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Fonterra milk dryer Darfield
Powdered milk

Fonterra fires up milk powder dryer, called the world's largest

It will produce more than 700 metric tons - the equivalent of 45 shipping containers - each day.
September 3, 2013

The world's largest milk powder dryer at Fonterra's Darfield, New Zealand site kicked into gear last week producing its first batches of whole milk powder which will be exported to more than 20 markets worldwide including the Middle East, China and Southeast Asia. 


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Cheese
Dairy exports

Darigold, Maryland & Virginia co-op to export 3.8 million pounds of cheese, butter

Darigold and Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association have a contract to sell Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack and butter.
August 27, 2013

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association and Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold) will sell 3.296 million pounds of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese and 493,284 pounds of butter to customers in Asia and Europe. 


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Koseoglu

Dairy Foods' membrane technology event was a hit

August 22, 2013
This year’s Practical Membrane Technology Short Course (PMTSC) drew record attendance, an increase of 52% from 2012. Dairy Foods and Filtration & Membrane World LLC have partnered to produce this event for eight years.
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Lou Gentine Sargento
A Lou and Louie

Lou Gentine to retire from Sargento; son Louie will become CEO

Lou is a second-generation family owner of Sargento. He has served as CEO since 1981 and Chairman since 1996.
August 20, 2013

Lou Gentine, Chairman and CEO of Sargento Foods Inc., announced Monday that he will retire as Chief Executive Officer  at the end of the year and that the Board of Directors has approved the promotion of Louie Gentine to CEO.


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Cheese

The cheese of the future

Cheese manufacturers and their suppliers will develop more pronounced flavors. They’ll use waterless mozzarella cookers and make cheeses entirely in their retail containers.
John Lucey Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research
John A. Lucey
August 18, 2013
The dairy industry is an innovative field, always working to meet or anticipate consumer needs and adjust products and manufacturing practices to suit the marketplace. So, it comes as no surprise that we are already considering the cheeses of the future.
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Chocolate milk - Flavored Milk

Can chocolate milk save the industry?

A supplier’s Dairy Index finds a surge in demand for ready-to-drink flavored milk. Who’s responsible? Busy and health-conscious consumers.
August 16, 2013
Flavored milk consumption will grow at more than double the rate of white milk globally between 2012 and 2015. Consumers are increasingly turning to tasty, nutritious and conveniently packaged flavored milk as an alternative to other beverages, creating opportunities for dairies to improve profitability.
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5 Dairy Foods for Dairy Month
Back to school

Cheese, yogurt, butter prices are on the rise; ice cream, milk show declines

As students head back to school, cheese sellers expect 'sharp increases' in demand; milk processors see increased activity.
August 12, 2013

Cheese shreds in 8-ounce packs were the most featured individual item this period, appearing in 12,755 ad features. The national price averaged $2.36, up 12 cents from two weeks ago. 8-ounce blocks, at $2.43, moved 7 cents higher from two weeks ago. Schools have reopened in the Southern tier of states across the nation sending an increasing number of milk loads to bottlers to meet the increased Class I demand.

 

 


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