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Agri-Mark fosters a spirit of innovation

When dairy cooperative members sign off on investments, the dairy processing arm develops new products and formats. This yields a win for farmers, employees, customers and consumers.

Ed Townley

August 8, 2017

Our farmers and employees appreciate the honor of being named the 2017 Dairy Foods Plant of the Year. This vote of confidence by one of our industry’s most trusted information sources reflects our entire industry’s commitment to making high-quality U.S. dairy products.

Cabot Creamery is looking sharp: inside the dairy plant

Cheddar chatter

Agri-Mark’s Cabot, Vt., facility is the 2017 Plant of the Year

Cabot Creamery makes Cheddar and specialty cheeses plus yogurt and sour cream.

July 10, 2017

The 2017 Dairy Foods Plant of the Year is a Cabot Creamery plant in Vermont, owned by the dairy cooperative Agri-Mark.

Inside Litehouse plant: How blue cheese gets dressed in Idaho

Plant of the Year

Vote for the dairy plant of the year

Dairy Foods has nominated 14 dairy processing plants which manufacture fluid milk, cheese, ice cream or cultured dairy products. All have been featured on dairyfoods.com over the previous 18 months.

June 1, 2017

Voting has begun to select the Dairy Foods 2017 Dairy Plant of the Year. The 14 U.S. dairy processing companies manufacture fluid milk, cheese, ice cream or cultured dairy products.

Inside information

DFA, Kroger dairy execs to speak at equipment conference

The Food Processing Suppliers Association holds its annual conference in March.

January 14, 2017

Rusty Golliher of Dairy Farmers of America and Larry Noe of Kroger are speakers at the annual conference of the Food Processing Suppliers Association.

The 2016 Dairy Foods plant of the year is Bel Brands, Brookings, S.D.

Congratulations to the management and employees of the Bel Brands USA cheese plant in Brookings, S.D. The facility has been selected as Dairy Foods’ Plant of the Year for 2016.

James Carper

August 15, 2016

It was one of 12 food processing facilities nominated for the award. Dairy Foods invited the dairy industry to vote and help select the recipient. During a five-week period ending July 6, more than 3,500 votes were cast.

Cheese cheers

A Bel Brands USA cheese facility is the 2016 Plant of the Year

The Brookings, S.D., plant uses state-of-the-art and proprietary manufacturing processes developed in Bel’s Evron, France facility.

July 7, 2016

The Dairy Foods 2016 Plant of the Year is Bel Brands USA’s manufacturing facility in Brookings, S.D., that makes Mini Babybel cheeses.

Awards

Dairy Foods asks you to vote for the 2016 Plant of the Year

Twelve dairies have been featured in Dairy Foods magazine and on dairyfoods.com over the previous 18 months.

June 3, 2016

Dairy Foods asks the dairy industry to help it select the 2016 Plant of the Year. We have nominated 12 dairy processing plants that manufacture fluid milk, ice cream, yogurt, cheese and other dairy and nondairy products.

2015 Plant of the Year - Kroger Mountain Foods

Mountain View Foods is 'one of the most technologically advanced dairy facilities' in the USA, writes a Kroger executive

Erin Sharp

August 24, 2015

Kroger's milk plant in Denver was one of 11 facilities nominated for our Plant of the Year award. More than 5,200 votes were cast on dairyfoods.com. Dairy Foods will present the award at the International Dairy Show in Chicago in September.

Plant of the Year

Kroger’s new dairy processing plant in Denver is the Dairy Foods 2015 Plant of the Year

Mountain View Foods processes fresh conventional and organic milk in half-gallons and gallons and it packages aseptically processed milk, creams and juices in quarts and smaller bottles.

July 7, 2015

The Kroger Co.’s Mountain View Foods plant in Denver is the 2015 Plant of the Year. It was one of 11 plants nominated. More than 5,100 votes were cast on dairyfoods.com.

The best dairy plants

Voting begins for the 2015 dairy plant of the year

The 11 nominated plants produce a range of dairy products, including milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, frozen desserts and nondairy beverages.

May 29, 2015

Where is the 2015 Plant of the Year? The answer will be known in July after the voting has ended. Review the 11 nominated dairy plants then cast your vote.