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Litehouse Inc., a Sandpoint, Idaho-based maker of dairy- and nondairy based refrigerated salad dressings (RSD), said its board of directors promoted Kelly Prior to the position of president and CEO, effective immediately.

Stōk, a Broomfield, Colo.-based brand of Danone North America, said it is showing its support this Veterans Day with limited-edition camo packaging for its 48 oz. protein espresso product.

Support from dairy checkoff food scientists helped McDonald’s USA produce a reduced-sugar, low-fat chocolate milk that will be unveiled nationwide in January.

One in six children in America lives with hunger, and many of these children rely on school meals for essential nutrition to fuel their performance in and out of school, according to Harrisburg, Pa.-based Hershey’s Ice Cream.

The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) said registration is open for CheeseExpo 2020, set for April 14-16 at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee.

The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy said that food safety resources for small and artisanal ice cream manufacturers, including an online class and technical support, are now available.

Dairy Foods magazine and the American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI), Elmhurst, Ill., will be honoring a deserving dairy processor with the 2020 Breakthrough Award for Dairy Ingredient Innovation.

This October, USDA announced plans to purchase an additional $50 million in fresh fluid milk with Section 32 authority, further increasing support to the nation’s dairy industry when uncertainty with trade and low prices have created challenges for farmers and processors, said the Washington, D.C.-based International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA).

Siggi’s, a New York-based maker of Icelandic skyr “with simple ingredients and not a lot of sugar,” said it named a Cleveland School District dietitian, Allison Thirion, MPH, RDN, LD, the winner of its fourth annual Siggi Supports Entrepreneurs contest.

The Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN), Arlington, Va., said major dairy-producing organizations around the world are challenging the European Union's (EU) decision to disregard market realities and international trade standards by granting Denmark sole ownership of the generic name "havarti" cheese in Europe.