Coolhaus co-founders Natasha Case and Freya Estreller started baking cookies, making ice cream and combining them into “cool houses” in 2008.

Beachy Cream, inspired by the California surfing days of old, has created many unique flavors around that very theme.

We spoke with six artisan ice cream companies about where they find inspiration, how they grew their businesses and why local, pure ingredients matter most in the artisan world.

Sure, the Cheddar from the creamery is sharp, and some is even ‘seriously’ sharp. Investments in equipment, employee safety and sustainable manufacturing processes also enhance the reputation of this Northeast dairy processor.

The dairy brand of the Agri-Mark cooperative is expanding beyond its base in the Northeast. Walmart has taken Cabot products nationwide, while the co-op itself exports dairy powders worldwide.

Maytag Dairy Farms has recalled its raw milk blue cheese because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

Chobani said that 800 McDonald’s restaurants in Southern California will serve parfaits and smoothies made with Greek yogurt.