Mike Brown name chief economist of the trade group.
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) named Mike Brown as chief economist. Brown has had a long and distinguished career in the dairy industry, most recently leading the milk and dairy procurement team for The Kroger Co. as director of dairy supply chain.
Prior to Kroger, Brown served as a dairy economist for well-known dairy brands and organizations including Glanbia, Darigold and National All-Jersey, Inc. Brown will join IDFA’s Legislative Affairs and Economic Policy team reporting to IDFA Senior Vice President Dave Carlin. Brown is a recognized expert on milk pricing policy and has worked for both farmer-owned cooperatives and proprietary businesses, all of which are current IDFA members.