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Kozak to retire from NMPF; Mulhern is named new president, CEO

Mulhern is currently the chief operating officer. Kozak will head the Cooperatives Working Together program.

June 15, 2013

Jim Mulhern will move up to president & CEO from COO as Jerry Kozak retires Dec. 31 from the National Milk Producers Federation.

News Briefs

Dairy news: TCBY opens new locations; Dairy Queen introduces light smoothie

June 15, 2013

The frozen-yogurt chain The Country’s Best Yogurt (TCBY), Denver, said it plans to open 185 locations over the next 24 months. Key markets are Illinois, Boston, Detroit and Texas.

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Cheese snippets (a contest; a website; healthy teeth) and Asian dairy demand

The Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research has improved its website; deadline for the Global Cheese Awards is Aug. 14.

June 14, 2013

A new website for the Center for Dairy Research; consuming cheese may help protect teeth against cavities; Asian consumers believe in dairy, but they don't consume it; cheese contest deadline is approaching.

A cultures and enzymes Q&A

Cultures help transform milk from a mild-flavored beverage into a smorgasbord of flavors, textures and products.

Kimberly Decker

June 14, 2013

Cultures help transform milk from a mild-flavored beverage into a smorgasbord of flavors, textures and products. Here’s the latest about cultures, including the emerging “workhorse” of bacteria and how to maximize phage robustness (while minimizing sensitivity).

Collegiate dairy products contest comes to Chicago

June 14, 2013

The International Dairy Foods Association said the Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Contest 2013 will be held Nov. 3 to 4, in conjunction with the International Dairy Show, which will take place Nov. 3 to 6, 2013, at McCormick Place in Chicago.

Dairy processors refuel sales with chocolate milk

June 13, 2013

While there has been talk about the steady decline in milk consumption lately, there is a rising star that has also been getting quite a bit of attention.

Milk and children

Dairy Research Institute partners with university on child nutrition program

Birth to age three is a critical time for establishing food preferences, immune tolerance and the gut microbiome. This program intends to define how dairy products contribute to the growth and development of young children.

June 12, 2013

The Dairy Research Institute is providing $1 million of support over five years to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to study how children acquire healthy eating habits.

Unilever plant receives sustainability award

The U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards program of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy honors dairy processors, dairy farms and businesses that reduced their environmental impact.

June 12, 2013

An ice cream plant and a cheese plant were among the dairy processors honored in April in the 2013 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards program of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, Rosemont, Ill.

Hello, Wisconsin

Klondike Cheese feasts on feta and Greek yogurt

Klondike Cheese traces its heritage to Switzerland. Today, the Wisconsin dairy processor thrives with its branded and private-label feta cheese and Greek yogurt products.

James Carper

June 10, 2013

The state of Wisconsin has a long tradition of cheesemaking. Swiss, German and Italian immigrants processed local milk into the cheeses they knew from the Old Country, such as Emmenthal, Muenster and provolone.

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