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Dairies invest to keep up with demand

A Dairy Foods survey finds that 60% of dairy executives plan to buy processing equipment in 2017.

September 2, 2016

With raw milk prices low and demand for cheese, yogurt and other dairy foods high, America’s dairy processors are opening up their checkbooks to buy new equipment. A survey by BNP Market Research (Dairy Foods’ research arm) found that 56% of dairy processors are buying equipment this year and 60% plan to buy in 2017.

Category captain

Blue cheese and salad dressing producer Litehouse shines with opportunities

Idaho-based Litehouse Inc. makes award-winning blue cheeses, yogurt and buttermilk. The employee-owned dairy processor uses these ingredients in its top-selling line of refrigerated salad dressings.

James Carper

September 1, 2016

The city of Sandpoint (population 7,500) is in the skinny part of Idaho, wedged between Washington and Montana, and about an hour south of the Canadian border. Sandpoint is the seat of Bonner County which, at 1,920 square miles, is larger than the entire state of Rhode Island. When the Dixie Chicks sing of “Wide Open Spaces,” they could be referring to this part of Idaho.

Washington merry-go-round

IDFA taps Monsanto exec to lead the association

At Monsanto, Dykes was responsible for developing and implementing government relations strategies that included agricultural biotechnology policy.

August 31, 2016

Michael D. Dykes will become the new president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association beginning in January.

Group dynamics

Mexico’s Grupo Lala creates a separate U.S. dairy business

The portfolio of Lala U.S. includes Lala yogurt smoothies, Promised Land milk and cream products, Borden cultured products, Frusion smoothies, Skim Plus milk and Nordica cottage cheese.

August 29, 2016

Grupo Lala, a dairy company headquartered in Mexico, today announced a new division named Lala U.S., headquartered in Dallas. The move is expected to strengthen ties with retailers and consumers.

Ice cream promotions

Baskin-Robbins offers $1.31 ice cream scoops on Wednesday, August 31

Customers are also encouraged to donate $1 to support the Community Cones Program this month.

August 26, 2016

Baskin-Robbins offers a sweet deal with $1.31 scoops for one day only in August as part of its Celebrate 31 promotion.

A grades

Saxon Cheese, Schreiber Foods, Double Rainbow Ice Cream take top honors in dairy contest

The dairy contest received 1,130 entries from dairy processors throughout North America.

August 26, 2016

Saxon Cheese, Schreiber Foods, and Double Rainbow Ice Cream received top honors in this year’s World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest.

The 2016 Dairy 100 go shopping

Though some dairies saw sales fall last year, others reported increases. As they looked at the long-term prospects of the industry, businesses opened their checkbooks to acquire companies and to expand their processing capabilities.

James Carper

August 17, 2016

Just as Dairy Foods was wrapping up its research into the 100 largest dairy processors in North America, the French dairy giant Danone announced it was buying Colorado-based WhiteWave Foods, a processor of organic dairy and plant-based beverages.

Hi-O, Idaho

Idaho dairy group says there’s more than potatoes in the Gem State

The Idaho Milk Processors Association Conference ends Aug. 12.

August 12, 2016

The Idaho Milk Processors Association Conference, Aug. 11 to 12, includes a panel discussion among dairy experts dubbed "The Future of Food" that addresses balancing consumer trends and food security.

3-day membrane forum presented 24 sessions

August 12, 2016

Speakers at the Membrane Technology Forum (membraneforum.com) in June presented important concepts and ideas in processing, from fundamentals of membrane technology to fouling and cleaning.

The word from McDonald’s is dairy foods are 'delicious'

Dairy Foods goes behind the scenes to learn how the fast food giant works with dairy processors on foods and beverages.

James Carper

August 9, 2016

What’s for breakfast? Increasingly, it’s not a traditional meal of cereal and milk or bacon and eggs served at home. Instead, grab-and-go nutritional and performance drinks are a popular meal option. That’s a threat to dairy companies, especially those that make milk, cheese and yogurt.