The magazine nominated 13 dairy processing plants that manufacture fluid milk, cheese, ice cream or cultured dairy products. All had been featured in Dairy Foods magazine and on dairyfoods.com over the previous 18 months. 

Rabobank says that dairy trade flows into the ASEAN-6 region (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) surpassed 1.6 million tonnes in 2012, equating to a 5.5 billion dollar export opportunity for producers. The region is one of the few remaining dairy battlegrounds, and the current boom in demand has triggered intense competition between international producers.

Nestlé is building a new factory in Malaysia to meet growing domestic demand for its ready-to-drink beverages such as Nescafé, Milo, and Nestlé Low Fat Milk.
 

IDFA says the Goodlatte-Scott amendment will provide an effective and expanded safety net for dairy farmers. A disappointed  NMPF calls the amendment 'an effort to ensure that dairy processors get a government-insured supply of cheap milk.'

California Dairies Inc. said that a properly written federal milk marketing order for California would provide a regulatory structure that would potentially result in higher farm gate prices, which would benefit California dairy farm families. 

Hamdi Ulukaya, the founder of Chobani, is named Entrepreneur Of The Year by Ernst & Young World. Wisconsin Dairy Products Association said Joe Weis of Foremost Farms will receive its Presidents Award.

Jim Mulhern will move up to president & CEO from COO as Jerry Kozak retires Dec. 31 from the National Milk Producers Federation.