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WCMA opens registration for 2020 leadership trainings

The association is also introducing a new course on diversity and inclusion.

January 14, 2020

The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) said it opened registration for its educational offerings — refreshed for 2020 — including the popular WCMA Front-Line Leadership Training courses and WCMA Advanced Leadership Series for mid-level managers.

Shamrock Farms, Subway Restaurants celebrate National Milk Day with hunger-relief promotion

On January 11, the companies invited families to give back with Feeding America and Leighton Meester.

January 13, 2020

Shamrock Farms, Subway Restaurants and actress and singer-songwriter Leighton Meester once again joined forces to support Feeding America, the largest domestic hunger-relief organization in the United States, to help provide meals for people in need in the new year.

Iconic launches Grass Fed Federation

The federation calls attention to the importance of animal welfare in ingredient sourcing.

January 9, 2020

Iconic, a protein drink manufacturer based in Santa Monica, Calif., said it spearheaded the Grass Fed Federation, a collection of brands that prioritize the humane treatment of animals that are raised for food.

Darigold’s Portland, Ore., plant is solving the puzzle

Producing over 150 SKUs, Darigold’s ultrapasteurized milk plant in Portland, Ore., has to stay flexible and organized to manage its complicated production schedules.

Anna Boisseau

January 6, 2020

Some residents of Oregon's largest city have sought to "Keep Portland Weird," a motto based on safeguarding the city's reputation for farmers markets, artisanal craftworks and an eccentric literary/arts scene. But before it became the de facto capital for millennial hipsters, Portland had a long history of industrial production.

Darigold is thinking big

The processor isn’t just looking out for itself. It wants to show the value dairy can bring to the food industry, to the U.S. economy and to the world

Anna Boisseau

January 3, 2020

A cooperative, by definition, works together for a common goal. But for Seattle-based Darigold, the marketing and processing subsidiary of the Northwest Dairy Association (NDA), this idea of prioritizing the greater good extends beyond its business category. The cooperative’s plans for long-term growth include supporting the dairy industry as a whole.

Danone North America unveils new innovations to kick off 2020

The company also said its Light & Fit Greek yogurt earned the top spot as the best-selling yogurt innovation launched between 2010 and 2019.

December 13, 2019

During the course of the past decade, the American yogurt category has grown to approximately $8 billion. Danone North America, White Plains, N.Y., said it conducted a review of total dollar sales for all of the innovations launched across the entire yogurt category between 2010 and 2019, and its Light & Fit Greek yogurt earned the top spot as the best-selling yogurt innovation of the decade (factoring in both dairy- and plant-based innovations).

Nestlé agrees to sell U.S. ice cream business to Froneri

The strategic move is designed to create a global leader in ice cream.

December 11, 2019

Nestlé, Vevey, Switzerland, said it has reached an agreement to sell its U.S. ice cream business to Froneri, an ice cream-focused joint venture Nestlé created in 2016 with PAI Partners, for a transaction value of USD $4 billion.

IDFA recognizes lawmakers, policy leaders for efforts to support dairy

Annual Celebration of Dairy holiday reception pays tribute to five officials who helped to advance policies important to the future of U.S. dairy.

December 5, 2019

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), Washington, D.C., said it recognized five individuals whose careers have positively impacted the trajectory of U.S. dairy.

Danone Institute North America names winners of its ‘One Planet. One Health.’ initiative

Four teams awarded $20,000 grants to fund community-based projects that enable more sustainable food systems.

December 4, 2019

Danone Institute North America, a not-for-profit established by Danone North America, White Plains, N.Y., announced the four winning teams in its “One Planet. One Health.” Initiative.