On a tour of Europe, Kroger’s dairy experts saw technologies and processing techniques not found in a typical American. Best practices at Mountain View Foods in Denver preserve milk’s freshness and help Kroger develop innovative dairy-based products.

A sculpture made from nearly 1,000 pounds of butter to call attention to a fundraising campaign for a food bank milk program was featured at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg in January.

The standard’s benchmark hygienic design criteria can help dairy processors and equipment fabricators meet the requirements of various third-party auditing schemes.

Ice cream companies live and die by their flavors. At Blue Bell Creameries, a product development team considers as many as 300 ideas every year before whittling them down to five to be launched in grocery and foodservice channels.

Snowville Creamery, Pomeroy, Ohio, received approval by the Ohio Department of Agriculture to label its products as coming from pastured cows fed only non-GMO (genetically modified organisms) feeds and forage.

Slowly but surely, the Texas creamery has been expanding throughout the United States. Today it sells into groceries and foodservice accounts in 23 states. A reputation for flavors and a focus on customer service helps the company grow.

Europe’s Arla Foods established a new business region in Asia. The company said it is integrating its markets in China and South East Asia in a new regional market called Business Unit Asia.

People drink milk for health or taste. We should give them both. Dairy farmers want fair and stable prices. We should pursue dairy policy that succeeds in achieving that.