Dairy people: Straus Family Creamery founder receives Leadership Award
Dorothy Farrell retires from Sargento Foods; Midwest Dairy Association promotes Cindy Sorensen to SVP.
Albert Straus, the founder of Straus Family Creamery, was one of six recipients of The Specialty Food Association’s 2017 Leadership Awards. The Association said the awards honor “frontrunners who have gone above and beyond in advancing food standards in society —and society itself —by creating social, economic and environmental impact through innovation and vision.” The Straus Family Creamery is an organic dairy in Northern California. Its farms and others contribute16,000 gallons of milk a day for Straus Family Creamery products.
Dorothy Farrell plans to retire as demand planning director for Sargento Foods in January. She started with the Plymouth, Wis., cheese brand in 1983 as communications director. She then worked in several departments in various roles, including in the Consumer Products Division focusing on marketing and demand planning for snack, shredded and sliced cheese products as well as new product development. Additionally, she spent time in the Food Service and Ingredients Division and the New Business Development Department.