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Moo-Ville Creamery makes premium dairy products out of the A2A2 milk its own cows produce at the company’s own WestVale-View Dairy in Nashville, Mich.

On May 30, 2021, meat processor giant JBS USA determined that it was the target of an organized cybersecurity attack, which impacted some of the servers supporting its North American and Australian IT systems. 

Technologies are taking hold in dairy-production warehouses. The prospect of enhancing efficiencies and productivity while reducing labor expenses is resulting in the greater incorporation of automated systems by dairy processors while helping to trigger the development of newer designs.

Dairy processors must be attentive and ardent in their allergen-control initiatives if they are to safeguard consumers and their operations. 

Both categories lost ground, but a number of subcategories bucked the downward trend.

Pumps and valves are vital parts of an efficient dairy processing operation, but identifying the most effective components can be tricky.

Led by Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker Joe Widmer, Widmer’s Cheese Cellars is celebrating its 100th anniversary by sticking with tradition.

All three subcategories within the retail frozen novelties category posted dollar and unit sales gains.

For many dairy processors, the need to spend millions of dollars to expand their facilities to support increasingly greater activity and/or launch new product lines is a good situation in which to be. 

Retail milk sales have soured of late. Dollar sales within the refrigerated milk category fell 1.5% to $14,274.0 million during the 52 weeks ending Nov. 28, 2021, according to data from Chicago-based market research firm IRI. Unit sales tumbled 4.6% to 4,736.1 million.