Dairy Foods announced the return of its Plant of the Year award. Dairy Foods will be judging this year’s program based on specific outstanding achievements outlined in the entries.

Wllke's involvement on the ADPI Board of Directors began in 2007 and continues today. 

"Extraordinary Dairy" encourages dairy lovers not to settle for mediocre dairy, challenges the status quo of the category and elevates the brand's reputation of delivering products that are better than they have to be. 

The Minnesota company is hoping obtain at least $2B in the deal, the news outlet reports.

Cooperative achieved net sales of $16.8 billion and net earnings of $258 million, according to its 2023 annual report.

Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association announces the results of several other elections as well.

Allan Huttema was named Interim CEO in December to replace outgoing CEO, Joe Coote, who left the dairy company with plans to return to his native Australia.

The company expects to complete the reorganization process and sale and emerge forward under new ownership in late June.

The FTC sued to block the merger in February, alleging the transaction was anticompetitive. 

According to the office of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, demand for the company’s products has created the need for an additional manufacturing facility, slated to be 750,000 square feet.