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New equipment, services and ingredients for dairy manufacturers

The new offerings include an initiative that addresses COVID-19 concerns.

July 8, 2020

New equipment from GEA, Hyster-Yale Group, NiceLabel, and more!

Chobani to donate 100% of profits from new product to support Feeding America

Chobani’s PB&J Food Bank Batch yogurt will be sold nationally in four-packs, helping support food banks as demand hits new highs.

July 6, 2020

With the need for food assistance on the rise due to the global pandemic, Chobani announced that it is donating all profits from a new limited-edition charity flavor to Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks that provides food to people in need.

This ice cream brand is surviving its second pandemic

How Graeter’s Ice Cream has adopted a culture of growth — particularly in challenging times.

Richard Graeter

July 1, 2020

Throughout its 150-year history, Graeter’s Ice Cream has had to face “Black Swan” events to survive for another generation.

Six key recall factors for the COVID-influenced environment

One misstep in outbreak or recall management has the potential shift consumer loyalty from your products to a competitor’s.

Chris Harvey

June 26, 2020

An essential lesson for the food industry to learn from the first six months of 2020 is just how quickly consumer behavior, preferences and loyalty can change — even when you do everything right.

Retail dairy sales still seeing double-digit growth

IDDBA’s latest ‘COVID-19 Impact’ report shows strong gains for natural cheese, whipped toppings and more.

June 25, 2020

The International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA), Madison, Wis., released its latest “COVID-19 Impact” report on June 23.

Dairy processors make lemonade out of lemons

Kathie Canning

June 16, 2020

My daughter is a third grade teacher in Raleigh, N.C. Her school, like most others across the country, was forced to close amid the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the way Americans shop, eat and think about food

The majority of Americans have made at least some change in the food they eat or how they prepare it, the International Food Information Council reports.

June 10, 2020

According to the “2020 Food & Health Survey,” a new publication from the Washington, D.C.-based International Food Information Council (IFIC), 85% of Americans have made at least some change in the food they eat or how they prepare it because of the coronavirus pandemic.

2019 State of the Industry: US dairy exports lose their pass line bets

Five factors will drive dairy markets over the next year

While supply and demand shifts are happening daily, these influences are likely to stay.

Nate Donnay

June 10, 2020

I promise not to use the words unprecedented, uncertain, essential or new normal. I never want to hear those words again. The main part of my job is tracking, modeling and forecasting the supply, demand and prices of dairy products around the world.

Diversification in a time of crisis

Velvet Ice Cream’s purposeful and strategic diversification allowed it to absorb significant sales reductions in some areas while generating spikes in others.

Luconda Dager

June 5, 2020

Having been in business for 106 years, there are a lot of lessons learned and then passed down through generations that help build strength, security and longevity for a company.

Bellwether Farms launches Project Spilled Milk

The project aims to support Northern California dairy farmers and food banks.

June 3, 2020

Bellwether Farms, a family-owned producer of yogurt and cheese based in Petaluma, Calif., said it launched Project Spilled Milk, an indiegogo campaign with the goal of raising $50,000.