These current and future dairy professionals have been selected to receive a total of $19,000 in scholarship funds in 2023.
March 8, 2023
Over 26 years, WCMA has awarded the Myron P. “Mike” Dean Cheese Industry Student Scholarship to 46 students affiliated with dairy manufacturers and processors. In 2023, this scholarship will be awarded to Lizzette Lopez and Tyler Schroepfer.
Dairy veteran Rick Beaman will assume the role of president.
March 3, 2023
Aggus’ leadership and commitment to excellence have been instrumental in the company’s growth. Hiland has grown from six plants in three states to 19 plants and 64 distribution centers in 10 states, and sales have increased from $400 million to approximately $2 billion.
Ruling is lauded by several dairy industry trade groups.
March 3, 2023
Consortium for Common Food Names showed the widespread use of gruyere in the U.S. marketplace, and craft the successful argument that non-European consumers and companies should retain their rights to consume produce and sell gruyere in the United States.
Five-year company veteran has been with the company for five years, including the last few months as interim CEO.
March 2, 2023
David Lynn started as senior vice president of operations and was promoted to senior vice president Top Operations in September 2020. He has nearly 28 years of experience in consumer packaged goods and food manufacturing.
In addition to winning five gold medals, Agropur won all three available awards in the whole milk mozzarella and part-skim mozzarella categories, as well as four silver medals and 10 bronze medals.
March 2, 2023
Agropur’s cheddar, aged one to two years, was named among the top 20 finalists across
all classes in this year’s competition.
Nearly 2,500 entries from 35 states were evaluated in by a team of 42 elite judges who evaluated each product on aroma, flavor, texture and visual presentation.
March 1, 2023
TCCA earns three awards for first place, one for second place and two for third place.
Processor takes home several other awards as well.
March 1, 2023
Schuman’s flagship brand, Cello, received 2023 US Championship Cheese Contest recognition across the Parmesan, Mascarpone, Asiago, Romano, Semi-Soft, Soft, Hard, and Flavored categories, emerging as a contest star.
The competition has been hosted by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association biennially since 1981.
February 28, 2023
Entries are evaluated by a team of skilled technical judges from across the nation. Starting from a maximum possible 100 points, deductions are made for various defects found by each judge.
Cheesemakers offers a variety of authentic Mexican style cheeses, including queso fresco, queso blanco panela, queso Oaxaca, queso Cotija, and more.
February 13, 2023
Founded in 1997, Cheesemakers is a family-run business where the dream started early in childhood for James C. Keliehor, P.E. — on the family farm in South Texas where fresh dairy products were made.