The series, Dairy Innovator Dialogues, features leading dairy executives talking about innovation, sustainability and giving back to the community.
March 24, 2020
Today’s dairy leaders are redefining what it means to be sustainable businesses by elevating good business practices, developing and implementing transportation and logistics solutions, ensuring the highest standards for animal welfare, and committing to and achieving environmental stewardship throughout their supply chains.
Due to concerns related to the coronavirus outbreak, Dairy Foods magazine and the American Dairy Products Institute said they postponed the Membrane Technology Forum.
The products typically would have gone to schools, which are closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
March 23, 2020
Maola Local Dairies, a brand of the Reston, Va.-based Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative, said it donated more than 45,000 half-pints of chocolate and 1% white milk last week to three Virginia food banks.
On Jan. 15, 2020, the United States and China signed "phase one" of a trade deal. The countries' relationship has been trending downward for the past two years, and the deal does mark a possible inflection point.
The tricky parts is figuring out whether the 10% drop in prices today
was the blow-off bottom or the 10% drop tomorrow will be the
bottom. Very strong retail sales in the US are keeping physical supplies in balance or a little tight, but consumers are now stocked up
and the retail side will cool down.
As part of this worldwide commitment, the company announced $6.6 million donation to Feeding America nationwide network of food banks.
March 20, 2020
As the world continue to address the very real implications of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Kraft Heinz Co., co-headquartered in Chicago and Pittsburgh, said it committed to donating $12 million globally to ensure people across the globe have the food they need during this challenging time.
The dairy association also will reveal a revamped website on March 19.
March 18, 2020
Due to the dynamic nature of information related to coronavirus, the Washington, D.C.-based International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said it created a webpage to provide members with the most recent updates pertaining to guidance and resources for the dairy industry.
The annual conference and trade show now will be held Oct. 19-22.
March 18, 2020
BNP Media, organizer of the Food Safety Summit, said that in response to the serious outbreak of the coronavirus, it has postponed the summit, originally scheduled for May 4-7, 2020, to Oct. 19-22, 2020.