The San Francisco 49ers and Clover Sonoma, a third-generation family-owned and operated dairy based in Santa Clara, Calif., announced an exclusive partnership to bring together the two beloved Bay Area brands.

3-A Sanitary Standards Inc. (3-A SSI), McLean, Va., announced the publication of a special advisory by King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), the trademark attorneys of 3-A SSI in China, to caution counterfeiters against violating the new General Exclusion Order (GEO) of the U. S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to block the imports of falsely advertised food processing equipment.

The Kraft Heinz Co., headquartered in Chicago and Pittsburgh, said it entered into a definitive agreement to sell its natural, grated, cultured and specialty cheese businesses to a U.S. affiliate of the French dairy giant Groupe Lactalis (Buffalo, N.Y.-based Lactalis American Group) for the purchase price of $3.2 billion.

Good Culture, an Irvine, Calif.-based cultured dairy products brand “on a mission to make clean, healing foods available to the masses with real organic and non-GMO ingredients,” said it is now a Certified B Corporation, joining the ranks of merely 2,500 companies across 50 countries.

The Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA), a partnership between the Center for Dairy Research (CDR) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Madison, Wis.-based Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), announced the 13 companies and cooperatives that, via a competitive review process, were selected to receive grants totaling $230,000.

Reykjavik Creamery said it opened up for business in Newville, Pa.

As part of Hunger Action Month this September and with the increased demand for food assistance due to COVID-19, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) announced an expanded commitment designed to make a lasting impact in the fight against hunger.

The American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI), Elmhurst, Ill., said it released for purchase the results of its annual "Dairy Products Utilization and Production Trends" survey.

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, the New York Dairy Promotion Order (DPO) Advisory Board and VentureFuel Inc. announced a new startup competition, MilkLaunch, focused on accelerating product innovation for dairy products in New York state.

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said its Dairy Forum 2021, themed “Dairy Evolved,” will be a virtual event.