The December issue features our celebration of Dairy Farmers of America as our 2023 Processor of the Year, and a first-ever report spotlighting Women in Dairy. We highlight the 70th anniversary and growth of Sargento and take a look at the pivotal role of Dairy and Sports Nutrition. Top brands are revealed in our Market Trends report on Cheese. On the packaging side, we discuss the importance of Aseptic and Extended Life Packaging. Several expert columnists discuss the role of milk in stress reduction and showcase dairy products from around the world, and much more.
It has been an excellent past 12 months — and beyond — for Kansas City, Kan.-based Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national farmer-owned cooperative with nearly 11,000 family-farm owners and about 19,000 employees.
More cheese, please… In several cases, consumers are buying more. Natural cheese sales total $17.5B, with natural cheese chunks and shredded dominating the market with dollar and unit sales gains.
After a sustained period of fewer wars and the fact that fewer people went to bed hungry each night, our world is experiencing an intense period of heightened global conflict with serious geopolitical consequences, altering our nation’s security.
In an era of increasingly digitized food supply chains facilitating rapid communication all the way to consumers, it is crucial for government agencies to keep pace with the ever-changing landscape.
According to the American Institute of Stress, Americans are one of the most stressed-out people in the world. The current stress level experienced by Americans is 20 percentage points higher than the global average.
Public health dialogue around food and nutrition is evolving from a focus on simply providing calories to ensuring children and families have access to high-quality, nutritious food that will allow them to reach their full potential.
As our State of the Industry report, appearing last issue proves, milk sales are mixed compared to prior years. Total dairy milk sales totaled nearly $15.6 billion for the year ending Aug. 13.
In good and times and bad, it is difficult to match the excitement of sports. Going hand-in-hand are sports nutrition products which reached $3.5 billion in 2022, and are expected to skyrocket in the coming years.
PACK EXPO, North America’s largest packaging and processing trade show, achieved record attendance this year, according to show producer, PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.
From an early age, the following six women have been involved with the dairy industry for most of their lives. Running around her parents’ dairy farm, Venae Watts, fifth-generation owner of Minerva Dairy, Minerva, Ohio, recalls her first job was to add up the milk tickets from the receiving bay.
Extended shelf life and aseptic processes are becoming increasingly popular as dairy processors seek to keep pace in an increasingly competitive market.
Leveraging packaging and processing technologies that enhance food safety while reducing waste is vital if processors are to enhance efficiencies while operating in a more sustainable manner.