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Winners' circle

Cabot Creamery among sustainability award winners from the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy

Nine winners in four categories were named at the awards ceremony.

May 11, 2016

The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy announces its fifth annual U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award winners during a ceremony in Chicago.

Comfy Cow premium ice cream sees success and growth

When Whole Foods said it wanted to carry pints of The Comfy Cow’s super-premium ice cream, the founders invested in a bigger plant and additional equipment. A growing franchise operation also is creating demand.

James Carper

May 9, 2016

In 2015, The Comfy Cow invested a reported $2 million in the building it’s leasing in the Regency Pointe Business Center in Louisville’s Jeffersontown neighborhood. Over the next 10 years, the project is expected to create 40 to 50 new jobs. Currently there are 14 employees. The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority approved tax incentives up to $350,000.

Consumers are sweet on savory dairy products

Dairy processors are adding spicy peppers, herbs and other botanical ingredients to dairy foods. What’s going on? Our panel says consumers’ desire for more flavor, more stimulation and more experience is behind the trend.

Kimberly Decker

May 6, 2016

If there’s a universal truth we can all count on, it’s that America’s three favorite ice-cream flavors will always be vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. Right? Wrong. Per the International Dairy Foods Association, Washington, D.C., our top three picks last year were vanilla, chocolate and butter pecan.

Meet the rock stars of Comfy Cow ice cream

James Carper

May 4, 2016

Seven years ago Tim and Roy Koons-McGee opened up one ice cream parlor in Louisville, Ky. This year they are on pace to have 11 scoop shops and 300 grocery stores carrying pints of their super-premium ice cream.

Nestle removes HFCS, GMO ingredients from ice creams

May 4, 2016

Nestlé Dreyer’s Ice Cream, Oakland, Calif., announced in April that it will remove artificial colors and flavors, highfructose corn syrup and GMO ingredients from six ice cream and frozen dessert brands

Designer kefir

Lifeway teams with designer Cynthia Rowley to launch limited-edition kefir flavor

The new spring Hibiscus Rhubarb Pie kefir flavor features a Rowley-designed label

May 3, 2016

Lifeway partnered with designer Cynthia Rowley to introduce a limited-edition Hibiscus Rhubarb Pie kefir flavor for spring and a bottle designed by Rowley.

Dairy conference

How will expanded drug-residue testing affect grade ‘A’ products?

IDFA adds a new session to the Milk and Cultured Dairy Products Conference

May 2, 2016

IDFA adds a new session to Milk and Cultured Dairy Products conference that focuses on plans to expand requirements for testing veterinary drug residues in milk.

Free ice cream

Culver’s offers free scoops of custard with $1 donations to support agriculture

The promotion is part of its second annual Scoops of Thanks Day

April 29, 2016

As part of Culver’s second annual Scoops of Thanks Day, customers will get a free single scoop of custard for a $1 donation to support agriculture.

Dairy processor news

Dannon ‘pledges’ for more transparency, declaring GMOs and use of more natural ingredients

The company also looks to improve sustainable agriculture practices for its milk supply

April 28, 2016

Dannon announced a commitment to further improve sustainable agriculture practices for its milk supply, to increase transparency for its portfolio of products and evolve to use more natural ingredients, including a goal to be GMO-free.