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Saxon Cheese, Schreiber Foods, and Double Rainbow Ice Cream received top honors in this year’s World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest. 

The Idaho Milk Processors Association Conference, Aug. 11 to 12, includes a panel discussion among dairy experts dubbed "The Future of Food" that addresses balancing consumer trends and food security.

Speakers at the Membrane Technology Forum (membraneforum.com) in June presented important concepts and ideas in processing, from fundamentals of membrane technology to fouling and cleaning.

Ice cream sales continue to show promise as dollar and unit sales both see a boost. Frozen novelty sales also went up, thanks to price increases, because unit sales were almost at a standstill.

What’s for breakfast? Increasingly, it’s not a traditional meal of cereal and milk or bacon and eggs served at home. Instead, grab-and-go nutritional and performance drinks are a popular meal option. That’s a threat to dairy companies, especially those that make milk, cheese and yogurt.

The Bel Group (maker of Laughing Cow and Mini Babybel snack cheeses) said it is in negotiations to acquire the MOM Group, maker of GoGosqueeZ yogurt and fruit snacks.

Dairy industry executives in the news include the late Leonard Gentine, founder of Sargento Cheese founder; Barb O’Brien of DMI; Dan Zastoupil of Marathon Cheese; and Michael J. Pengue of Bai Brands.

Breyers marks its 150 milestone with birthday party in New York City, recipes from celebrity chef Curtis Stone and new Ice Cream Cake variety.

Dairy industry professionals making the news include Ted Galloway, Jacqueline Chow, Judith Swales, Miles Hurrell, Karen Schmidt, Brandon Nelson, Barry Bradford and Crystal Wilson.