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MilkPEP’s four-point plan aids milk processors

February 1, 2017

Last year was an exciting year for the milk industry. We saw more product innovation, sustained growth of chocolate milk and whole milk sales, and resumed growth of organic milk.

School nutrition programs empower students to build healthy eating habits from kindergarten to senior year

Tammy Anderson-Wise

February 8, 2016

A dairy association aligns nutrition education with the Common Core to give its dairy messages added relevancy and importance.

Are we maximizing milk’s potential in schools?

Gregory Miller Erin Quann

March 18, 2015

Promoting school meal programs that go beyond just lunch could help ensure children drink more milk in the short and long term.

Smarter Lunchrooms Movement encouraging healthy choices at school

Tammy Anderson-Wise

February 17, 2015

Research shows that creative displays, enticing offerings and more options have children making healthier food choices.

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Unintended consequences: school ban on chocolate milk hurts white milk sales drop, waste rises

When schools ban chocolate milk, milk sales drop by 10% and 29% of white milk gets thrown out.

April 17, 2014

Cornell University researchers examined what happened when chocolate milk was banned in a sample of Oregon elementary school.

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SweetLeaf helps Florida schools launch a milk solution

Sarah M. Kennedy

August 28, 2013

SweetLeaf helps Florida schools launch a milk solution with sugar-free, natural chocolate milk.

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Milk and cookies? No. Milk for Kiwis

Fonterra will give every schoolchild in New Zealand free milk.

December 13, 2012

All 350,000 primary school children throughout New Zealand will be offered a free serving of milk every school day from next year, as part of the nationwide Fonterra Milk for Schools program, the dairy co-operative announced this week.