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Nuestro Queso grows with Hispanic-style cheeses: a look inside the cheese plant
Cheese production

Nuestro Queso grows with Hispanic-style cheeses: a look inside the cheese plant

The owners bought a building in Kent that had been used for cheesemaking since the 1940s. It was empty when they took possession of it, so the owners had to outfit it with new equipment.
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James Carper
September 4, 2015

There was absolutely no equipment when Nuestro Queso moved into a shuttered cheesemaking facility in Illinois six years ago. As the company continues to grow, it is still buying processing and packaging machines.


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Food trends

Nuestro Queso meets the needs of Hispanic buyers on the East Coast and in the Midwest

The Illinois company is also serving a 'shadow market' of non-Latinos that like Hispanic foods and culture.
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James Carper
September 2, 2015

The start-up U.S. dairy Nuestro Queso (‘our cheese’ in Spanish) meets the needs of Hispanic buyers on the East Coast and in the Midwest. The company also is building a following for its award-winning products among non-Latinos who appreciate the natural, fresh cheeses.


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Chobani Flip Coffee Break
Greek yogurt news

Sales of Chobani Greek yogurt are doing flips

The company’s plant in Twin Falls, Idaho is running 24-7 to keep up with demand for a product that’s designed to make consumers think of Chobani as a snack.
Ed Finkel
August 31, 2015
Chobani sees tremendous success with its Greek yogurt Flip line, continuing to release new, unique flavors.
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Rise of the machines

See how technology takes robotics up the packaging line at Pack Expo

Advanced networking, integration and controls drive the implementation of robots beyond end-of-line applications.
August 27, 2015

Robots and their benefits are moving far beyond their early uses in palletizing, working their way upstream and into more primary and secondary packaging applications.


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100 largest dairies

Nestle, Dean, Saputo are North America’s largest dairies

More than one-third of the dairy processors on the Dairy 100 have annual revenues of $1 billion or more.
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James Carper
August 17, 2015

Dairy Foods' 22nd annual Dairy 100 report identifies the largest dairy processors based in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Three companies are based in Canada and one in Mexico. Wisconsin is home to the most Dairy 100 firms (12), followed by California and Minnesota (each with 10).


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