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Ice cream and frozen novelties shows no signs of cooling down. At retail, sales of the comfort food staples soared during early pandemic purchase sprees, and that trend has sustained over the past year.

Organic Valley, La Farge, Wis., will introduce Organic Valley American cheese slices this May.

For many cheese producers, sourcing milk from farms within a small radius, often 100 miles or so, is very important. Doing so not only boosts sustainability by slashing transport miles, but also helps to ensure freshness.

Pumps and valves can be a dairy processor's secret weapon for maximizing plant efficiencies and producing superior products. Being able to move liquids swiftly and safely through piping can reduce operating expenses while enhancing food quality.

Modesto, Calif.-based Crystal Creamery said it debuted Crystal Creamery deluxe chocolate milk.

Central Point, Ore.-based Rogue Creamery added Cheese is Love cheddar. According to the company, the extra-mature sharp cheddar allows Rogue fans the chance to help give back; for every pound of Cheese is Love cheddar purchased, a pound will be donated to the families in need.

GoodSport Nutrition, a Rosemont, Ill.-based startup, said it launched GoodSport — a sports drink that is 97% dairy and aims to compete nationally against leading brands.

With all 10,000 of our lakes here in Minnesota currently frozen solid, this may be a strange analogy, but dairy prices move like the waves rippling out from a rock thrown in the water.

The first thing most visitors see as they draw near to the fresh cheese plant operated by Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese LLC is a colorful, hand-painted 52-square-foot mural depicting the unique farm-to-consumer journey of the family-run company's products.