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Cheese awards

Point Reyes Farmstead wins Sofi Gold Award for its blue cheese dip

July 11, 2014

Point Reyes’ Blue Cheese Dip, Original Blue flavor, earns a Sofi Gold Award from the Specialty Food Association.

Plant of the Year

Smith Brothers Farms is voted the Plant of the Year

The fluid milk facility in Kent, Wash., was one of 12 nominated dairy processing plants.

July 9, 2014

Smith Brothers Farms, a fluid milk processor, has been selected to receive the Plant of the Year award from Dairy Foods. Its plant was one of 12 dairy processing plants throughout the United States nominated by Dairy Foods.

Ice cream month

How dairy processors are celebrating National Ice Cream Month

Sarah M. Kennedy

July 7, 2014

It’s National Ice Cream Month and ice cream companies are celebrating with special events and promotions.

Measuring up

Wisconsin dairy association issues call for entries to its dairy products contest

All entry forms must be mailed to the Wisconsin Dairy Products Association by July 25.

July 4, 2014

Entry forms for the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest have been sent out to dairy plants in North America. This contest, sponsored by the Wisconsin Dairy Products Association, is the only dairy product contest of its kind in North America.

Dairy people

Arctic Zero expands senior sales team with 2 new additions

July 3, 2014

Arctic Zero, the company behind a low-calorie, high-protein, functional line of frozen desserts, announced the appointment of two consumer packaged goods industry veterans to its sales team.

Organic growth

United States streamlines organic trade with Korea

Valued at $35 million annually now, it could double in five years, says the Organic Trade Association.

July 1, 2014

Organic processed products certified in the United States or Korea can now be labeled as organic in either country. A trade deal gives American organic farmers, processors and businessesgreater access to Korea’s growing market for organic products.

Exporter award

Dairy Foods seeks Exporter of the Year nominations

The Tom Camerlo Exporter of the Year award honors a dairy processor that demonstrates leadership in driving global dairy demand and advancing U.S. dairy exports.

June 26, 2014

Dairy Foods is accepting nominations for the Tom Camerlo Exporter of the Year award, presented with the cooperation of the U.S. Dairy Exporter Council.Individuals can make a nomination on behalf of their own company or another. The nomination form is online, and the deadline is Aug. 1.

Annual report

Yoplait sales tumble 3% but snacks rise 6% at General Mills

Net sales for General Mills as a whole rose just 1% to $17.9 billion. The Snacks and the Small Planet Foods divisions each saw sales rise 6%.

June 25, 2014

Sales of Yoplait dropped 3% to $1.312 billion in the year ended May 25, 2014, General Mills reported today.

Feeling its oats

PepsiCo’s million-dollar bet on yogurt

A joint venture with European yogurt giant Theo Mueller Group leads to first-year sales of $100 million in the United States.

James Carper

June 24, 2014

A European yogurt maker saw potential in the United States and a U.S. food and beverage company wanted to be in the dairy business. When Theo Müller hitched itself to PepsiCo’s distribution juggernaut, the Muller Quaker Dairy brand became an overnight sensation.

Hiland, Umpqua take top honors at Quality Chekd event

June 13, 2014

Hiland Dairy Foods Co., Springfield, Mo., was honored by Quality Chekd for excellence in marketing, while a sister company in Fort Smith, Ark., was cited for production. Umpqua Dairy Products Co., Roseburg, Ore., received Quality Chekd honors for plant performance.