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Chris Hackman currently serves on the Missouri State Milk Board Advisory Committee, Missouri Dairy Products Association Board of Directors (board president from 2008-2010), and the All Star Association Board of Directors (board president in 2016).

Rick Beaman joined Hiland Dairy in 2012 and was vice president before being named president.

Halo Top, Le Mars, Iowa, introduced Halo Top Frozen Yogurt Pops, a mix of delicious creamy yogurt, crunchy granola, and real fruit that will have consumers reaching into the freezer every chance they get.

The quest for more potent operating systems is leading to design enhancements.

Consumer demand for healthier beverages is not going away. Gut tolerability, the usage of prebiotic fibers and reduced-sugar options are expanding the usage of sweetener solutions that will reduce calories in yogurts, for example, while providing functional benefits.

DFA continued to expand its commercial investments in 2022. The Cooperative acquired two extended shelf-life (ESL) beverage processing facilities, located in Richmond, Ind., and Pacific, Mo., from SmithFoods.

First District Association accelerates cheese production with world’s longest, three-story cheese belt. The new cheese plant and barrel packaging room has the capacity to fill a 500-pound barrel of cheese in 43 seconds.  

Through major expansion, First District Association readies itself for the next century. It invested  $200 million to update and expand plant and product capacity so “the cooperative is set up to thrive in the next 100 years,” CEO Bob Huffman relays.

The Decatur facility, to open in 2024, will be Tillamook County Creamery Association's first owned and operated manufacturing facility outside of Oregon and its only facility solely dedicated to ice cream production.

New equipment from B&P Littleford, Ensight Solutions, IKA Works Inc., and more!