The WCMA Recognition Committee will consider all nominations in September, with final awards determinations made by the WCMA board of directors in December.
July 28, 2021
The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), Madison, Wis., said it is inviting industry professionals to nominate their peers to be considered for formal recognition by WCMA in 2022 for their outstanding contributions to the dairy processing industry.
Themed ‘New. Now. Next.’, the event will take place Jan. 23-26 in Palm Desert, Calif.
July 28, 2021
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said Dairy Forum will be back “live and in person” in 2022 and that registration for the event opens July 28.
Trugman-Nash’s 7-ounce offering joins Old Croc’s other specialty aged cheddars.
July 20, 2021
Chatham, N.J.-based Trugman-Nash LLC says it is bringing even more “bite” to its popular line of cheddars with the introduction of Grand Reserve Old Croc Australian vintage cheddar in a new, convenient 7-ounce retail package.
Greg Pollesch of Galloway Co. was elected president.
July 20, 2021
At the 2021 Dairy Symposium — sponsored by the Madison, Wis.-based Wisconsin Dairy Products Association (WDPA) and held July 12-13 in Door County, Wis. — the 2022 WDPA officers were elected.
The group of emerging dairy-industry leaders was selected based on their experience and scope of responsibility within their organizations.
July 19, 2021
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said 30 future leaders of the dairy industry were accepted into the third class of the NextGen Leadership Program, a signature program of IDFA’s People Strategy.
Finalists will compete for over $22,000 in prizes for innovative use of California dairy.
July 15, 2021
The competition, which will award prize money totaling $22,500 for creative use of California cheese and other dairy products in off-premise dishes, will culminate with a live cook-off event July 28 at the Culinary Institute of America’s Copia facility in Napa, Calif.
Wisconsin companies that enter a new cow’s milk dairy product in the 2021 World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest will receive from DFW a 50% reimbursement on the $60 contest entry fee.
July 8, 2021
The Wisconsin Dairy Products Association (WDPA), sponsor of the annual World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest, said it is continuing an agreement with Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) regarding contest entries.
The acquisition will expand the Canadian company’s branded position in the U.K. and abroad.
July 6, 2021
Saputo Inc. said it entered into an agreement to acquire the activities of Wensleydale Dairy Products Ltd. The business, which will join Saputo Inc.’s Dairy Division (U.K.) under its Europe Sector, operates two facilities located in North Yorkshire, England, and employs approximately 210 people.
The company launched a new logo and a new packaging design for better visibility.
June 29, 2021
Petaluma, Calif.-based Marin French Cheese Co. says it introduced a new logo and packaging design to increase consumer awareness of its status as the oldest artisan cheesemaker in the United States.