Articles Tagged with ''Dairy Farmers of America (DFA)''

DFA continued to expand its commercial investments in 2022. The Cooperative acquired two extended shelf-life (ESL) beverage processing facilities, located in Richmond, Ind., and Pacific, Mo., from SmithFoods.

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Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) announced the acquisition of two extended shelf-life (ESL) processing facilities from SmithFoods. The processing plants, located in Richmond, Ind., and Pacific, Mo., produce a variety of extended shelf-life dairy and non-dairy beverages, ice cream and shake mixes for both retail and food service customers. 

Despite a 3.3% decrease of unit sales, the milk category demonstrated strong strength, notching an increase of more than 7% to $15.32 billion for the 52 weeks ending Sept. 4, IRI data reports. Milk is king of the dairy category leader, followed by Cheese and Yogurt. 

Although the industry faces many challenges, there are exciting opportunities for future growth, according to the six dairy industry executives we queried. 

Food insecurity continues to be a significant problem in the United States. According to Feeding America, more than 38 million people, including 12 million children, are facing hunger and food insecurity, with added pressure caused by inflation. And, while every community in the country has families that face hunger, rural communities are especially hard hit.

The facilities will become part of the DFA Dairy Brands division and will operate as Richmond Beverage Solutions and Pacific Dairy Solutions.

Bel Brands USA and Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national dairy cooperative of farm families, announced the results of their sustainable milk cooling pilot program launched in 2021.

At a recent Board of Directors meeting of the Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), the board announced that Dennis Rodenbaugh would be taking the helm as president and CEO of the Kansas City, Kansas-based nonprofit cooperative.

Members of 32 Feeding America network food banks from 15 states joined representatives of dairy processors, refrigeration companies, National Milk Producers Federation, U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) and others to address solutions to provide more dairy to people in need.