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The company is introducing a line of classic natural cheese that includes Cheese Curds, Natural Cheese Spreads, Mini Moon Wheels, and a Classic Cheese Sampler, with nine of the 10 products carrying the Proudly Wisconsin Cheese Badge of Honor.

Renewed interest and excitement for cottage cheese took over TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook last fall. 

From a small 5,000-square-foot plant in Springfield, Ill., solely focused on making ice cream mixes, to a large, 126,000-square-foot plant in Dubuque, Iowa, that processes nearly 40 million pounds of fluid milk a month, Prairie Farms Dairy boasts a wide range of manufacturing operations.

The new lactose free lineup is being introduced as the “Gold Standard” for lactose-free whole & 2% milk in gallons and cottage cheese & sour cream in 16-ounce tubs.

One of the first things Matt McClelland, CEO and executive vice president of Prairie Farms Dairy, proudly tells Dairy Foods during a visit to its Edwardsville, Ill.-based headquarters is, “I work for a bunch of dairy farmers. 

Darin Copeland, Public Relations Manager at Prairie Farms Dairy in Edwardsville,Ill., joins Dairy Foods for a wide-ranging conversation on several trends impacting the dairy industry. 

The single-serve introduction was inspired by the success of the company's iced coffee, which has been sold in half-gallon cartons since 2013.

Prairie Farms won more awards than any other company competing in the contest, the company stated.