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Vermont Creamery’s processing facilities look a little bit different today than they did 38 years ago when the company was founded as a two-person artisan operation (see the processor profile). 

The company and its team of ‘bettermakers’ are aiming for responsible growth while doubling down on their positive impact.

Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc., Buffalo, N.Y., and Green Bay, Wis.-based BelGioioso Cheese Inc. signed transactional agreements to sell and purchase, respectively, the Upstate Farms Cheese LLC facility located in Campbell, N.Y.

The best and the worst parties share a few characteristics. They both involve a few questionable decisions and an element of surprise — and they don’t end until the authorities show up.

Castello — a cheese brand of Basking Ridge, N.J.-based Arla Foods Inc. USA and maker of authentically Danish Havarti cheese — said it is giving food truck owners the opportunity to bring home some serious “cheese” with the first-ever “Hype the Havarti Food Truck Challenge.”

With the goal of helping consumers “Cheese Confidently,” Cello, a brand of Fairfield, N.J.-based Schuman Cheese, released a line of entertaining trays — Simply Pleasures — that are expertly curated for taste and quality.

Today’s consumers have returned to some pre-pandemic eating habits such as convenience — and also are embracing new ones they’re finding on TikTok and other social media platforms. 

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, the New York Dairy Promotion Order (DPO) Advisory Board and New York-based VentureFuel announced this year’s MilkLaunch startup competition.

The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, announced the second year of its Go Fresh & Local Supplier Accelerator, a program designed to enhance and accelerate the selection of local items sold in Kroger-owned stores.

Sargento Foods said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire St. Cloud, Wis.-based string cheese producer Baker Cheese Factory Inc.