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.
Five new Hispanic cremas with deep flavor profiles elevate consumer cooking.
December 27, 2022
Chicago-based V&V Supremo Foods announced that it is expanding its crema (sour cream) segment with the addition of five new artisanal cream products with deep roots and flavor profiles designed to take consumers on a delectable journey through Latin American cuisine.
Arielle Knutson named senior vice president of marketing and Wayne Olson as vice president of manufacturing & supply chain.
December 15, 2022
Knutson will be responsible for brand marketing, awareness and growth for the company, while Olson will lead strategic network manufacturing, capacity planning, logistics network optimization and supply chain planning.
Yogurt, cream cheese are loved to the moon and back as per cultured dairy sales. IRI reports that yogurt, No. 3 on IRI’s Dairy15 Top Categories list, generated $8.4 billion in dollar sales and an 8.6% YoY growth. No. 9 on the list, cream cheese sales totaled $2.3 billion with 8% YoY growth.
Vermont Creamery’s processing facilities look a little bit different today than they did 38 years ago when the company was founded as a two-person artisan operation (see the processor profile).
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers already were showing “deep interest” in their own health and wellbeing (and that of animals and the planet), according to Chicago-based ADM. And that interest-only intensified with the arrival of the pandemic.
U.S. Marine Jason Mackinnon won the grand prize of a kitchen stand mixer and a year’s worth of Good Culture products.
January 20, 2022
Good Culture, a clean-label cultured dairy foods brand based in Irvine, Calif., announced the winner in its holiday "Ridiculously Good People" contest. Good Culture wanted to celebrate all the ridiculous good in the world during the holiday season and asked its community to nominate "ridiculously good people" — a friend or loved one who makes the world better.