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If there is one theme I have witnessed beyond the oft-mentioned health and wellness and flavor trends, it is today’s staying power of dairy products. Perhaps we should call this the “Golden Age” of dairy. 

This acquisition includes the W&W Dairy business, its licensed brands, and the manufacturing facility in Monroe, Wis., which produces a variety of Hispanic cheese products including queso fresco, cotija, queso blanco, quesadilla, panela, and para freir.

Dairy Foods will feature Lifeway in the December 2025 issue of the magazine and the brand will be honored with a physical award at IDFA Dairy Forum in January 2026.

Registration for the event opened on July 30

Private equity firm Warburg Pincus acquired FlavorSum, a provider of natural flavor solutions for food and beverage companies, from The Riverside Co. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

New ingredients from Glanbia Nutritionals, Global Organics, and Icon Foods.

From Hilmar’s celebration of a new cheese and whey processing plant in Dodge City, Kan., to Danone’s $65 million investment to ramp up production of its International Delight creamers and STōK Cold Brew Coffee, dairy plants are investing in the future of dairy with an everlasting focus on quality, sustainability, and partnership.

As dairy processors continue to set sustainability goals, sustainable packaging is a big part of the solution to achieve these directives. Many dairy processors have pinpointed 2030 as a date to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in their products. 

When it comes to consumer demand for sourcing and traceability of dairy products, the word “transparency” looms large. Transparency regarding not only food safety, but consumers wanting to know ingredients in products they consume are properly sourced and traced. 

With this effort, dozens of U.S. ice cream companies are pledging to eliminate the use of certified artificial colors Red 3, Red 40, Green 3, Blue 1, Blue 2, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6 from their ice cream and frozen dairy desserts by 2028. The Commitment represents companies making more than 90% of the ice cream volume sold in the United States.