The Arlington, Va.-based U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), San José, Costa Rica, renewed their partnership to bolster cooperation and collaboration between the two groups to promote and harmonize science-based regulations across food and agriculture trade policies.

The International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA), Madison, Wis., announced the special guest lineup for its IDDBA 2022 event.

A Gruyere from Switzerland was named the 2022 World Champion Cheese for the second consecutive time and third time overall.

Truly Grass Fed, a Dublin-based Glanbia brand that produces premium, sustainably produced dairy products, says it added naturally spreadable butter tubs to its line of grass-fed butter and cheese products retailing in the United States.

The Washington, D.C.-based International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), Madison, Wis., both issued statements on the Feb. 15 confirmation of Dr. Robert Califf as FDA commissioner.

Grassland Dairy Products Inc., the largest privately owned butter producer in North America, said it completed the acquisition of Chicago-based Medlee Foods LLC.

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), the Port of Los Angeles and CMA CGM — a leader in shipping and logistics — formed the Dairy Exports Working Group aimed at identifying and addressing supply chain issues hampering U.S. dairy product exports.

Family-owned Minerva Dairy, Minerva, Ohio, says it released two limited-edition flavors available exclusively through Goldbelly for nationwide shipping and at Kishman’s IGA, located a brief walk from the Minerva Dairy Creamery in Northeast Ohio.

Challenge, a brand of Dublin, Calif.-based Challenge Dairy Products Inc., says it launched spreadable butter with avocado oil. 

The Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA), Novi, Mich., said it will acquire Superior Dairy in Canton, Ohio, a subsidiary of LEL Operating Co.