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Check out the 31st annual Dairy Top 100! Schreiber Foods, Chobani, and California Dairies ascend in the ranking. Where does your company fall on the list? The August issue dives into the new standard of trust provided by recognizable, clean-label ingredients and reports on how dairy processors are protecting foods. Dairy Foods goes Inside the Plant at Westrock Coffee, North America’s largest roast-to-RTD manufacturing facility. Our Market Trends covers the ongoing strength of refrigerated butters and coffee creamers and our Showcases highlight innovations in Flavors and Conveyors/Palletizers. Expert columnist weigh in on front-of-package nutrition labeling, how dairy’s unique matrix improves nutrient delivery, and much more.

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The 31st Annual Dairy 2024 Top 100: Mixed results

Schreiber Foods, Chobani and California Dairies ascend in the ranking.

Brian Berk

Barbara Harfmann

August 15, 2024

Welcome to the Dairy Top 100, Dairy Foods’ industry-leading list of the Top 100 dairy companies/dairy processors in North America.

Dairy Foods announces Plant of the Year

HP Hood honored for excellence, a trip to Ireland and a big anniversary coming up

Brian Berk

September 6, 2024

How do we determine what a great plant is? Is it an exciting design? New technologies or automation? Sustainability efforts? Perhaps, it is a processor that continues to process, as well as protect a decades-long family recipe.

Checking out the challenges of the FDA’s mandated front-of-label nutrition labeling

FDA’s laser focus on nutrients to limit could further the underconsumption of nutrient-rich dairy products recommended by the DGA.

Roberta Wagner Michelle Matto

August 31, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to announce a proposed regulation this year that will require front-of-package nutrition labeling (FOPNL) on food packages, a move aimed at providing consumers with at-a-glance nutrition information to help them quickly and easily make informed food selections.

3-A Sanitary Standards looks at reducing costs and the environmental impact of cleaning

Simple solutions to reducing water usage/costs while improving cleaning/sanitizing.

Gabriel Miller

August 29, 2024

We live in a world with limited resources, especially fresh water, and it’s the lifeblood of cleaning systems in food and beverage processes.

Westrock Coffee opens North America’s largest roast-to-RTD manufacturing facility

Private-label coffee manufacturer already has plans for much more growth.

Brian Berk

August 19, 2024

Dairy Foods has visited many plants over the years, but few match the size of Westrock Coffee Co.’s facility, opened earlier this year.

Many yogurts meet consumer demand for clean labels and provide natural, wholesome nutrition.

Ingredient and product innovation in the dairy industry

Milk’s bioactive peptides can boost mood, reduce anxiety and stimulate the immune system.

Sonali Raghunath

Pratishtha Verma

August 16, 2024

Both Sonali Raghunath and Pratishtha Verma are active committee members of IFT’s Dairy Foods Division, with Verma leading the resource library and dairy food magazine teams and Raghunath managing its social media presence.

The possibilities are endless with mixed milk cheeses

Combining cow, sheep and/or goat milk produces cheese with unique flavor profiles.

John Lucey Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research

John A. Lucey

August 12, 2024

As the name implies, mixed milk cheeses are produced by blending any combination of cow, sheep, and/or goat milk. These cheeses provide an opportunity for cheesemakers to produce products with unique flavor profiles.

Dairy’s unique matrix improves nutrient delivery

The many forms of dairy provides superior nutrient bioavailability.

Sharon Gerdes

August 7, 2024

The goodness of dairy’s nine essential nutrients can be delivered in myriad ways: as milk, cheese, yogurt, protein powders, fermented milk drinks, ice cream, and more.

IDDBA CEO: Gen Z and AI will change the industry

José Andrés and Chip and Joanna Gaines provide some fun anecdotes during the Houston tradeshow.

Brian Berk

August 5, 2024

In June, I traveled to Houston to attend the International Dairy, Deli and Bakery Association (IDDBA) show. Of course, dairy is only part of that equation, but I believe several insights shared during the annual conference could be interesting for dairy processors.

Ingredient Showcase

Ingredient suppliers highlight the latest trends in flavor ingredients

August 25, 2024

New ingredients from IFPC, Pecan Deluxe, and Prova

Clean-label products like protein drinks, milk and Greek yogurt positive signal to shoppers

On pack labels with short ingredient lists and less sugar resonate in dairy marketplace.

Barbara Harfmann

August 24, 2024

Sometimes, the more things change, the more they stay the same.

The importance of succession planning

Even if the next generation is in place, it’s important for dairy processors to create a plan.

Brian Berk

August 26, 2024

Although not often covered in the pages of trade magazines, an important topic dairy processors can look at — especially smaller operations — is succession planning.

Effective sanitizing of dairy processing plant equipment requires the proper disassembly of devices.

Ways to best protect the safety of dairy products

Dairy processors must manage a host of variables to protect products.

Richard Mitchell

August 22, 2024

Protecting dairy products during production and transportation is a vital, and often arduous, endeavor.

Where gentle handling or thorough mixing is required, then scraped surface heat exchangers, such as the HRS Unicus Series, is recommended.

Heat exchangers vital in modern dairying to kill bacteria in raw milk and extend shelf life

Barbara Harfmann

August 14, 2024

“The Heat is On” is an upbeat song recorded by Glenn Frey for the 1984 movie, “Beverly Hills Cop,” which starred a 23-year-old Eddie Murphy as a street-smart Detroit detective who visits Beverly Hills, Calif., to solve the murder of his best friend. In the world of dairy operations, heat exchangers are “bringing the heat” and “solving” pasteurization and sterilization challenges in raw milk, making it safe to drink and extending the shelf life of milk, yogurt, creamers, and more.

On-Demand What if you could generate energy from your wastewater and meet your treatment requirements? We will cover different solutions for treating biological wastewater including methods for generating biogas, creating green energy, and reducing fresh water demand with solutions for water reuse.

On-Demand What is the latest going on in the dairy industry? This is your chance to hear an all-encompassing look at the latest trends, as well as look forward to the future. Dairy Foods will also provide a sneak peek of its industry-leading State of the Industry report during our special November 13th webinar.

Dairy Foods eMagazine

2024 August

Cover Story

The 31st Annual Dairy 2024 Top 100: Mixed results

Processors

Dairy Foods announces Plant of the Year

Checking out the challenges of the FDA’s mandated front-of-label nutrition labeling

3-A Sanitary Standards looks at reducing costs and the environmental impact of cleaning

Westrock Coffee opens North America’s largest roast-to-RTD manufacturing facility

Ingredient and product innovation in the dairy industry

The possibilities are endless with mixed milk cheeses

Dairy’s unique matrix improves nutrient delivery

IDDBA CEO: Gen Z and AI will change the industry

Ingredients

Ingredient suppliers highlight the latest trends in flavor ingredients

Clean-label products like protein drinks, milk and Greek yogurt positive signal to shoppers

Operations

The importance of succession planning

Ways to best protect the safety of dairy products

Heat exchangers vital in modern dairying to kill bacteria in raw milk and extend shelf life

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