With its 100th year on the horizon, Stella Cheese, a brand of Lincolnshire, Ill.-based Saputo Dairy USA, says it is reflecting on what made it the star of Italian cheese in the first place: its full-flavored, traditional recipes. 

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.