It has been an excellent past 12 months — and beyond — for Kansas City, Kan.-based Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national farmer-owned cooperative with nearly 11,000 family-farm owners and about 19,000 employees.
Award presentation took place during last month’s IDFA Dairy Forum in Orlando. Tillamook was honored for its rich history, 50% retail sales growth and sustainability plan. Kudos to CEO Patrick Criteser and his amazing team!
At only a decade and a half old, Chobani LLC is still a youngster within the dairy processing universe. Nevertheless, the company, founded in 2005 by current CEO Hamdi Ulukaya, who immigrated to the United States from Turkey about a decade earlier, has racked up a remarkable number of accomplishments.
Saputo Inc. is to be admired for its impressive growth via acquisitions, investments in assets and innovation, and commitment to supporting the communities in which it operates.
Saputo Inc. is to be admired for its impressive growth via acquisitions, investments in assets and innovation, and commitment to supporting the communities in which it operates.
Good is not good enough at fairlife, where the company motto is ‘believe in better.’ The 2015 Processor of the Year is making value-added dairy beverages, including high-protein milk, post-workout recovery milkshakes and low-sugar chocolate milk.
The company’s motto is ‘believe in better.’ That extends to its dairy products, manufacturing processes and dairy farming practices.
October 20, 2015
Dairy Foods has selected Chicago-based fairlife LLC as the 2015 Processor of the Year. fairlife created a proprietary ultra-filtration process that boosts the natural protein and calcium found in milk and reduces its natural sugars.
In its nearly 75-year history, The Dannon Co. has identified niches like digestive health and weight management and then developed yogurt-based solutions. Its stated mission, to bring health through food, starts with its employees and fans out across North America.
HP Hood is guided by a four-point strategy of manufacturing branded, private label, licensed and co-packed dairy foods and beverages. It does more than roll out new products; it develops new categories of dairy foods and beverages.
Hamdi Ulukaya has led Chobani to the top of the yogurt category, and for that reason, Dairy Foods names Chobani the 2012 Processor of the Year. But the company’s influence is felt throughout the dairy industry.
In his hit song “American Saturday Night,” country singer Brad Paisley celebrates immigrants’ contributions to American culture, including pizza with Canadian bacon, beer from the Netherlands, Brazilian leather, German cars and the Beatles, not to mention “a French kiss, Italian ice and margaritas in the moonlight.”