At IDFA, Aquino will help to manage the trade association’s work in sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and ESG policy and programming within the U.S. dairy supply chain.
January 26, 2023
Mike Aquino was trained as a food scientist at Drexel University and has since held several professional positions in the food and agriculture space, including with Danone’s research and development pilot facility in White Plains, N.Y., and on the Global Sustainability Team at General Mills.
Dr. Venkateswarlu (Venkat) Sunkesula named vice president of research and product development and Kevin Quinn as vice president of sales and marketing.
January 24, 2023
Dr. Sunkesula joined Idaho Milk Products in July 2019. Kevin Quinn came to Idaho Milk Product in December 2022 as vice president of Sales and Marketing
Mike Brown name chief economist of the trade group.
January 17, 2023
Brown has had a long and distinguished career in the dairy industry, most recently leading the milk and dairy procurement team for The Kroger Co. as director of dairy supply chain.
Danone expects to remove 1.2 million tons carbon dioxide equivalent of methane emissions by 2030.
January 17, 2023
A reduction in methane emissions will have immediate benefits for the climate that reductions in carbon dioxide cannot achieve on their own, according to the IPCC. Dairy production from cattle makes up an estimated 8% of total human-caused methane emissions, as part of agriculture and livestock activities which represent approximately 40% of global methane emissions.
It is not too late to implement a diversity, equity, and inclusion plan, which can yield tremendous benefits for any company. In Dairy Foods' first cover story on this topic, learn from strategies enacted by Danone North America, Tetra Pak, Tillamook County Creamery Association, MilkPEP and more on how diverse teams help foster connection and growth.