Family-owned Perry's Ice Cream, Akron, N.Y., disposed of 70% less waste at landfill in 2014 over the previous year, according to the company's corporate sustainability report.
The 116-year-old cream cheese company opens a plant in Arizona. The location offers access to a plethora of good milk and helps the dairy processor achieve its goal of double-digit growth.
Many dairy farmers are slaughtering their herds to minimize losses. High-quality international imports put pressure on domestic prices.
May 27, 2015
China’s raw milk price has fluctuated dramatically since rising to an RMB 5 per kilogram high in the second half of 2013. Now farmers are getting only 1.6 RMB.
Imported milk powder must have Chinese language labels. Three companies, known as China’s national dairy team will own 100,000 dairy cows and have a processing capacity of 700,000 metric tons of dairy products.
May 19, 2015
China says imports must be labeled in Chinese. A powerful ‘dairy team’ promises great processing capacity. A Chinese/NZ joint venture studies milk issues.
The maker of Italian ice thrives when each department operates at its peak and communicates with the others. Getting to that point, though, was not easy.
Hilmar Cheese Co. recovers almost 100% of water from incoming milk and uses it for processes such as crop irrigation and landscaping. Hood converts food waste into energy.
May 8, 2015
Dairy processors and dairy producers were honored with U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
Simona Faroni, the president of G.S. Gelato & Desserts, was named by The Griffin Report as one of the Influential Women in the Food Industry. She was also recognized as one of the top female business owners by Enterprising Women.