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WCMA to recognize nine cheese industry leaders with awards at 2021 CheeseExpo Global Online

Mark Schleitwiler will receive the association’s highest honor: the WCMA Life Member Award.

December 9, 2020

The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association’s (WCMA) board of directors selected nine individuals to be recognized next year at CheeseExpo Global Online for their outstanding work in the dairy processing industry.

GENYOUth partnership sets goal to deliver 100 million meals to combat school hunger

The dairy checkoff-founded GENYOUth organization and Campbell’s Chunky are hosting an e-sports initiative that will raise money toward the goal.

December 8, 2020

The dairy checkoff-founded GENYOUth organization and Campbell’s Chunky are hosting an e-sports initiative that will raise money to deliver 100 million meals, including milk, as part of its COVID-19 Emergency School Meal Delivery Fund to help tackle hunger in schools, said Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), Rosemont, Ill.

Prairie Farms launches ‘Holidays At Home’ sweepstakes

Consumers may enter to win weekly dairy prize packages and support their favorite charities.

December 8, 2020

Prairie Farms Dairy Inc., Edwardsville, Ill., is inviting holiday revelers to celebrate by entering its “Holidays at Home” sweepstakes for a chance to win weekly dairy prize packages.

Norwich, N.Y.-headquartered Chobani LLC has racked up a remarkable number of accomplishments in just 15 years.

2020 Processor of the Year: Chobani is doing all the right things

Our Processor of the Year understands that doing well and doing good are not mutually exclusive.

Kathie Canning

December 4, 2020

At only a decade and a half old, Chobani LLC is still a youngster within the dairy processing universe. Nevertheless, the company, founded in 2005 by current CEO Hamdi Ulukaya, who immigrated to the United States from Turkey about a decade earlier, has racked up a remarkable number of accomplishments.

Here come the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans

It is important to ensure dairy continues to have a strong role in the DGAs.

Joseph Scimeca

December 1, 2020

The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) are due to be released this December. Throughout the multi-year process to develop the DGAs, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and other dairy organizations and dairy companies have submitted written comments

Health-promoting ingredients add something extra

As consumer interest in wellness continues to grow and evolve, new ingredients could help dairy processors make the right health claims.

Anna Boisseau

November 23, 2020

Healthy eating is nothing new, and consumers have long looked to food as part of their wellness goals. In the past decades, processors have met consumer needs by offering products such as low-fat dairy that supposedly helped people keep their weight down.

New cheese company launches in time for the holidays

The company, The Big Cheese, has e-commerce website offering 12- to 15-year aged cheddar.

November 23, 2020

Founded by Josh Gentine, part of the third generation of the family-owned Sargento Foods cheese legacy, The Big Cheese was created to move a special supply of sharp cheddar from farm to table.

Dairy briefs

News from dairy processors, associations and suppliers.

November 23, 2020

Chobani LLC, a Norwich, N.Y.-headquartered maker of Greek yogurts, oat beverages, probiotic drinks and dairy creamers, said the company’s Chobani Coconut recipe is now made from Fair Trade Certified coconuts, in a continuation of the company’s deep commitment to responsibly sourcing every ingredient.

Victory Sports Global Outreach, Perry’s Ice Cream and Buffalo Sabres Foundation partner to distribute ‘Play Packs’

The sports and play equipment will be distributed via youth programs and food banks in western New York.

November 20, 2020

Victory Sports Global Outreach, a Clarence, N.Y.-based 501(c)3 nonprofit, will visit youth programs and food banks in late November to give away several items of sports and play equipment to 1,000 children, with the backing of Akron, N.Y.-based Perry’s Ice Cream and the Buffalo Sabres Foundation.

Peekaboo Organics wins Real California Milk Snackcelerator competition

The company will be awarded $200,000 to help bring a snack-sized version of its hidden-veggie ice cream to market.

November 20, 2020

Peekaboo Organics' ice cream featuring hidden vegetables was named the grand prize winner on Nov. 20 in the Real California Milk Snackcelerator dairy snack innovation competition, created by the Tracy, Calif.-based California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) and VentureFuel, New York.