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Horizon Organic creates milk designed for young children

Horizon Organic Growing Years was developed in partnership with pediatricians.

November 6, 2019

Horizon Organic, a Broomfield, Colo.-based brand of Danone North America, debuted Horizon Organic Growing Years, a whole milk created specifically for children ages 1 to 5.

Michigan Milk Producers Association expands plant

A recent fast-tracked major expansion added ultrafiltered skim milk concentrate to the products produced at the Michigan Milk Producers Association’s Constantine, Mich., plant.

Kathie Canning

April 16, 2019

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Constantine, Mich., bills itself as the "seed corn capital of the world," producing more than 10% of the United States' supply. But this Southwest Michigan town hasn't completely "gone to seed." It also lays claim to a dairy processing powerhouse operated by the Novi, Mich.-based Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA).

Michigan Milk Producers Association is investing in innovation

As it looks to provide value for its members and its customers, the Michigan Milk Producers Association is venturing beyond its commodity roots

Kathie Canning

April 10, 2019

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When it comes to monikers for dairy cooperatives, Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) is something of a misnomer. The name somewhat belies the fact that the Novi, Mich.-based operation serves nearly 1,600 dairy farmer-owners residing not only in Michigan, but also in Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin.

For Toft Dairy, it's a family affair

As it enters its 119th year of operation, Toft Dairy remains a family-owned company with deep ties to its community.

Kathie Canning

February 5, 2019

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Sandusky, Ohio, situated on the shores of Lake Erie midway between Cleveland and Toledo, is home to Cedar Point, the renowned amusement park that bills itself as "The Roller Coaster Capital of the World."

It's a matter of teamwork for Borden Dairy's Dallas plant

Under Borden Dairy’s new ‘people-first’ approach, employees at the company’s Dallas milk plant understand their value — and are motivated to work together to create the highest-quality product.

Kathie Canning

January 8, 2019

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There's a welcome change in the air for employees of Borden Dairy Co.'s Dallas milk plant. The company's new commitment to being a "people-first" organization means production is secondary to people, explained Chuck Lacy, plant manager.

Borden Dairy is energized and excited

The ‘new’ Borden Dairy has big plans for innovation-led growth

Kathie Canning

January 7, 2019

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The past year brought a sea of positive changes to Borden Dairy Co. The Dallas-based company welcomed a new CEO, Tony Sarsam, who boasts more than three decades of experience in the food industry at major companies that include Frito-Lay, Nestlé and PepsiCo, as well as a handful of other key executives.

Seeing double: Inside Associated Milk Producers' Sanborn, Iowa, plant

A recent expansion enables Associated Milk Producers Inc.’s plant in Sanborn, Iowa, to produce twice as much award-winning cheese

Kathie Canning

September 6, 2018

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Employees at Associated Milk Producers Inc.'s (AMPI) Sanborn, Iowa, plant might be seeing double, but that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with their vision. Instead, it’s a reflection of a recent expansion that doubled the facility's cheesemaking capacity.

Danzeisen Dairy takes an old-school approach to milk processing

Using vintage equipment and glass bottles, Danzeisen Dairy produces only the freshest-tasting milk and flavored milk for its Arizona neighbors

Kathie Canning

April 5, 2018

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You won't find any fancy-looking equipment at the creamery operated by Phoenix-based Danzeisen Dairy LLC. Tucked into a mixture of farm, industrial and residential properties in Phoenix's Laveen neighborhood, the creamery relies on retrofitted vintage milk processing equipment, much of it from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, and all of it from U.S. manufacturers, to produce its craft dairy products.

Danzeisen Dairy is a local treasure

Danzeisen Dairy aims not only to provide its Arizona neighbors with great-tasting milk, but also to embrace and give back to the local community

Kathie Canning

April 3, 2018

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A growing number of food and beverage processors claim to be part of the local food movement. But for many of them, the definition of "local" is a bit of a stretch.

Inside the plant: Straus Family Creamer's formidable foundation

Inside the plant: Straus Family Creamery's formidable foundation

The quest for greater efficiencies and worker welfare are prominent in Straus Family Creamery’s manufacturing strategies.

Richard Mitchell

January 4, 2018

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As the company prepares to build a new processing facility, one that will more than double its current 16,000 square feet to approximately 40,000 square feet, it is working to maximize production rates and efficiencies at the Marshall, Calif., plant in which it has been operating since the company’s inception in 1994.