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Byrne Dairy extends its reach with ESL fluid milk products

The benefits of extended shelf life processing include opportunities in product innovation and extending the distribution area for dairy products.

April 11, 2017

Byrne Dairy is a family-owned, 84-year-old dairy processor that has kept up with the times. The Syracuse, N.Y.-based company started in 1933 with fresh milk in glass bottles. Today at its Ultra facility, Byrne manufactures various extended shelf life milk products with code dates ranging from 70 to 180 days.

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Clover Sonoma’s milk plant gets non-GMO milk, raw storage silos, larger distribution center

In California, non-GMO product, raw storage silos and a larger distribution center have added new notes to Clover Sonoma’s fluid milk facility.

Ed Finkel

April 6, 2017

Clover Sonoma’s four brand-new 50,000-gallon stainless steel milk silos hover over the landscape in Petaluma, Calif. Before entering the dairy plant, one can get a window – literally – into the operation.

U.S. dairy group bolster ties to Mexico

April 5, 2017

In March, the leaders of three major U.S. dairy organizations traveled to Mexico City to re-affirm their industries’ strong commitment to their partnership with Mexico’s dairy industry and consumers.

A bold step for 'craft' dairy Clover Sonoma

Clover Sonoma started processing Non-GMO Project Verified conventional milk this year. President and CEO Marcus Benedetti calls it a financial gamble yet says ‘it’s the right thing to do for a whole host of reasons.’

Ed Finkel

April 3, 2017

Tradition and innovation co-exist comfortably at Clover Sonoma dairy, located in the verdant rolling hills of Sonoma County, California, an area better known for wine than milk.

Dairy processor news

Land O'Lakes Inc. acquires Vermont Creamery

Vermont Creamery team and operations to remain in place, in Vermont

March 30, 2017

Vermont Creamery Co-Founders Bob Reese and Allison Hooper and Land O'Lakes Inc. President and CEO Chris Policinski announced that the two businesses have joined forces.

Kemps 2017 Innovative flavor winner sweet me strawberry rhubarb cobbler ice cream

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DFA net income rose $38 million in 2016; sales dip 2% to $13.5 billion

The earnings were helped by the acquisition of the remaining 50% equity interest in DairiConcepts, a manufacturer of cheese, dairy ingredients and dairy flavor systems.

March 22, 2017

The dairy cooperative Dairy Farmers of America said 2016 sales fell 2% to $13.5 billion as net income rose 40% to $38 million. The retail and fluid milk/ice cream divisions also grew.

Sartori Company U.S. Championship Cheese Contest winners

This cheese stands alone

A Sartori product is named the best cheese in the United States

Wisconsin cheesemakers dominate the top places in the 2017 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest.

March 10, 2017

Sartori's Reserve Black Pepper BellaVitano has been named the best cheese in the 2017 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest. First runner-up belongs to Terry Lensmire of Agropur.

A keynote on the ‘new consumer mind’ kicks off cheese expo

The cheese expo takes place April 12 and 13 in Madison, Wis., at the Alliant Energy Center.

March 10, 2017

Nearly 2,000 cheese industry leaders, suppliers and cheese manufacturers will gather in Madison, Wis., for the Wisconsin Cheese Industry Conference (WCIC) to share information about the latest in cheese technology, new products and issues affecting the cheese, butter and whey industries.

Dairy processor news from Nestlé USA, Agropur, Danone and more

March 10, 2017

Agropur acquired the assets of Scotsburn Cooperative Services Limited. Based in Longueuil, Quebec, the purchase allows Canada’s largest dairy cooperative to expand its presence in the ice cream and novelties market.

How to avoid the ‘soda tax’

Seven U.S. jurisdictions have imposed a sugar tax on beverages sold within their boundaries. Here’s why dairy processors should think about cutting sugar in the coffee, tea and juice drinks they make.

March 9, 2017

Election 2016 will go down in history for plenty of reasons. But somewhat overlooked amidst the more sensational results were the decisions in San Francisco, Oakland and Albany, Calif., Boulder, Colo., and Cook County, Ill., to begin levying what have become known broadly as “soda” taxes.