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Spain to host World Cheese Awards 2020

The program will be part of International Cheese Festival in Oviedo.

March 4, 2020

The Guild of Fine Food, Gillingham, England, said the World Cheese Awards (WCA) will be held in the Spanish Principality of Asturias this year, taking place in Oviedo on Nov. 4.

Baker Cheese’s cheese plant was built to stretch

Baker Cheese’s plant expansion was designed to handle the continually increasing demand for the company’s string cheese

Anna Boisseau

March 4, 2020

Halfway through the family-owned Baker Cheese Inc. plant in St. Cloud, Wis., you'll come upon a kind of magical lazy river of cheese. Different sizes and varieties of the company's low-moisture, part-skim mozzarella string cheese float through a stream of brine.

IDFA’s Cary Frye issues statement on scientists’ saturated-fat consensus statement

The scientists requested that the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services consider lifting the limits placed on saturated fat intake for the upcoming 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines.

March 3, 2020

In a consensus statement, a group of established U.S. and international nutrition scientists, including three former members of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, requested the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services give serious and immediate consideration to lifting the limits placed on saturated fat intake for the upcoming 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Pictured are (top row, l to r) Kevin Baker, chief financial officer, and Eric Baker, vice president of marketing and sales; (bottom row, l to r) Jeff Baker, executive vice president, and Brian Baker, president and CEO.

Baker Cheese Inc. continues its cheesemaking legacy

The fourth-generation owners of Baker Cheese are expanding the family business while continuing to produce its trademark high-quality string cheese

Anna Boisseau

March 3, 2020

Some people, including, most famously, Steve Jobs, say that it is better to focus on one thing and do it well. Off a nondescript state highway in east-central Wisconsin, Baker Cheese Inc. is proving the adage to be true.

IDFA names Joseph Scimeca senior vice president, regulatory and scientific affairs

Scimeca is a food safety expert and toxicologist by training.

March 2, 2020

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said it named Joseph Scimeca, Ph.D., senior vice president, regulatory and scientific affairs.

Old El Paso announces search for ‘America's Cheesiest Family’

Families nationwide may submit a cheesy family photo for the chance to win weekly prizes.

March 2, 2020

Old El Paso, a brand of Minneapolis-based General Mills, announced a search to find “America's Cheesiest Family.”

Crave Brothers releases Chocolate mascarpone

The new variety can be used as an ingredient in desserts or as a standalone cheese.

February 28, 2020

Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese, Waterloo, Wis., introduced Chocolate mascarpone.

Président releases three new cheese products.

The offerings include two types of cheese snacks.

February 26, 2020

Président, a brand of the Lactalis Group, Laval, France, said it released three new cheese and snacking products: creamy brie with truffles, French Pairing Plates in sweet and savory flavors, and Snacking Cups in Pub Cheese and Rondelé varieties.

Dairy industry leaders visit Washington to advance dairy’s appropriations priorities

The group will spend time on Capitol Hill urging lawmakers to increase funding for the SNAP milk incentive program, continue important research and collaboration on ice cream food waste solutions, and more.

February 26, 2020

On Feb. 26, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said dairy industry leaders from across the country were in Washington, D.C., to urge congressional leaders and appropriators to fund important research, a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) milk incentive pilot program, and dairy standards modernization at the FDA in fiscal year (FY) 2021.

Tillamook, Postmates unite to deliver new Farmstyle cream cheese spreads, New York bagels

For every (free!) order placed on Feb. 26, Tillamook will donate to local food agencies in each participating city.

February 26, 2020

Tillamook County Creamery Association said its recently released Farmstyle cream cheese spreads will be available for on-demand delivery exclusively on Postmates.