Dairy Management Inc., Rosemont, Ill., said Taco Bell is unveiling its second frozen beverage featuring dairy at all participating U.S. locations, thanks to checkoff support.

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), Tracy, Calif., announced the return of its annual dairy innovation competition with a new name and increased focus on advancing excellence in functional dairy product development.

Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) said it entered a partnership that will provide access to a network of inventors and entrepreneurs tasked with providing marketplace solutions for industry challenges focused on health and sustainability.

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), Tracy, Calif., said it doubled the number of semi-finalists and added more than $350,000 in additional awards to the Real California Milk Snackcelerator, its dairy product innovation competition.

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), the marketing order representing California dairy producers, announced the development of the California Dairy Innovation Center (CDIC), a collaborative effort to further product-oriented innovation and enhance productivity for California dairy.

The Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA), a partnership between the Center for Dairy Research (CDR) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Madison, Wis.-based Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), announced the 13 companies and cooperatives that, via a competitive review process, were selected to receive grants totaling $230,000.

Thanks to dairy checkoff support, Taco Bell recently unveiled the Grilled Cheese Burrito, its cheesiest new offering of the year, and the Pineapple Whip Freeze beverage, which contains real dairy, said Rosemont, Ill.-based Dairy Management Inc. (DMI).

The Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA), Madison, Wis., released dates for all-new industry grants to help Midwest dairy producers and processors diversify, modernize or develop new products.