Dairy processors could support community health by bringing nutritious dairy foods to the market and empowering consumers with information needed to positively impact their health and wellbeing.
While nearly seven in 10 business leaders say they have experienced at least one corporate crisis in the last five years, the coronavirus pandemic has put crisis management front and center for every business - large and small, in every industry and in every region of the country.
Through this program, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is partnering with national, regional and local suppliers to purchase up to $3 billion in fresh produce, dairy and meat products.
May 8, 2020
On May 8, USDA said it approved $1.2 billion in contracts to support American producers and communities in need through the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program.
The 30-second spot highlights the faces of those making a difference behind the scenes and underpins the importance of brands giving back to support relief efforts.
May 8, 2020
Lifeway Foods, a Morton Grove, Ill.-based supplier of kefir fermented dairy and probiotic plant-based products to support the microbiome, said it is slated to air a new commercial celebrating those who have worked tirelessly the last eight weeks to help keep America moving forward.
Horizon Organic is partnering with Noodles & Co. for free delivery; Activia is partnering up with Bachelor alum Jade Roper for an Instagram giveaway.
May 8, 2020
Two brands of Danone North America, based in White Plains, N.Y., and Broomfield, Colo., launched promotions designed to celebrate moms during a Mother’s Day that will take place amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Exclusive coronavirus-focused BNP Media survey shows that more than a third of food and beverage manufacturers believe it will take seven or more months to get their business back on track.
More than a third of food and beverage companies surveyed between April 30 and May 4 — 39% — said they believe it will take seven months or longer to get their business back on track considering current COVID-19-related challenges, according to a May 6, 2020, Clear Seas Research report titled “Food & Beverage Manufacturing Industry, Industry Perspective on the Challenges of Today.”
The app was created in partnership with the Movemeant Foundation.
May 8, 2020
To add some light to remote workers’ lives during the COVID-19 crisis, Light + Fit — a brand of White Plains, N.Y.- and Broomfield, Colo.-based Danone North America — said it teamed up with Julianne Hough and her fitness platform, KINRGY, to launch a new app called Working Well.
In a May 6 letter to Wisconsin Dairy Product Association (WDPA) members, WDPA Executive Director Brad Legreid said the association’s board decided to reschedule the 2020 Dairy Symposium because of the coronavirus crisis.
Milk from Vermont dairies will be processed by Commonwealth Dairy and HP Hood to feed Vermonters in need.
May 7, 2020
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets is coordinating an effort to recover raw milk from being disposed while creating a new, temporary food supply for the Vermont Foodbank.
The dairy cooperative is focusing locally first to maximize impact.
May 7, 2020
The Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA), Tillamook, Ore., said its farmer-owners have committed $4 million to a comprehensive COVID-19 relief plan to help its employees, the communities in which the company operates, and industry partners respond to and recover from burdens created by the COVID-19 pandemic.