Cheesemakers are coming to Wisconsin for the International Cheese Technology Expo. It’s the largest cheese and it provides a great opportunity to look at the latest cheese trends, with a Dairy State focus. Articles by David Phillips and Marilyn Wilkinson
New faces and a new emphasis on performance have begun to define Dairy Farmers of America ten years out from the historic merger that created the nation’s largest farm cooperative.
New faces and a new emphasis on performance have begun to define Dairy Farmers of America ten years out from the historic merger that created the nation’s largest farm cooperative. DFA is the leading marketer of raw milk in the North America, and a manufacturing powerhouse, who’s portfolio of products is lead by the venerable Borden Brand. By James Dudlicek
More than ever before ice cream is about variety and choices. Low fat, no sugar, organic, exotic, you name it and there is a frozen dessert that fits the bill. Plus, pelletized ice cream moves to the supermarket. Ice cream has always been synonymous with choice, but in 2008, the choices go beyond butter pecan or pistachio to include multiple approaches to more healthful products and indulgence. By David Phillips
I just finished a12-oz single-serve, plastic bottle of “Nutritional Iced Tea for Women.” At only 50 calories, this co-branded (The Republic of Tea and Luna) shelf-stable Mandarin Orange White Tea is fortified with calcium, folic acid and vitamin D.
Saying that rising costs have made its dairy business unprofitable, Wilcox Family Farms, Roy, Wash., will shutter its main dairy plant this month. The company will instead focus on its parallel business line in egg production.
The strange happenings of the dairy industry continued last month, as one Washington state company decided to jump out of the milk business, and a neighboring company that has redefined coffee began telling the world that it is actually IN the milk business.