In response to increasing consumer demand for healthier, more natural options, My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream, Los Angeles, said it is moving to using only non-GMO ingredients while also replacing corn syrup with cane sugar as the sweetener across its entire mochi ice cream portfolio.

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said it is recognizing 28 dairy companies for their outstanding achievements in worker safety in 2020 with an IDFA Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Award.

The American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI) said it welcomed Dustin Dean, Ph.D., to the ADPI Center of Excellence. Dean is an animal nutrition expert whose experience and skills complement the existing panel of experts comprising ADPI’s Center of Excellence resources.

The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), Madison, Wis., announced new officers and new members of the 2020-21 board of directors, with terms beginning July 1.

Idaho Milk Products, Jerome, Idaho, said it will be offering virtual tours of its Milk Innovation Center that includes a state-of-the-art processing area, an instrumental lab and a multipurpose room for product evaluations and conferencing.

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), the nation’s largest trade association representing all segments of the dairy industry, and ABB, a global technology company that is driving the digital transformation of industries, have partnered to offer IDFA members a suite of automated systems, applications and integrated solutions that will help them to advance digitalization within their plants and facilities.

Irvine, Calif.-based Golden State Foods, a large diversified supplier to the foodservice and retail industries, announced the promotion of Chad Buechel to president of KanPak U.S., Wichita, Kan.

Following an April 3 letter to congressional leadership urging targeted financial aid be provided through the next coronavirus relief package to workers in the critical food industry, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and other food industry associations sent a letter to President Donald Trump homing in on a key recommendation.

In an email to International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) members, Michael Dykes, D.V.M., IDFA’s president and CEO, said the association made “the difficult decision” to cancel the Ice Cream Technology and Yogurt & Cultured Dairy conferences for 2020.

Members of Northeast Dairy Foods Association Inc., North Syracuse, N.Y., as well as dairy producers and others in the food supply chain, have been greatly impacted by the coronavirus, putting the nation’s dairy farmers and milk processors business’ in great financial jeopardy.