Low-fat milk - Articles

Rows of gallon jugs being produced in-house at Maola.

Inside the Plant

Maola Newport News expands plant efficiencies in an evolving dairy landscape

Virginia plant supplies milk to schools, government and military commissaries.

April 27, 2026

Maola Local Dairies' Newport News plant processes a variety of dairy products, focusing on sustainability and innovation. With a strong team and advanced HTST technology, they supply milk to schools and retailers across the Southeast, ensuring freshness and quality.

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act picks up steam in Congress

What will it take to get the legislation over the finish line?

J. David Carlin

June 18, 2025

Congress is considering legislation that would once again allow schools to serve whole milk to their students. Earlier this year, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act was reintroduced with bipartisan support in both the House and Senate.

New poll shows wide support for keeping low-fat flavored milk on school menus

The national Morning Consult poll was commissioned by IDFA.

March 3, 2022

Voters in New York City and across the country widely support offering low-fat flavored milk in public school meals, according to a new Morning Consult national tracking poll commissioned by the Washington, D.C.-based International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA).

A growth slowdown for retail refrigerated milk

But two refrigerated milk-alternative segments made strong sales gains.

Kathie Canning

August 16, 2021

When we last reported on sales within the U.S. refrigerated retail milk category back in our February issue, the situation was quite rosy. Dollar sales had risen significantly during the 52-week reporting period, and unit sales growth was solid, too.

Federal child nutrition programs need common-sense changes

The dairy industry is urging policymakers to make five specific changes to ensure the nutritional benefits of dairy are more accessible to children and families participating in these programs.

J. David Carlin

August 13, 2021

Congress is expected to take up legislation this fall to reauthorize federal child nutrition programs, including the school meals programs and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (“WIC”), which provides nutritious foods to supplement the diets of low-income pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, as well as infants and children up to age 5.

Organic Valley adds fat-free milk to its Grassmilk line

The line also includes whole and reduced-fat 2% milk.

June 29, 2021

Organic Valley says it added Organic Valley fat-free Grassmilk. The fat-free option joins the La Farge, Wis.-based cooperative’s current lineup of whole and reduced-fat 2% Grassmilk.

Organic Valley lactose free chocolate milk

Organic Valley debuts new variety of low-fat chocolate milk

The offering is lactose-free and has a kid-friendly taste.

December 9, 2020

Organic Valley said its new low-fat chocolate milk will hit the shelves in January.

Retail whole-milk sales reemerge

But the rest of the milk category continues to struggle

Anna Boisseau

February 6, 2020

From cashew to banana "milk," it seems like nondairy milk alternatives have been popping up in every imaginable form in recent years. And conventional milk has suffered from the competition.

72 Hours in Atlanta

October 14, 2011

Ask 100 people why they go to a tradeshow and you can get 100 different answers, among them: to find new equipment, to find new ingredients, to find new vendors,