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Organic Valley brings in 84 family farms in 2023

By doing so, Organic Valley continues to strengthen its supply chain across multiple regions, bringing an organic market and sense of community to farms nationwide.

December 20, 2023

The cooperative welcomed 26 organic family farms from Pennsylvania, a dozen more from Wisconsin, 22 in New York, six from Ohio, and several others from Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota and Vermont.

PRIMO Partners acquires two Ben & Jerry's locations

The Savannah location in the heart of the city at 25 E. Broughton and the Tybee Island shop at 15 Tybrisa St. just steps from the ocean.

December 19, 2023

This acquisition of stores in Savannah and Tybee Island will make PRIMO Partners the sole Ben & Jerry's operators in the state of Georgia, the company states.

Nestlé achieves perfect Corporate Equity Index score

In recognition of meeting all the CEI's criteria, both Nestlé USA and Nestlé Health Science have also been honored with the Equality 100 Award: Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion.

December 18, 2023

Nestlé USA and Nestlé Health Science — received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.

Dairy Farmers of America is Dairy Foods 2023 Processor of the Year

DFA honored for operations, product innovation and sustainability.

Brian Berk

December 15, 2023

It has been an excellent past 12 months — and beyond — for Kansas City, Kan.-based Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national farmer-owned cooperative with nearly 11,000 family-farm owners and about 19,000 employees.

Chobani acquires La Colombe for $900M

La Colombe currently serves consumers across multiple channels, including retail, cafes, foodservice, and direct-to-consumer.

December 15, 2023

La Colombe is a growing player in the $5 billion U.S. RTD coffee category.

U.S. House passes Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

The focus now turns to the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry, which has jurisdiction over child nutrition issues. The Senate must consider and pass the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act by the end of the 118th Congress, or by January 3, 2025.

December 14, 2023

The bill would reintroduce whole (3.25% milkfat) and reduced-fat (2% milkfat) milk to school cafeterias, restoring the two most popular milk varieties to schools.

Darigold CEO leaves company

Board Chairman Allan Huttema has been named Interim CEO.

December 5, 2023

Joe Coote is leaving the company to return to his native Australia.

Emmi Roth opens new Wisconsin facility

With this move, Emmi further strengthens its position in the U.S. specialty cheese market and opening up new opportunities to sell imported Swiss cheese.

November 30, 2023

Emmi Roth officially opened an ultra-modern facility for the sustainable conversion and packaging of cheese.