News from dairy processors, associations and suppliers.
December 17, 2020
St. Benoit Creamery, Sonoma, Calif., said Mindful Awards — an independent recognition platform highlighting conscious companies and products that mindfully make waves in the ever-expanding world of consumer packaged goods — selected the company’s yogurt for the “Yogurt Product of the Year” award.
Morning Consult conducted the poll for the International Dairy Foods Association.
December 14, 2020
In a Morning Consult poll conducted Dec. 4-7 for the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) among a national sample of 2,200 adults, 71% of respondents across political affiliations and age groups said they support companies and employers partnering with public health agencies at local and state levels to aid in the distribution of the coronavirus vaccine to employees.
Chef Christopher Collins developed a number of recipes featuring Shamrock Farms eggnog and Slane Irish Whiskey.
December 11, 2020
Phoenix-based Shamrock Farms said it teamed up with Christopher Collins, renowned chef and restaurateur, and family-owned, award-winning Slane Irish Whiskey (Slane Castle Irish Whiskey Ltd.) to offer consumers “the next cocktail craze of the season.”
Nutrition and healthy eating are ‘the reason for the season.’
December 10, 2020
Kemps, a St. Paul, Minn.-based subsidiary of Dairy Farmers of America, said it is teaming up with Milwaukee-based Roundy's Supermarkets Inc. to remind consumers of its daily value this holiday season.
Mark Schleitwiler will receive the association’s highest honor: the WCMA Life Member Award.
December 9, 2020
The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association’s (WCMA) board of directors selected nine individuals to be recognized next year at CheeseExpo Global Online for their outstanding work in the dairy processing industry.
The dairy checkoff-founded GENYOUth organization and Campbell’s Chunky are hosting an e-sports initiative that will raise money toward the goal.
December 8, 2020
The dairy checkoff-founded GENYOUth organization and Campbell’s Chunky are hosting an e-sports initiative that will raise money to deliver 100 million meals, including milk, as part of its COVID-19 Emergency School Meal Delivery Fund to help tackle hunger in schools, said Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), Rosemont, Ill.
Consumers may enter to win weekly dairy prize packages and support their favorite charities.
December 8, 2020
Prairie Farms Dairy Inc., Edwardsville, Ill., is inviting holiday revelers to celebrate by entering its “Holidays at Home” sweepstakes for a chance to win weekly dairy prize packages.
At only a decade and a half old, Chobani LLC is still a youngster within the dairy processing universe. Nevertheless, the company, founded in 2005 by current CEO Hamdi Ulukaya, who immigrated to the United States from Turkey about a decade earlier, has racked up a remarkable number of accomplishments.
The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) are due to be released this December. Throughout the multi-year process to develop the DGAs, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and other dairy organizations and dairy companies have submitted written comments
Healthy eating is nothing new, and consumers have long looked to food as part of their wellness goals. In the past decades, processors have met consumer needs by offering products such as low-fat dairy that supposedly helped people keep their weight down.