The Championship Dairy Product Contest auction was sponsored by the Wisconsin Dairy Products Association.

Sweet Me Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler Ice Cream, Honey Roasted Peanut Butter Ice Cream and Cool Mint Sandwiches were named the most innovative ice cream products at the International Dairy Foods Association's annual Ice Cream Technology Conference.

Saxon Cheese, Schreiber Foods, and Double Rainbow Ice Cream received top honors in this year’s World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest. 

The Dairy Foods 2016 Plant of the Year is Bel Brands USA’s manufacturing facility in Brookings, S.D., that makes Mini Babybel cheeses.

The dairy co-op has six processing plants near three major ports. From there, CDI exports milk powders and butter to markets in Asia and elsewhere.

California Dairies Inc., Visalia, Calif., is the 2015 recipient of the Tom Camerlo Exporter of the Year award from Dairy Foods. The annual award, now in its 10th year, is given with the cooperation of the U.S. Dairy Export Council.

Smith Brothers Farms, a fluid milk processor, has been selected to receive the Plant of the Year award from Dairy Foods. Its plant was one of 12 dairy processing plants throughout the United States nominated by Dairy Foods.