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Proliant Dairy Ingredients is the 2020 Exporter of the Year

The whey permeate company blazed trails to China and other global markets, creating new opportunities for the US dairy industry.

Mark O'Keefe

October 19, 2020

Proliant Dairy Ingredients has built a growing international business focused exclusively on whey permeate - an ingredient that turns what was once considered dairy waste into a global treasure exported to more than 30 countries.

Prairie Farms cream cheese named Grand Champion in Miscellaneous category at NCCIA cheese contest

Prairie Farms Cheese Division’s ‘Caves of Faribault’ also finished strong with St. Pete’s Select.

October 16, 2020

Prairie Farms cream cheese produced in Luana, Iowa, was named Grand Champion of the North Central Cheese Industries Association (NCCIA) annual cheese contest held in Norwood, Minn.

Dairy processors collectively push for sustainability

Dairy companies are working collaboratively and on their own to make sustainability an industry priority.

Anna Boisseau

October 13, 2020

Ask 10 people what "sustainability" means to them, and you'd probably get 10 different answers. Its dictionary definition is simple: the ability to sustain something at its current level. And dairy companies, many of which have already existed for over a century, might know a thing or two about that.

Immunity-boosting ingredients spell opportunity for dairy

Kathie Canning

October 8, 2020

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit back in March, life for most Americans took a sharp detour from business as usual. Among other practices, the "new normal" brought with it the social distancing, mask wearing and sharp increase in at-home food preparation that continue to this day.

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October 2, 2020

Nestlé, Vevey, Switzerland, said it inaugurated a new R&D Accelerator to drive innovation and speed-to-market of sustainable dairy products, as well as plant-based dairy alternatives.

Oikos Triple Zero challenges fans to share their grocery-carrying strength

Oikos Triple Zero and Juju Smith-Schuster ask fans to carry all their grocery bags inside in one trip — and share on Tiktok with #OikosOneTrip — for the chance to win $15,000 for groceries and a one-year supply of Oikos Triple Zero products.

October 2, 2020

Oikos Triple Zero — a brand of Broomfield, Colo.- and White Plains, N.Y.-based Danone North America and the Official Yogurt of the NFL — said it debuted its TikTok channel and launched the #OikosOneTrip challenge to bring the brand’s “Stronger Makes Everything Better” platform to life alongside the start of the NFL season.

Land O'Lakes celebrates the joy of farming through new digital video series

‘Where Goodness Grows,’ hosted by national country radio DJ Amy Brown, features inspiring stories and delicious homemade recipes from Land O’Lakes farmer-owners.

October 2, 2020

While the country continues to face uncertainty, Land O’Lakes Inc.’s farmer-owners work tirelessly to ensure the food supply chain remains strong, whether at home, at school or at the restaurants that have faced challenges in 2020.

Casper’s Ice Cream is 95 years old and growing strong

Family-owned Casper’s Ice Cream is counting on its product quality, differentiated brands and nimble but measured approach to see it through another 95 years.

Kathie Canning

September 30, 2020

Casper Merrill did not invent the frozen novelty. Christian Kent Nelson, a high school teacher who lived in Iowa, is credited with that achievement, creating a stickless product dubbed the “I Scream Bar” in 1920.

Jennifer Lopez and Yoplait challenge families to dance and play for a cause

Yoplait pledges to donate a minimum of $250,000 and up to $300,000 to Feeding America, based on family participation.

September 29, 2020

Yoplait, a yogurt brand of Minneapolis-based General Mills, said it is teaming up with Jennifer Lopez to inspire families to move together with the “It’s Yoplaitime” challenge.

Wallaby Organic lends support to four U.S. Australian-inspired restaurants

The yogurt brand’s ‘Walla-Be an Aussie’ program provides the restaurants with funds to support recovery efforts during the global pandemic.

September 28, 2020

Wallaby Organic, an Australian-inspired premium yogurt brand from White Plains, N.Y.- and Broomfield, Colo.-based Danone North America, said it partnered with four Australian-inspired restaurants across the United States to bring to life “Walla-Be an Aussie,” a program to provide the restaurants with funds to support recovery efforts during the global pandemic.