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Sartori acquires Rumiano Cheese

June 3, 2025

Masters Gallery Foods separately purchased Rumiano's converting facilities in Willows, Calif.

Sartori Cheese operations expand to keep up with demand

Dairy processor prides itself on “flavor leadership” in creating hard and soft cheeses.

Barbara Harfmann

September 20, 2022

Dairy processor prides itself on “flavor leadership” in creating hard and soft cheeses.

Hispanic cheeses make their mark

Overcoming challenges and embracing opportunities in the cheese market.

Khilendra Bhanduriya

August 5, 2022

Overcoming challenges and embracing opportunities in the cheese market.

A closer look at Whey Protein Phospholipid Concentrate

Could this dairy by-product be the next big value-added ingredient?

John A. Lucey Ph.D., Director, Center for Dairy Research

August 1, 2022

Whey Protein Phospholipid Concentrate (WPPC), a low-value coproduct, is currently being examined as a source of nutritional and functional ingredients.

Widmer’s Cheese Cellars is steeped in tradition

Skilled cheesemakers produce brick, colby and cheddar cheeses using old-world techniques — and a bit of modern technology.

Kathie Canning

March 14, 2022

Skilled cheesemakers produce brick, colby, and cheddar cheeses using old-world techniques — and a bit of modern technology.

Joe Widmer (l), president and owner, and Joey Widmer, vice president of operations

Widmer’s Cheese Cellars boasts a century of artisan cheesemaking

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

Kathie Canning

March 8, 2022

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

Rogue Creamery is making good on its mission

The company keeps service and sustainability top of mind while aiming to create the world’s finest handmade cheese.

Kathie Canning

August 25, 2021

“Dedicated to Sustainability, Service and Creating the World’s Finest Handmade Cheese.” As mission statements go, that one is a pretty tall order.

Our Dairy Plant of the Year is a greenfield standout

MWC, our 2021 Dairy Plant of the Year, was built with food/employee safety, sustainability and future expansions in mind.

Anna Boisseau

August 2, 2021

Dairy Foods has a long tradition of devoting part of the August issue to our “Plant of the Year” winner. Previously, we’d nominate only the dairy plants we’d profiled in the past 18 months, and allowed readers to choose the winning facility. But this year we decided to do things a little differently: We opened up nominations to any exceptional U.S. dairy plant.

Ronin Equity Partners acquires three specialty cheese companies

The newly created company will be a platform for specialty cheese, cured meat and charcuterie.

June 8, 2021

New York-based Ronin Equity Partners said it acquired Red Apple Cheese (a producer of smoked, flavored and kosher specialty cheeses), Barron County Cheese (a major smoker and copacker for the specialty cheese industry), and Cheese Brothers (an eCommerce specialty cheese business).

Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese boasts fresh-from-the-farm appeal

The company makes high-quality fresh cheeses from milk produced on its on-site farm.

Kathie Canning

March 10, 2021

For many cheese producers, sourcing milk from farms within a small radius, often 100 miles or so, is very important. Doing so not only boosts sustainability by slashing transport miles, but also helps to ensure freshness.