There is widespread comfort with current conditions in the cheese industry. Prices have been moving within a narrow trading range and cheese manufacturers are happy to take additional volumes of milk.

Jim Sutton is retiring on April 1 from All Star Association after a long career in the dairy processing industry.

MilkPEP and Core Power turned to the basketball court, the gridiron and the hockey rink to find celebrity endorsers.

IBM Research and international food giant Mars Inc. in January established the Consortium for Sequencing the Food Supply Chain.

Starting in April, Australia’s a2 Milk Co. will begin selling milk that has  a “digestive advantage” in California supermarkets and independent stores.

Ice cream processors look to unique, out-of-the-box flavors, a plethora of inclusions, seasonal offerings and clean labels to build their brands.

The European Union removes production quotas on April 1. Export volumes from the region are expected to increase across all product categories.

The International Dairy Foods Association, producer of the International Dairy Show, is adding a Co-Packer Pavilion on the show floor.

The federal government says eat more seafood and less red meat. Dairy, for the most part, fares well in the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Still, the dairy industry has some concerns.

Bel Brands USA built a plant on a green field in Brookings, S.D., to make the popular Mini Babybel cheeses. The management philosophy values transparency and the building itself reflects that.