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Queens and Staten Island merged with New York City. The Bronx Zoo opened. The inventor of basketball, Dr. James Naismith, was coaching Kansas University’s new basketball team. AND in 1899, Dairy Foods (via its predecessor Dairy Record) was established. 

The Healthy School Milk Commitment has led to a reduction of added sugar levels by 10% in flavored school milk between the 2023 and 2024 school years, according to the International Dairy Foods Association (IFDA).

In this new role, Matt Herrick will coordinate efforts across the association to drive policy, advocacy, communications, and social impact strategies in coordination with IDFA’s Executive Team members and subject matter experts.

Dairy Forum 2025 will take place January 26-29, 2025, at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa.

The Add Milk! program operating in Meijer stores provides an automatic 40% discount to SNAP participants to purchase non-fat and low-fat (1%) milk, including lactose-free options. The program is operating in all Meijer stores in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

DFA staff and leaders from U.S. ice cream makers served more than 950 gallons of ice cream, 1,200 ice cream novelties, and 32 ice cream cakes during the event, which was held in Union Square Park in front of the U.S. Capitol Building.

Vanilla remains the most popular flavor among those surveyed.

The event brings together thousands of guests, including members of Congress and officials from the executive branch, in a fun event showcasing America’s favorite frozen treats. 

The International Dairy Foods Association’s (IDFA) Healthy School Milk Commitment was officially recognized at a special event organized at the White House, which endorses a new set of commitments under the Biden-Harris administration’s National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. 

A new Morning Consult poll of parents with children in public shows near unanimous support for the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023,