The Kraft Heinz Co., headquartered in Chicago and Pittsburgh, said it entered into a definitive agreement to sell its natural, grated, cultured and specialty cheese businesses to a U.S. affiliate of the French dairy giant Groupe Lactalis (Buffalo, N.Y.-based Lactalis American Group) for the purchase price of $3.2 billion.

Good Culture, an Irvine, Calif.-based cultured dairy products brand “on a mission to make clean, healing foods available to the masses with real organic and non-GMO ingredients,” said it is now a Certified B Corporation, joining the ranks of merely 2,500 companies across 50 countries.

As part of Hunger Action Month this September and with the increased demand for food assistance due to COVID-19, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) announced an expanded commitment designed to make a lasting impact in the fight against hunger.

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said its Dairy Forum 2021, themed “Dairy Evolved,” will be a virtual event.

This year's harvest is one of financial hardship for many American farmers, and Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) said it is stepping up to help.

Two Good, a Greek yogurt brand of White Plains, N.Y.- and Broomfield, Colo.-based Danone North America, announced the upcoming launch of its “One Cup, Less Hunger” program.

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a Kansas City, Kan.-based dairy cooperative owned by family farmers, announced a continued step forward in its commitment to sustainability, as it becomes the first U.S. dairy cooperative to set a science-based target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Committed to helping California families facing hunger, the California Milk Processor Board (CMPB), creators of “got milk?”and toma leche, and the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), representing California dairy farm families, announced a partnership with Feeding America to help provide 1 million meals and 1 million servings of milk through the launch of #FoodForThought.