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When it comes to consumer demand for sourcing and traceability of dairy products, the word “transparency” looms large. Transparency regarding not only food safety, but consumers wanting to know ingredients in products they consume are properly sourced and traced. 

Dairy packaging has long been defined by its complexity. Moisture sensitivity, cold chain logistics and product variety all combine to make it one of the most technically demanding sectors in the food industry. 

Late summer typically marks the start of back-to-school season, but fluid milk plants begin planning earlier in advance of their August busy season.

Each year, Dairy Foods and the American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI) host the Membrane Technology Forum, an event that serves as a research update from the network of agencies, associations, suppliers and producers engaged in the dynamic field of membrane filtration and separation. Membrane systems are important in milk, cheese and yogurt as well as in whey protein.

The new facilities are equipped to accommodate a broad range of temperature-sensitive products, with temperature zones ranging from –40°F to 40°F.

Any North American processing facility producing dairy-based foods and/or beverages is eligible to enter. To be considered for 2025 Dairy Plant of the Year honors, however, the dairy processing facility needs to have achieved outstanding accomplishments in one or more of the following categories between June 1, 2024 and May 31, 2025.

The Institute of Food Technologists IFT FIRST: Annual Event and Expo will return July 13 to 16 at McCormick Place in Chicago and will feature several educational sessions focused on health and wellness.

Dairy Foods and the American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI) honored Littlefield, Texas-based Select Custom Solutions Southwest with the 2025 Breakthrough Award for Ingredient Innovation for its ImmuniGen supplement. 

Having a proper distribution system is essential to maintaining an efficient and effective dairy processing operation. The dairy supply chain continues to face ongoing pressures including labor and transportation shortages, high fuel costs, evolving regulatory and food safety concerns and more.

New equipment from Anderson-Negele, Best Sanitizers, and Goodway Technologies.