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Free cone days

Velvet Ice Cream’s Free Cone Day is April 16

Mark your calendars for these other free cone days, below.

April 15, 2016

Velvet Ice Cream is celebrating the opening of its Ye Olde Mill for the season with a Free Cone Day on April 16., plus other upcoming free cone days to watch for.

Dairy Foods Innovative Ice Cream Flavor Competition IDFA

Licking the competition

Dairy processor Perry’s has the winning ice cream flavor

Perry’s Ice Cream, Florida International University and Fruitcrown win top honors in IDFA’s ice cream flavor contest.

April 14, 2016

Tiramisu ice cream from Perry’s Ice Cream Co., Akron, N.Y., won first place in the Innovative Ice Cream Flavor and Novelty Competition at the Ice Cream Technology Conference.

Humboldt Creamery is flying high with its organic ice cream now available nationwide

Walmart's welcome mat

Organic ice cream from Humboldt Creamery is available nationwide

Consumers looking for foods with a clean label and ‘pure’ attributes often choose organic products. California’s Humboldt Creamery, located in prime dairy country, is serving those consumers with fluid products, ice cream and powders.

April 11, 2016

Humboldt County, California, is a great place to operate an organic dairy farm. The mild temperatures and ample annual rainfall allow cows to be in pasture 200 days or more a year. The county is roughly bounded by the Shasta-Trinity National Forest on the east and Pacific Ocean on the west. Warmed by the ocean currents, Eureka (the county seat) enjoys average temperatures ranging from 41 F (in December and January) to 64 F (in August and September).

Nestle and Glanbia invest in Ireland with new expansions

April 8, 2016

In March, the Swiss-based multinational food giant Nestlé said it will invest over 25 million euros ($28.1 million) to expand its research and development center in Askeaton, Ireland. The enhanced facility will be located at Nestlé`s existing plant in the city, which produces a range of premium powdered milk-based products for infants, young children and mothers for export to world markets.

Crystal Creamery's strategy is crystal clear

Organic chemistry

Crystal Creamery's branding strategy is crystal clear

Crystal Creamery of Modesto, Calif., is the No. 1 milk brand in Sacramento. It aims to make its Humboldt brand a national player in organic ice cream. For CEO Frank Otis, managing two brands can be ‘tricky.’

James Carper

April 7, 2016

Modesto-based Foster Farms Dairy, founded in 1941, knows a thing or two about names and brands. In 2007, it acquired Crystal Creamery of Sacramento, which traces its roots to 1901. Two years later, Foster acquired Fortuna-based Humboldt Creamery, which dates to the 1920s.

UK dairy industry protests dietary guidelines

April 7, 2016

Public Health England in March released its new Eatwell guide, similar to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and My Plate (the old food pyramid). England’s top dairy association was quick with a critique, calling the recommendations “baffling and disappointing.”

Protein, plant-based diets are top nutrition trends

April 6, 2016

A dairy industry group has released a report identifying 10 food and nutrition issues likely to impact the dairy industry in the next one to three years. Among the trends are consumer awareness of the need to consume protein and a preference for plant-based diets.

Dairy Ingredients Symposium identifies trends in milk

April 5, 2016

At this year’s Dairy Ingredients Symposium, attendees gained new insights on the latest market trends, science and technology for suppliers and end users of milk and milk products.

Baskin-Robbins Celebrate 31 ice cream promotion

Ice cream deals

Baskin-Robbins kicks off spring with $1.31 scoops on March 31

March 28, 2016

Baskin-Robbins is offering customers $1.31 ice cream scoops on March 31 as part of its "Celebrate 31" promotion.

Into the drink

MilkPEP gets into the pool with 2 Olympic champions

Dairy processors Shamrock Farms and Nesquik support MilkPEP’s Built With Chocolate Milk campaign with new product packaging.

March 25, 2016

MilkPEP debuts its new Built With Chocolate Milk campaign on Sunday. It features 2012 Summer Olympics Team USA swimmers Tyler Clary and Jessica Hardy.