News from dairy processors, associations and suppliers.
November 5, 2021
Dairy processors Stonyfield Organic, Londonderry, N.H., and Waitsfield, Vt.-based Cabot Creamery said they are joining forces alongside the Farm Powered Strategic Alliance (FPSA) and Dairy Farmers of America to place dairy as a leader in forging a circular pathway to decarbonization and climate change mitigation.
Dennis Rodenbaugh will succeed Smith, effective at the end of 2022.
November 4, 2021
The board of directors of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a Kansas City, Kan.-based milk marketing cooperative and global dairy foods company, announced the appointment of Dennis Rodenbaugh as president and CEO of DFA, effective at the end of 2022.
The giant Holstein cow with spots arranged as a map of the world celebrates the farmer-owned cooperative’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
October 28, 2021
The 44-by-66-foot mural, featuring a Holstein cow with spots arranged as a world map, commemorates Darigold’s commitment to ensuring a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment across its entire enterprise.
The organizations are raising awareness in the fight against college hunger, co-hosting a summit in partnership with VICE News.
October 25, 2021
Chobani LLC said it believes college hunger is unacceptable and is joining forces with Swipe Out Hunger, a nonprofit addressing this issue, to tackle this problem.
News from dairy processors, dairy organizations and dairy suppliers.
October 11, 2021
Irish dairy cooperative Ornua said it completed the acquisition of U.S. cheese ingredients business Whitehall Specialties Inc., Whitehall, Wis., for an undisclosed sum from Mason Wells, a private equity firm based in Milwaukee.
The five winners of the "One Planet. One Health" initiative grant program, representing various universities and nonprofits, will address systemic food systems issues.
October 8, 2021
Danone Institute North America, a not-for-profit established by White Plains, N.Y.- and Broomfield, Colo.-based Danone North America, announced the five winning teams of the "One Planet. One Health" Initiative — a grant program that promotes resilient and sustainable local food systems.
The facility, located in Kern County, Calif., will produce ultra-high-temperature and extended-shelf-life milk.
October 6, 2021
California Dairies Inc. (CDI), Visalia, Calif., said Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture Karen Ross and other state and local officials joined the cooperative on Sept. 29 for a groundbreaking ceremony in Kern County, Calif., at the future site of CDI’s new ultra-high temperature and extended shelf-life milk processing facility.