The group will spend time on Capitol Hill urging lawmakers to increase funding for the SNAP milk incentive program, continue important research and collaboration on ice cream food waste solutions, and more.
February 26, 2020
On Feb. 26, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said dairy industry leaders from across the country were in Washington, D.C., to urge congressional leaders and appropriators to fund important research, a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) milk incentive pilot program, and dairy standards modernization at the FDA in fiscal year (FY) 2021.
The association’s latest report says almost every US household buys from the dairy and frozen departments annually.
February 24, 2020
The National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA), Harrisburg, Pa., recently released the “NFRA 2019 State of the Industry Report,” which shows that today's dairy and frozen departments are clearly connecting with shoppers.
The innovative direct sales approach, combined with the latest technology, results in job creation and fresher and more relevant products.
February 13, 2020
Velvet Ice Cream, a fourth-generation family-owned company that manufactures premium ice cream, sherbet and novelties in Utica, Ohio, said it is integrating a progressive sales practice.
The 4-H club finalists will be treated to an ice cream party, while the Grand Prize winner will be awarded $300.
February 12, 2020
Cedar Crest Ice Cream, Cedarburg, Wis., and the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation announced the finalists and the Grand Prize winner in Cedar Crest’s 2019 Ice Cream Flavor Creation Contest.
The seven new ice cream flavors are designed for followers of the ketogenic diet.
February 11, 2020
Halo Top, a brand of Le Mars, Iowa-based Wells Enterprises Inc., said it introduced the Keto Series — seven flavors of ice cream designed for people following the ketogenic (keto) diet.
High Road Craft Brands has experienced phenomenal growth over the past decade. But its ice cream plant remains committed to small-batch, craft operations
Tucked away in a Marietta, Ga., industrial park, surrounded by Georgia pines, is a 75,000-square-foot, nondescript off-white building that offers few external cues as to what’s inside. But once a visitor steps into that building, he or she will see an operation that is actually rather exceptional.
At the height of the Great Recession, two MBA students, one of them a classically trained chef, put their heads together to try to solve a problem that was playing out in the foodservice industry: fewer "cooks in the kitchen" to support chefs.
Los Angeles-headquartered Century Park Capital Partners said it completed the sale of The Mochi Ice Cream Co. to Lakeview Capital Inc., Birmingham, Mich.
It also announces new directors for Industry Segment Boards.
January 27, 2020
On Jan. 26, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), Washington, D.C., announced new members of its Executive Council, as well as new directors for its five Industry Segment Boards.