Rumiano Cheese Co., California’s oldest family-owned cheese company and a pioneer in organic and artisanal cheese, said construction has begun on its new 46,766-square-foot cheese processing and packaging plant one hour north of Sacramento in Willows, Calif.

Phoenix-based Shamrock Farms said it teamed up with Christopher Collins, renowned chef and restaurateur, and family-owned, award-winning Slane Irish Whiskey (Slane Castle Irish Whiskey Ltd.) to offer consumers “the next cocktail craze of the season.”

Prairie Farms Dairy Inc., Edwardsville, Ill., is inviting holiday revelers to celebrate by entering its “Holidays at Home” sweepstakes for a chance to win weekly dairy prize packages.

Revelry Foods, a division of Portland, Ore.-based Revelry Group, said Federated Foodservice, an Arlington Heights, Ill.-headquartered distributor buying group, named Revelry Foods “Supplier of the Year.”

Nestlé defined its detailed, time-bound plan to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The phased approach aims to halve the company's emissions by 2030 and realize net zero by 2050.

Lifeway Foods Inc., a Morton Grove, Ill.-based supplier of kefir and fermented probiotic products to support the microbiome, said it is kicking off this holiday season with the release of its holiday commercial and Giving Tuesday initiatives.

Chobani LLC, a Norwich, N.Y.-headquartered maker of Greek yogurts, oat beverages, probiotic drinks and dairy creamers, said the company’s Chobani Coconut recipe is now made from Fair Trade Certified coconuts, in a continuation of the company’s deep commitment to responsibly sourcing every ingredient.

Peekaboo Organics' ice cream featuring hidden vegetables was named the grand prize winner on Nov. 20 in the Real California Milk Snackcelerator dairy snack innovation competition, created by the Tracy, Calif.-based California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) and VentureFuel, New York.

Ice cream infused with vegetables, to-go premium cheese snacks, decadent chocolate mousse and flavored paneer make up the finalists announced today in the Real California Milk Snackcelerator product innovation competition.

Crave Better Foods LLC, the maker of Chipwich ice cream cookie sandwiches, announced the merger of the Solero organic fruit bar business from Iris Brands LLC, Minneapolis, into its operations.