Lifeway Foods Inc.’s Organic Strawnana ProBugs Whole Milk Kefir was named a winner in Good Housekeeping's 2024 Parenting Awards. 

Jerome, Idaho-based Idaho Milk Products is the 2024 Breakthrough Award for Dairy Innovation winner, for the formulation of its IdaPlus 1090, a protein used in ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages. 

Reduced Fat Eggnog was awarded in the Specialty Dairy Beverage category.  

Wisconsin cheese artisans grabbed 25% of all awards presented at the World Cheese Awards in Trondheim, Norway, in October, with Marieke Gouda of Thorp, Wis., earning the most awards of any United States competitor.

Its Chocolate Mascarpone, which also took home the coveted award in 2022, again earned the prestigious title for its velvety texture and flavor.

Gold won in the "Naturally Smoked Cheese" category.

Among the notable achievements, Vermont Creamery's Chocolate & Cherry Goat Cheese debuted and secured its first-ever award.   

LALA U.S. is introducing authentic licuados — traditional Mexican breakfast smoothies containing milk, fruit and oats — to dairy cases in Walmart and Hispanic-specialty grocers in July.

Dairy brands Land O’Lakes, Breyers and Yoplait are again deemed the Most Trusted in BrandSpark International’s annual survey of 10,000 American shoppers. 

The deadline to enter the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest is July 21. Dairy processors can enter milk, ice cream, cheese, yogurt and other dairy-based foods and beverages.