In planning its growth, Perry’s Ice Cream measures sales, calculates ROI on plant expenditures and analyzes consumer trends.

Through new engineering developments, Urschel now offers a wide variety of grating heads that offer cuts from coarse granules to different types of shreds for cheese, coconut, nuts and carrots.

Nestle bottles Nesquik and liquid coffee creamers in a state-of-the-art aseptic plant in Anderson , Ind. The facility is LEED-certified for its green features.

Thanks to robust sales of Nesquik flavored milks, innovations in the Juicy Juice brand and a new partnership with Jamba Juice, Nestlé USA is far from a milquetoast in grocery and convenience store channels.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that manufacturers in the United States spend about $100 billion a year on energy costs.

In my April 2010 column, “Who is the Weakest Link in the Food Chain?,” I made the point that suppliers could unintentionally defeat all the food safety and quality programs put in place by dairy plants.

The Michigan Milk Producers Association spent $62 million to renovate a facility in Ovid, Mich. This new plant operates seven days a week, 24 hours a day. It's the 2010 Plant of the Year.

Though I’ve been editing magazines for many years, the arrival of a new issue still excites me. It’s like receiving a birthday or Christmas present every month. Each issue of Dairy Foods is packed with information you can act on. Here is a sample of what we’ve delivered in the last 12 months.