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The workplace

Land O’Lakes rolls out the welcome mat to millennials

More than half of the workforce at Land O’Lakes is in the millennial generation. They see the dairy co-op as an attractive and exciting place to work.

James Carper

September 22, 2016

Dairy cooperative Land O’Lakes attracts employees who believe in agriculture and a mission of feeding a growing population, says COO Beth Ford. She elaborates in our All Things Dairy podcast.

Associated Milk Producers Inc. was the best in its class at the World Dairy Expo Championship Product Contest

Big wheels

Wisconsin cheesemakers take honors in global contests

A Cheddar from AMPI and a Parmesan from Sartori are honored.

September 16, 2016

A mild Cheddar from Associated Milk Producers Inc. was the best in its class at the World Dairy Expo Championship Product Contest. Sartori’s SarVecchio Parmesan was named Best USA Cheese in a global competition.

Swiss Valley Farms headquarters Davenport Iowa

Honors

Swiss Valley Farms is named the Dairy Foods 2016 Exporter of the Year

From its headquarters in Iowa, the dairy co-op exports to countries in the Americas, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Oceania.

September 15, 2016

Dairy cooperative Swiss Valley Farms is the 2016 recipient of the Tom Camerlo Exporter of the Year award given by Dairy Foods and sponsored by the U.S. Dairy Export Council.

Briefly

Dairy industry news briefs: Milk Specialties Global buys Saputo plant; Dean Foods names new CEO

Milk Specialties’ human nutrition business unit uses an ultrafiltration process to manufacture whey and milk protein ingredients for sports nutrition.

September 14, 2016

Dean Foods said EVP and COO Ralph Scozzafava will succeed Gregg A. Tanner as CEO on Jan. 1, 2017. Milk Specialties Global acquires whey plant from Saputo in Wisconsin.

Litehouse CEO Jim Frank speaks with Dairy Foods in this 2016 interview

Exclusive interview

Dairy Foods interviews Litehouse CEO Jim Frank

Litehouse CEO Frank talks to Dairy Foods about the challenges of heading an employee-owned business; achieving SQF Level 3 certification; and growth plans.

James Carper

September 13, 2016

Litehouse Inc. President and CEO Jim Frank is the first nonfamily member to head the Idaho-based manufacturer of refrigerated salad dressings and blue-veined cheeses. In this interview, he talks about the challenges of running this employee-owned dairy business.

Roelli Cheese takes top honors at American Cheese Society competition

September 12, 2016

Roelli Cheese Co., Shullsburg, Wis., was named Best of Show at the 2016 American Cheese Society competition in Des Moines, Iowa, this summer

Cheesemaker promotes ‘trust mark’ for Parmesan cheese products

September 8, 2016

Schuman Cheese, Fairfield, N.J., said it will label its Parmesan cheese products with a seal to verify product quality and manufacturing integrity. The move follows widely covered news reports of adulteration and fraud by some companies.

IDFA honors dairies for safe workplace practices

September 7, 2016

The International Dairy Foods Association honored 137 dairy company operations with Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Awards and Achievement Certificates. It is the 13th year that IDFA has sponsored the program, which highlights outstanding worker safety records of U.S. dairy companies.

Inside Litehouse plant: How blue cheese gets dressed in Idaho

Litehouse makes award-winning blue cheese and buttermilk at separate plants in Sandpoint, Idaho, then combines them at a third to make its best-selling refrigerated salad dressings.

James Carper

September 6, 2016

Ed Hawkins invented a blue cheese buttermilk salad dressing that he served in his steakhouse. When customers asked if they could buy a bottle to take home, he knew it was a hit.