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The competition, created in 2019 by the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), Tracy, Calif., and New York-based VentureFuel to fuel innovation in new dairy product development, is a global search for the very best emerging products to bring to market using California milk and dairy ingredients, the CMAB said.

Rosemont, Ill.-based Batory Foods, a distributor of commodity and specialty food ingredients, said it acquired DMH Ingredients, a food and beverage ingredients distributor, along with its sister company, Naturestock Foods. 

Califf previously led the agency from 2016 to 2017.

Saputo Inc., Montreal, said Lyne Castonguay will step into the role of deputy president and chief operating officer, Dairy Division, USA, effective Feb. 5, 2021. 

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), Kansas City, Kan., said applications are now being accepted for the 2022 DFA CoLAB Accelerator program, which will begin in April and run through June 2022.

The California State University and Fresno Foundation, in partnership with the California Dairy Innovation Center (CDIC), announced the receipt of a $1.8 million award from USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service to create a “Pacific Coast Coalition” to support dairy businesses in California, Oregon and Washington in the development, production, marketing and distribution of dairy products.

On Nov. 11, the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), Madison, Wis., applauded USDA’s announcement of $20.2 million in support for the Dairy Business Innovation Initiative, including $6.13 million for a program administered by WCMA and the Center for Dairy Research (CDR).

FlexXray opened a new state-of-the-art, USDA- and FDA-registered inspection facility specializing in foreign material QA hold resolution services in Fort Mill, S.C. 

While butter sales usually increase during the holidays, the pandemic, which spiked a rebirth of home cooking, has also caused butter sales to grow significantly year-round, according to Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin.