Barbara O’Brien spoke during the 2022 joint annual meeting of the United Dairy Industry Association, National Dairy Promotion and Research Board and National Milk Producers Federation.
October 28, 2022
At the event, the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) honored Rick Naczi as the 2022 recipient of the Richard E. Lyng award for his contributions and distinguished service to dairy promotion.
In 2021, 61% of consumers turned to fresh milk at least weekly. Importantly, the number of consumers turning to these products has remained fixed over the last few years, which indicates that while people have been working on improving their health through their diet, they are not necessarily cutting down on their intake of fresh milk, stated FMCG Gurus.
Central to discussions was recommendations developed on federal milk pricing after more than 100 meetings that have taken place over the past year.
October 25, 2022
NMPF continues work on the Class I milk price surface as it examines information on county-level Class I price differentials. That work is expected to be completed later this year. Any final proposal will be reviewed by the organization before it’s submitted to USDA to be considered for a federal order hearing.
Auburn is the only entity to receive a Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives award for 2022.
October 19, 2022
The HFMI program, a result of the 2018 Farm Bill, uses incentives to encourage Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, participants to buy and consume qualifying milk as part of a healthy, balanced diet.
Refrigerated ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee and tea were red hot, with percolating sales of nearly $949 million and $1.44 billion, respectively, in multi-outlets for the 52 weeks ending July 10, IRI data states. Percentage-wise, coffee saw a 27% sales increase, while tea added year-over-year sales of 11%.
Jim Hau will also retain the role of chief financial officer.
September 2, 2022
Jim Hau, former CFO at Arizona Nutritional Supplements and PanTheryx, has more than 30 years of experience in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry, including 18 years working with dairy-related businesses.
Oat milk, kefir and RTD coconut milk have strong years ending June 12, 2022. In fact, IRI data suggests refrigerated oat milk saw strong growth with sales of $454.3 million, increasing nearly 53% year over year. Find out what brands thrived.