Clover Sonoma started processing Non-GMO Project Verified conventional milk this year. President and CEO Marcus Benedetti calls it a financial gamble yet says ‘it’s the right thing to do for a whole host of reasons.’
Tradition and innovation co-exist comfortably at Clover Sonoma dairy, located in the verdant rolling hills of Sonoma County, California, an area better known for wine than milk.
Natural cheese is the consumer choice, with shreds, cubes and slices the preferred forms. Meanwhile, processed cheese spreads/balls are one beacon of light for that category.
Sales indicate that consumers continue to prefer natural over processed cheese, with slices, shreds and cubes sales getting a boost. In the processed cheese category, cheese spreads/balls was the only segment with positive sales numbers.
Kemps LLC it earned first place in the most innovative ice cream flavor category.
March 17, 2017
Sweet Me Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler Ice Cream, Honey Roasted Peanut Butter Ice Cream and Cool Mint Sandwiches were named the most innovative ice cream products at the International Dairy Foods Association's annual Ice Cream Technology Conference.
True Dairy Flavors, Hudson, Ohio, introduced flavored milk powder mixes in packets. The mixes are sold in three flavors: banana cream, cotton candy and orange dreamsicle.
Wisconsin cheesemakers dominate the top places in the 2017 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest.
March 10, 2017
Sartori's Reserve Black Pepper BellaVitano has been named the best cheese in the 2017 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest. First runner-up belongs to Terry Lensmire of Agropur.