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Penn State Team winners of National Dairy Council's New Product Competition

Awards

Penn State students top new dairy product competition

Six student teams participated in the competition and were challenged to come up with a high-protein dairy beverage.

July 24, 2017

Six student teams participated in the competition and were challenged to come up with a high-protein dairy beverage.

This week in dairy processing

Butter sales are strong; cheese stocks are building, says USDA

Domestic butter demand is steady and international demand is good. Milk supplies are adequate for cheese processing in all the regions.

July 21, 2017

USDA’s Dairy Market News reports that butter sales are strong as retailers increased their advertising. Cheese stocks are building up in the nation.

Grade A all the way

Three award programs honor dairy processors

MilkPEP, the International Dairy Foods Association and US Dairy Export Council want to recognize great marketers, food safety experts and exporters of dairy ingredients.

July 20, 2017

Deadlines for MilkPEP’s Milk Marketer of the Year and Exporter of the Year are approaching. IDFA opens a call for nominations for its Food Safety Leadership Award.

Hiland ice cream happiness in every scoop

Marketing cool

Ice cream brands dish up summer marketing campaigns

Hiland focuses on intergenerational appeal, while Velvet Ice Cream ties into cancer research support.

Ed Finkel

July 19, 2017

Two ice cream brands create distinctive campaigns for the summer. Hiland Dairy Foods focuses on the intergenerational appeal of ice cream, while Velvet Ice Cream’s cause-marketing effort supports cancer research.

Kerry Group Project leche and World Food Program Honduras

Good deeds

Kerry Group partners with NGO to feed Honduran children

Not only will the program improve the quality and nutritional values of the school meals diet, but also the livelihoods of dairy farmers.

Ed Finkel

July 17, 2017

Ireland’s Kerry Group contributes $750,000 to a pilot program called “Project Leche.” The dairy is working with the World Food Program to improve the diets of schoolchildren.

Exports

Nominate a dairy for the Tom Camerlo Exporter of the Year award

Dairy Foods is accepting nominations for the 12th annual Exporter of the Year award, given by with the cooperation of the U.S. Dairy Export Council.

July 14, 2017

Dairy Foods is looking for the 2017 Exporter of the Year. Companies may nominate themselves or other companies. Nominations can be made by suppliers, consultants, association executives and others allied with the dairy industry. The deadline is Aug. 11.

Investments

Svoboda Capital invests in cheesemaker Sonoma Creamery

In 2014, Sonoma launched Mr. Cheese O's, a shelf-stable, high-protein baked cheese snack made with organic quinoa.

July 12, 2017

California cheesemaker Sonoma Creamery receives a $10 million equity investment from Svoboda Capital Fund.

Investments

Investment firm ACON completes equity recapitalization of Borden Dairy Co.

Borden operates 13 facilities across the United States with more than 500 million gallons of annual milk processing capacity.

July 12, 2017

ACON Investments completed an equity recapitalization of Borden Dairy Co., an iconic American dairy brand with 13 facilities across the United States.

The squeaky cheesemaker gets noticed

Wisconsin cheesemakers follow different paths to stand out in a crowded market

BelGioioso hones its marketing blend with a multichannel print, digital and television campaign. Crave Brothers gains public relations buzz with a TV feature and state fair honors.

Ed Finkel

July 12, 2017

BelGioioso Cheese’s marketing campaign spanned magazine, television, and digital and social media advertising. Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese was profiled on a popular TV show and won state fair honors.

Back to work

HP Hood buys former PepsiCo yogurt plant from DFA

Hood plans to make extended-shelf-life beverages there, and will build a refrigerated warehouse.

July 11, 2017

HP Hood bought an idle yogurt plant from Dairy Farmers of America, and announces plans to make ESL beverages there. In addition, it will invest more than $200 million and create 230 jobs.