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Michael Foods brands Dairy Foods magazine

Data. Ta-da!

How Michael Foods benefits from Quality Intelligence software

With QI software, production lines now run within tenths of a gram of target for weight control. The company paid for the enhanced SPC project through gains in productivity.

April 28, 2017

With Quality Intelligence software and a Statistical Process Control analysis engine, dairy processor Michael Foods is moving toward a completely paperless environment on the plant floor.

Bel of the ball

Bel Brands team talks about winning Plant of the Year at the International Dairy Show on Nov. 5

They will discuss the steps they took to achieve FSSC 22000 certification at their plant in Little Chute, Wis.

October 21, 2013

Three executives from Bel Brands USA will talk about the company's cheese plant in Wisconsin during the International Dairy Show in Chicago. Dairy Foods named that facility the 2013 Plant of the Year.

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Dairy Foods names 2013 Plant of the Year

13 dairy processing plants were nominated. The winner was determined by visitors' votes on dairyfoods.com.

July 10, 2013

The magazine nominated 13 dairy processing plants that manufacture fluid milk, cheese, ice cream or cultured dairy products. All had been featured in Dairy Foods magazine and on dairyfoods.com over the previous 18 months.

Water management practices in dairy processing plants

The best fluid-milk plants use about one-half gallon of water per gallon of milk processed. The least efficient plants use four times that amount.

Clay Detlefsen

April 10, 2012

I have been at the International Dairy Foods Association for 22 years, and during that time water usage and wastewater discharges have always been important issues.Discussions about water in the past were usually about wastewater. Historically, municipalities added more and more houses and businesses to their sewage treatment plants, but did not upgrade the infrastructure to accommodate the increased load.

HACCP is the path to compliance

Jonathan Gardner

April 10, 2012

As leaders of one of our nation’s safest and most highly regulated industries, dairy manufacturers have long understood the benefits of keeping our products safe for consumers. As you are aware, the new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) will require all dairy food processors to implement new standards of food safety compliance by July 3, 2012.

The global cosmetics market is undergoing a major shift towards the use of natural bioactive ingredients as consumers grow more skeptical of traditional formulations and demand greater transparency and sustainability.

Join the husband-and-wife team, Rich and Heather Draper, of the Ice Cream Club Inc., who have implemented food safety practices for more than 40 years, for this fascinating and educational webinar.