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The Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA), Tillamook, Ore., said its farmer-owners have committed $4 million to a comprehensive COVID-19 relief plan to help its employees, the communities in which the company operates, and industry partners respond to and recover from burdens created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Three years after the acquisition of WhiteWave, Paris-based Danone said it is moving into a new chapter for its Essential Dairy and Plant-based (EDP) business to capture greater growth and value.

The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), Madison, Wis., said it launched a new online jobs board that is now live at WisCheeseMakers.org.

The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA), the McLean, Va.-based owner of the global food equipment and technology show Process Expo, said it reached an agreement with Messe Frankfurt Inc.

Jamba, an Atlanta-based provider of on-the-go freshly blended fruit and vegetable smoothies, made-to-order bowls, fresh-squeezed juices and shots, boosts and bites, announced a partnership with Dannon North America brands Oikos Greek yogurt and So Delicious Dairy Free to help honor front-line heroes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Brenham, Texas-based ice cream manufacturer Blue Bell Creameries L.P. agreed to plead guilty to charges it shipped contaminated products linked to a 2015 listeriosis outbreak, said the U.S. Department of Justice.

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), Kansas City, Kan., announced the closing of its transaction to acquire a substantial portion of the assets of Dallas-based Dean Foods Co.

The Kroger Co. announced the launch of an expanded Dairy Rescue Program designed to support children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic through the summer months.