Dairy Foods Blog

Are you ready to market to — and hire — Generation Z?

February 23, 2021

Almost two decades ago, marketing companies, news outlets and market research firms across the country issued a warning to American marketers and employers: The oldest millennials soon would be coming of age, and the rest of us had better prepare for it.

Advances in metal detection technology help prevent foreign object contamination of dairy foods

Recent technological advances are designed to overcome product effect and noise.

Alex Kinne

February 17, 2021

Product recalls involving foreign objects cost food companies millions of dollars each year, damage their reputations, and put consumers at risk for injury.

Lab-created dairy alternatives don’t meet dairy definition

Kathie Canning

January 21, 2021

In recent years, dairy alternatives have been popping up seemingly everywhere. These dairy wannabees typically do not come close, however, to matching dairy's unique nutritional profile and taste.

Edge computing promotes operational excellence, resilience in dairy packaging

It offers dairy manufacturers a single solution to address several operational challenges.

Aric Prost

January 20, 2021

The worldwide spread of COVID-19 has led to significant changes in business operations, supply chains and consumer behavior.

Stainless-steel and general-purpose motors are both at home in dairy processing

The three food sanitation zones have different cleanliness requirements.

Matt Rodebush

January 11, 2021

If anyone understands the value of cleanliness and sanitization, it’s the dairy industry.

COVID-19 has transformed and improved employee engagement at O-AT-KA

COVID-19 initiatives created a level of focus and discipline that has been extraordinarily positive for our culture and our business.

William L. Schreiber

January 6, 2021

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, information was limited, and public guidelines were in flux. Many

Trends spell innovation opportunity for dairy in 2021

Kathie Canning

January 5, 2021

In my December column, I pointed to two areas of particular consumer interest, products that boost immune health and products that target the microbiome, that will spell innovation opportunity for dairy processors in 2021. Those areas of interest are huge, but they are not the only trends that bode well for dairy in the New Year.

Velvet Ice Cream is investing in its future

In the midst of this pandemic, it is often difficult to see beyond the loss of life and the businesses that are struggling with losses or closure — but the sun will shine again.

Luconda Dager

December 15, 2020

Being the president of a family owned business that opened its doors over a century ago has advantages. One of the most significant is the institutional knowledge and the confidence to forecast further than the next quarter or even the next fiscal year.

Lessons learned for a brighter dairy industry future

Dairy manufacturers need to focus on several areas to set the right course.

Chris Gregory

December 10, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic devastated businesses in every industry worldwide. Dairy operations were hit especially hard, as the industry had to navigate negative effects on business operations, logistics and an abrupt change in demand.