The new facility will help the company accelerate expansion and meet growing demand for its dairy and other products nationwide.
June 3, 2021
Cacique LLC — a privately-owned Hispanic foods company that boasts the No. 1 brand of authentic Mexican-style cheeses, cremas and chorizos in the United States — said it officially broke ground on an $88 million dairy processing facility in Amarillo, Texas.
The company is teaming up with The Organic Center and Organic Valley to unveil a Toxins Calculator designed to help demonstrate the positive environmental impacts of switching to organic dairy products.
June 2, 2021
On World Environment Day, Stonyfield Organic, a Londonderry, N.H.-based organic yogurt maker, is collaborating with The Organic Center and Organic Valley to launch the Toxins Calculator, a free tool to discover the environmental impacts of organic dairy.
Fans are invited to enter the Ultimate Havarti Party sweepstakes for a chance to win prizes, including $1,000 and a year's supply of Castello havarti cheese.
June 2, 2021
Castello, a Basking Ridge, N.J.-based brand of Arla Foods Inc., said it is making every cheese lover's dream a reality this National Cheese Day (June 4).
News from dairy processors, associations and suppliers.
May 28, 2021
In commemoration of World Hunger Day and to celebrate 50 years of bringing flavor and tradition to homes across Texas, La Vaquita — a Houston-based subsidiary of Kansas City, Kan.-headquartered Dairy Farmers of America — said it will donate 13,000 pounds of its popular queso fresco to the Houston Food Bank on May 28 to help local communities fight hunger.
Look at the website of Activia, a brand of Broomfield, Colo.- and White Plains, N.Y.-based Danone North America, and you might assume you've searched for wellness advice. The page features a tab for health professionals, as well as ones saying "What is gut health?" and "What are probiotics?"
Congress recently passed COVID-19-relief legislation that includes significant resources to help USDA provide nutritious food to families in need through the remainder of the pandemic. This has resulted in the creation of new food distribution programs, as well as changes to existing ones.
For the second year in a row, Dairy Foods has good news to share about the retail juice category, a segment that had been experiencing a multi-year decline. According to data from Chicago-based market research firm IRI, two of the four juice categories actually posted impressive dollar and unit sales increases during the 52 weeks ending March 21, 2021.