IDFA announced the winners of the first annual Innovations Awards at the International Dairy Show, Sept. 18-21 in Atlanta. One winner was selected in each of five categories – food safety, ingredients/flavorings/seasonings/additives, packaging, processing and sustainability.  

Grafton Village Cheese Co. fully recovered from the flooding caused by Hurricane Irene that hit the East Coast in August, and is now back in business.

Dole Packaged Foods needed a container for its new make-at-home yogurt smoothie beverage, which is made with frozen fruit and yogurt.

Roquette America unveiled its new 30,000-sq.-ft., state-of-the-art, LEED-certified Innovation Center, located in Geneva, Ill.

Dairy Foods seeks nominations for its 2011 Processor of the Year award. Dairy food processors (including milk, milk-based beverages, cheese, cultured dairy, ice cream and frozen desserts) are invited to nominate themselves or other companies.

Danisco developed a new website to help the food industry make healthy living choices.

The Dairy Research Institute and Cornell University have established a partnership with the Northeast Dairy Foods Research Center. The center, located at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., will focus on fluid milk and dairy ingredient research, provide applications and technical support for improvements in milk powder quality and help establish the next generation of dairy ingredients

More than a dozen nationally renowned speakers and Wisconsin cheesemakers will present a wide array of tasting and educational seminars at the Third Annual Wisconsin Original Cheese Festival, set for Nov. 4-5 at the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wis.

The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, in affiliation with the Dairy Research Institute, announces the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards, a new program that recognizes dairy farms, businesses and collaborative partnerships for efforts that deliver outstanding economic, environmental and/or social benefit, thus helping to advance sustainability of the dairy industry.

Huhtamaki, a global leader in foodservice and paperboard packaging, acquired the assets and business of Paris Packaging, Inc., a privately-held manufacturer of specialty folding cartons.