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Sound checkoff

DMI CEO shares opportunities and reason for optimism in dairy farming, dairy processing

Tom Gallagher cites consumer demand for animal protein, international opportunities for fluid milk, environmental advances and a growing worldwide demand for dairy.

November 3, 2015

Research by the National Dairy Council has made milkfat more acceptable in the eyes of consumers and health professionals. This could have positive ramifications on full-fat dairy products.

Ad campaigns

Yup. It's for real. fairlife’s chocolate milk promotion has an Onion flavor

YUP! is the chocolate milk brand of Dairy Food's 2015 Processor of the Year. The milk launches in select markets in the Southeast and Northeast and will roll out nationally in 2016.

October 30, 2015

New flavored milk brand YUP! and digital media company Onion Inc. are calling on young adults to do nothing as part of their newly launched campaign.

Inside the dairy plant: By all Mayfield Dairy's accounts, reputation is quality

James Carper

October 27, 2015

Mayfield Dairy Farms manufactures milk for McDonald’s, ice cream for Baskin-Robbins and buttermilk for Cracker Barrel restaurants. The Tennessee-based dairy has expanded to Florida and Louisiana.

Dipping into acquisitions

HP Hood buys dips maker La Terra Fina from Canada’s Claridge group

La Terra Fina USA has been expanding into the organic category with a new range of products.

October 14, 2015

U.S. dairy processor HP Hood buys La Terra Fina, a maker of refrigerated dips and quiches.

People

Dairy processor news from Dean Foods, The Dannon Co. and more.

October 12, 2015

Dean Foods Co. named Ralph Scozzafava to executive vice president and chief operating officer effective Oct. 1.

2 MMPA dairy plants attain SQF Level 3

October 9, 2015

Novi, Mich.-based Michigan Milk Producers Association said its Constantine and Ovid manufacturing plants have been awarded SQF Level 3 certification by the Safe Quality Food Institute.

Good deeds

Umpqua Dairy creates new ice cream flavor in pink carton for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 9, 2015

Milk and ice cream manufacturer Umpqua Dairy Products, Co., Roseburg, Ore., created a limited-edition ice cream flavor (huckleberry cheesecake) for October

Dairy brands turn to social media to encourage consumers to make food more interactive

James Carper

October 9, 2015

How do you make food interactive? (Besides eating it, of course.) Dairy brands turn to social media to encourage consumers to share photos of food on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

Dairy processors should embrace private label business

October 7, 2015

Are dairies that co-manufacture store brands simply enabling low-priced competitors in the refrigerated and frozen aisles of grocery stores?

Snack attack: Portable cheese snack options are on the rise

Sarah M. Kennedy

October 6, 2015

As the trend of more frequent snacking continues, cheese processors are answering the call with protein-packed portable options and new hybrid products.