A Nov. 11 letter signed by the Washington, D.C.-based International Dairy Foods Association and 14 other food industry groups encourages the Trump administration to put in place a federally orchestrated vaccine distribution program once a vaccine for COVID-19 is developed and approved.

Crave Better Foods LLC, the maker of Chipwich ice cream cookie sandwiches, announced the merger of the Solero organic fruit bar business from Iris Brands LLC, Minneapolis, into its operations.

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) said Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI), New Ulm, Minn., won the 2020 NMPF Chairman’s Award for the best cheese — an aged Asiago — in its 2020 Cheese Quality Competition.

Hispanic Cheese Makers-Nuestro Queso said it is celebrating a significant expansion at its facility in Kent, Ill.

Minerva Dairy, America’s oldest family-owned creamery, said it is doing its part to inspire and educate students from a distance this fall by offering virtual tours of its butter-making facilities.

For the welfare and benefit of dairy industry personnel, a new event, CheeseExpo Global Online, will offer industry innovations, world-class technical and marketing seminars, and supplier connections April 6-8, 2021.

Five years after launching its initial Accelerator program, Kansas City, Kan.-based Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) said is gearing up for its 2021 program with the announcement of a new name, DFA CoLab Accelerator, and a continued focus on helping accelerate and grow ag-tech and dairy food product companies.

It is the latest commitment by the Norwich, N.Y.-based maker of Greek yogurts, oat milks, probiotic drinks and dairy creamers to put people over profits with robust employee benefits.

It’s usually around this time of year, as the leaves start to change and the weather gets colder, that consumers begin engaging in more permissible indulgence, reaching for their favorite desserts and comfort foods.