArticleConsumers thirst for organic milk
Despite the current excess supply environment, rising demand points to a bright future for the U.S. organic milk industry.
View ArticleGary Rogers, former Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream chairman, has passed away
T. Gary Rogers, former chairman and CEO of Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream for 30 years, passed away at age 74 on May 2, 2017.
View ArticlePrediction: U.S. to be awash in organic milk this year
There is an organic milk surplus of 50 million gallons. Some of this milk is being sold into conventional milk markets, reports this week’s Dairy Market News from the USDA.
View ArticleExclusive Dairy Foods survey: Dairy processors are hiring
There are jobs awaiting you in the dairy industry. According to Dairy Foods’ 2017 Hiring Survey, 70% of the companies we surveyed report they are actively seeking to fill one or more full-time or...
View ArticleRetailers pulled back on dairy ads this week
Retailers are advertising ice cream this week, even though ad numbers declined 5% from last week. The national weighted average advertised price for a package of ice cream is $3.06.
View ArticleVote for the dairy plant of the year
Voting has begun to select the Dairy Foods 2017 Dairy Plant of the Year. The 14 U.S. dairy processing companies manufacture fluid milk, cheese, ice cream or cultured dairy products.
View ArticleThe butter truth: churns are active in the Midwest, quiet in the Northeast...
Cream supplies are plentiful, keeping butter churns active around the United States, reports the USDA's Dairy Market News. Producers in the center of the country are planning to pack away butter for...
View ArticleGlanbia Nutritionals honored for sustainability, community achievements
Glanbia Nutritionals is one of several dairy processing and producing businesses honored in the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards, sponsored by Dairy Management Inc.
View ArticleLactalis buys Stonyfield from Danone for $875 million
Danone is selling its Stonyfield division to Lactalis for $875 million to fulfill a U.S. Department of Justice condition regarding Danone's acquisition of WhiteWave.
View ArticleLand O’ Lakes, Breyers, Yoplait called ‘most trusted’ dairy brands
Dairy brands Land O’Lakes, Breyers and Yoplait are again deemed the Most Trusted in BrandSpark International’s annual survey of 10,000 American shoppers.
View ArticleBongards Creameries plans $35 million expansion in Tennessee
Minnesota dairy co-op Bongards Creameries will nearly double the size of its production facility in Humboldt, Tenn. The move will add 95 jobs.
View ArticleArla pumps up its sales team to grow the business
The U.S. arm of Arla, the Denmark-based dairy cooperative, is growing fast. The company has placement of its natural cheeses and cream cheese in 6,000 stores in the United States.
View ArticleAs China's dairy market gets fierce, domestic products still lag
China’s dairy market is getting more competitive. Consumers, however, prefer imported dairy products over domestic ones, due to the lack of confidence and price advantages, according to the analysts at...
View ArticleShamrock Farms, Stonyfield team up with athletes
Shamrock Farms sponsors the Sun Devil Athletics program; Stonyfield collaborates with Olympic gold medalist Amy Rodriguez.
View ArticleDairy Foods announces leadership changes
Jim Carper retires; Kathie Canning is new chief editor.
View ArticleDairy processors stretched by milk production gains
According to a CoBank report, targeted plant expansions, new construction and joint ventures could help processors meet rising processing demand and aid export markets.
View ArticleSartori is the recipient of the 2017 Tom Camerlo Exporter of the Year award
Sartori Co. has proven through multiple generations that creative artisan cheesemakers using milk from carefully chosen Wisconsin farmers yield a taste your mouth will never forget.
View ArticleMillennials wielding influence on dairy segment
In our September online poll, we asked readers to choose the one aspect of the dairy processing industry over which millennials are wielding the most influence.
View ArticleMilk Specialties Global named 2018 Exporter of the Year
Milk Specialties Global (MSG) does more than sell dairy ingredients to customers in 40 countries. With a vision focusing on what's next, the fast-growing company works with its international customers...
View ArticleDairy Foods mourns the loss of Tom Imbordino
Tom Imbordino, Dairy Foods’ publisher for the past 18 years, recently passed away unexpectedly.
View ArticleBaldor Specialty Foods president to retire
Muzyk joined Baldor in 1996 as a sales representative when the company was still in its early days, operating out of a modest 25,000-square-foot space in Maspeth, Queens, N.Y.
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