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Chobani adds former Obama advisor to its nutrition, regulatory affairs team

September 3, 2014

Chobani adds Dr. Robert C. Post to its team as senior director for nutrition and regulatory affairs.

Processor news

Upstate Niagara named 2014 best milk in New York

August 27, 2014

Upstate Niagara Coop has been awarded the 2014 best milk processor by Cornell University’s Milk Quality Improvement program.

Awards

Emmi Roth, Westby Co-op, Gifford’s take top honors in dairy contest

This year’s contest, sponsored by the Wisconsin Dairy Products Assn. (WDPA), received a record number of 1,055 entries.

August 22, 2014

Emmi Roth USA, Monroe, Wis., was selected as the Cheese and Butter Grand Champion, Westby Cooperative Creamery, Westby, Wis., was selected as the Grade A Grand Champion and Gifford’s Dairy, Skowhegan, Maine, was the Ice Cream Grand Champion of the World Dairy Expo (WDE) Championship Dairy Product Contest.

The Dairy 100

Enhanced Dairy 100 report links companies to websites, annual reports

Clicking on the company name takes you to that dairy processor’s website. Annual reports and financial information for public companies are one click away.

August 15, 2014

Dairy Foods has enhanced its 2014 report of the largest dairy processors. Visitors to the 2014 Dairy 100 can link to company websites directly from the listing. We have also provided links to annual reports and other financial information for publicly held dairy processors.

Dean Foods’ business strategies turn a profit

James Carper

August 10, 2014

I was buried in annual reports this month while we were compiling our Dairy 100 list. What I realized is that there are no secrets. It’s how you execute business basics that determines your level of success.

Awards

Dairy product contest reaches 1,000 entry milestone

Dairy processors from many U.S states as well as Canada and New Zealand have entered.

August 9, 2014

The World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest received 1,000 entries in 71 classes, including cheese, ice cream, butter, sour cream, yogurt, milk, cottage cheese and more.

Dairy processors enroll in Ohio State University

The university aims to expand and enhance its dairy program. It formed a partnership with Quality Chekd to train and educate dairy professionals in food safety and equipment operation.

James Carper

August 9, 2014

Dairy processing isn’t getting any easier. The business changes every day. Owners of dairy plants deal with new regulations, new equipment, new products and new hires.

17 U.S. dairy processors make commitments to traceability

August 8, 2014

Seventeen U.S. dairy processors, accounting for 68% of U.S. milk production, have committed to voluntary best practices for enhanced dairy traceability established by the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, it was announced last month.

The link between clean raw milk and product quality

Researchers at Cornell University offer a perspective on producer premium programs. They find that premiums for raw milk quality may deliver financial benefits to dairy processors.

Steve Murphy Martin Wiedmann DVM, Ph.D

August 6, 2014

A number of tests have been used traditionally to evaluate the quality of raw milk, including, but not limited to, somatic cell counts (SCC), different types of bacterial counts including the standard plate count (SPC) and tests for the presence of drug residues and added water.

U.S. streamlines organic trade with Korea

August 6, 2014

Organic processed products certified in the United States or Korea can now be labeled as organic in either country, the U.S. Trade Representative announced in July.