Bella Pak’s Appleton, Wis., plant is now USDA Organic certified by the Midwest Organic Services Association, Inc. (MOSA) to produce organic Parmesan and Romano cheeses under its Redwood Farms line. Bella Pak’s cheese comes from certified-organic farms and processing plants.
Hilmar Cheese Co. Inc. received the 2011 Outstanding Corporate Donor in Philanthropy award by The Yosemite Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals in cooperation with the Modesto Rotary Club, both in Modesto, Calif., for its generosity to Emanuel Medical Center, Turlock, Calif.
Ecolab Inc. received the 2011 IDFA Innovation Sustainability Award for its Envirocid Plus clean-in-place cleaner that’s designed to help processing plants manage their effluent and operating costs while improving their sustainability profile. Envirocid Plus uses a patent-pending, blended acid formulation that helps reduce total phosphorus and nitrates in plant effluent.
The cheese processor is energizing old school brands like Philadelphia and Velveeta, developing new foods and formats, and adopting manufacturing practices that save natural resources.
It’s difficult enough for any business to stay relevant, especially when it has brands established 100 or more years ago. Then throw in the challenge of adapting to ever-changing consumer tastes and habits, not to mention manufacturing in an era when a small carbon footprint is a measure of a corporation’s citizenship. That’s part of the landscape in the 21st century, and every business operates in it, some better than others.