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Defending dairy plants

Food defense is way beyond food safety. Search the FDA’s mitigation strategies database for ideas how to improve security around a blend tank, pasteurizer or other equipment.

Clay Detlefsen

April 17, 2013

For the last 10 years, I have been working closely with federal and state government officials on the prevention of intentional contamination of food, or what is known in our government as food defense.

Dairy Market News

Milk processors 'on active duty'; cheese production mixed, USDA reports

Milk supplies remain heavy in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.

April 8, 2013

Milk handling over the holiday weekend went along planned schedules with processing plants on active duty with auxiliary plants being brought into action. Cheese production levels across the country were mixed this week. Production in the Midwest remains strong as larger milk supplies and good component levels add to inventories.

Marketing

Nikos Feta announces a healthy lifestyle promotion and giveaway

Sarah M. Kennedy

February 19, 2013

This spring Nikos Feta is offering a health and wellness promotion to win one-week stay at any of the Biggest Loser Resorts.

Processor news

Westby's 109th annual meeting recaps record year

February 5, 2013

The 109th Annual Meeting of Westby Cooperative Creamery recaps a record setting year.

Dairy Forum

Innovation is the lifeblood of the dairy industry, says IDFA's Tipton

She urges dairy processors to develop new products and collaborate with partners.

January 31, 2013

The dairy industry stands on the verge of a new era filled with enormous opportunity and unlimited potential, said IDFA president Connie Tipton. Saying that future success hinges on all stakeholders taking steps together, Tipton called for industry collaboration on renewed efforts to phase out federal milk pricing regulations and new legislation that would change the federal standards of identity for dairy products.

Dairy industry news briefs: January 2013

January 18, 2013

The Dairy Queen system, Minneapolis, named Prairie Farms Dairy Supply, St. Louis, its Distributor of the Year. Dairy Queen cited Prairie Farms’ “superior performance of on-time delivery, and warehouse and pricing accuracy.”

While many processors specialize, HP Hood does it all

While many processors specialize, HP Hood does it all: milk, ice cream, cheese, yogurt, other cultured foods and nondairy beverages.

James Carper

January 15, 2013

Hood is New England’s beloved dairy brand with roots that reach back to 1846 when Harvey Perley Hood founded the company in Derry, N.H. Today, HP Hood LLC, based in Lynnfield, Mass., near Boston, processes branded lines of milk, ice cream, cheese and other dairy products that rank among the best-sellers in the Northeast.

Resolve to listen in 2013. You might find a path to success

James Carper

January 15, 2013

Don’t make 10 New Year’s resolutions. Just make one: Listen.

These dairy industry suppliers can help processors succeed

Tom Imbordino

January 15, 2013

We have so many new ways to communicate with you. You can stay connected with us via Dairy Foods magazine, the website, social media, e-newsletters, webinars and face-to-face visits.

Chobani is Dairy Food's 2012 Processor of the Year

Hamdi Ulukaya has led Chobani to the top of the yogurt category, and for that reason, Dairy Foods names Chobani the 2012 Processor of the Year. But the company’s influence is felt throughout the dairy industry.

James Carper

December 19, 2012

In his hit song “American Saturday Night,” country singer Brad Paisley celebrates immigrants’ contributions to American culture, including pizza with Canadian bacon, beer from the Netherlands, Brazilian leather, German cars and the Beatles, not to mention “a French kiss, Italian ice and margaritas in the moonlight.”