News from dairy processors, suppliers and associations.
August 25, 2020
The Kraft Heinz Co., headquartered in Chicago and Pittsburgh, said it achieved a milestone in its turnaround plan with the finalization of its U.S. leadership team.
Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery is so known for its cheese curd production that former Gov. Anthony S. Earl named Ellsworth, Wis., the town where the company is based, the "Cheese Curd Capital of Wisconsin" in 1984.
This year’s event has a new name and an all-outdoors format.
August 20, 2020
The Wisconsin Dairy Products Association (WDPA), Middleton, Wis., said its 2020 Dairy Symposium is being modified due to COVID-19’s lingering grip on the country.
Consumer marketing veteran returns to local dairy company.
August 18, 2020
Crystal Creamery, Modesto, Calif., said its board of directors appointed Dennis Roberts, vice president of sales and marketing for the dairy company from 2014 through 2018, as the president and CEO.
Danone North America, headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., and Broomfield, Colo., said its Oikos Triple Zero brand is celebrating the National Football League (NFL) season kickoff with two new ads, starring New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley, as part of its “Stronger Makes Everything Better” campaign.
Dairy Foods’ 27th annual Dairy 100 ranks the largest public and private companies, as well as the largest cooperatives, in the North American dairy industry.
It's been a year since we last published our annual Dairy 100. To say the 12 months in between have been eventful for the dairy industry would be quite the understatement.
Tillamook County Creamery Association, Tillamook, Ore., which in 2019 introduced Tillamook Cheeseboards — craveable combinations of Tillamook cheese, fruit spreads and artisanal crackers, announced the launch of the "Snack Pact."
More than 1,600 Wisconsin clubs are eligible to create and submit a flavor recipe.
August 5, 2020
Cedar Crest Ice Cream, Cedarburg, Wis., and the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation teamed up again to present the Cedar Crest Ice Cream 4-H Flavor Contest for Wisconsin 4-H clubs.
Consumer demand for protein has been driving global new product development since long before the COVID-19 pandemic, and with an increased focus on healthy eating, it likely will continue to gain strength in the future.