Dairy Forum 2012, which will take place Jan. 15-18 at La Quinta Resort and Club in La Quinta, Calif., will take a big picture look at the geopolitics of food thanks to influential thought leaders bringing a fresh perspective to the changes to food supply and demand.  

Here is a sneak peek at what dairy suppliers are up to.

The 2011  International Dairy Show ran from Sept. 19-21 in Atlanta. Here's a summary of some of the activities.

Pack Expo Las Vegas runs through Wednesday, Sept. 28.

The International Dairy Foods Association named 144 dairy operations to receive IDFA Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Awards and Achievement Certificates for superior worker safety and best overall safety performance rates.

The benefits of whey was the focus of the world's top dairy researchers and processors as they came together with the country's leading nutrition professionals, whey and whey product users, food and beverage marketers, manufacturers and suppliers to attend the 6th International Whey Conference, Sept. 18-21 in Chicago.

Here is a sneak peek at what dairy suppliers are up to.

What goes through the mind of an executive planning to build a new ice cream processing facility? Richard Graeter and Bob Graeter, co-owners (along with Chip Graeter) of Graeter's Manufacturing Co., Cincinnati, shared some of the questions they asked themselves prior to building the Dairy Foods 2011 Plant of the Year.

Kerry Group entered into an agreement to acquire Cargill Flavor Systems for $230 million, subject to closing adjustments.

IDFA announced the winners of the first annual Innovations Awards at the International Dairy Show, Sept. 18-21 in Atlanta. One winner was selected in each of five categories – food safety, ingredients/flavorings/seasonings/additives, packaging, processing and sustainability.