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The dairy plant’s path to reducing fuel costs, improving energy-efficiency

Dairy industry ups game in fight to save the planet and design with sustainability in mind.

Barbara Harfmann

June 17, 2022

Dairy industry ups game in fight to save the planet and design with sustainability in mind.

Vermont Creamery is artisan but agile

The dairy processor has managed to scale up volume growth to meet retail demand without compromising its products’ artisanal qualities.

Kathie Canning

June 3, 2022

Vermont Creamery’s processing facilities look a little bit different today than they did 38 years ago when the company was founded as a two-person artisan operation (see the processor profile).

Automation innovation drives higher throughput

Dairy processors can begin by identifying a productivity pain point.

Todd Burkhalter

May 20, 2022

During the height of the pandemic, interest in automation accelerated. Companies used automation to lower the density of workers on the plant floor and create a healthier environment. Now dairy companies are automating for high assured output, lower waste and the capacity to meet rising demand and changing market tastes.

Now accepting entries for Dairy Foods’ Dairy Plant of the Year award

The deadline for entry is June 17, 2022.

May 18, 2022

Dairy Foods will be judging this year’s program based on specific outstanding achievements outlined in the entries.

Nestlé USA invests $675 million to construct Arizona processing facility

The company invested almost $3 billion in past two years to enhance its U.S. manufacturing network.

March 10, 2022

Nestlé USA announced a $675 million investment to build a new beverage facility in Glendale, Ariz.

How to remedy dairy plant growing pains

Processors seeking to expand their facilities and technologies most efficiently must team with partners that have the necessary expertise and experience.

Richard Mitchell

February 10, 2022

For many dairy processors, the need to spend millions of dollars to expand their facilities to support increasingly greater activity and/or launch new product lines is a good situation in which to be.

Are your piping installers seeing the whole picture?

While they focus on consumer safety, piping installers could inadvertently put your workers at risk.

Jason Tucker

December 17, 2021

Ask a dairy installer what matters most when it comes to piping, and you’ll likely hear about hygienic design.

Harris Teeter selling Hunter Farms dairy business to Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association Inc.

The sale is expected to close on Aug. 30, 2021.

August 17, 2021

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative is a community of more than 900 dairy farm families in 13 states that is “passionate about cultivating dairy goodness and bottling fresh Maola brand milk and dairy products.”

Now accepting entries for Dairy Foods’ Dairy Plant of the Year award

The deadline for entry is June 11, 2021.

April 1, 2021

Dairy Foods will be judging this year’s program based on specific outstanding achievements outlined in the entries.

Casper’s Ice Cream’s newest plant is a frozen novelty powerhouse

The state-of-the-art processing facility produces 350 million ice cream and frozen novelty products annually.

Kathie Canning

October 5, 2020

Richmond, Utah, is not exactly what one would call a metropolis, it boasts a population of fewer than 3,000 people. Despite its small status, however, the rural town has earned some decidedly big bragging rights.

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High Road Craft Brands - Marietta, Ga.

The building is home to High Road Craft Brands and its 75,000-square-foot SQF Level 3-certified processing facility. It’s here that the company makes it small-batch, craft-style super-premium ice cream, which boasts a low overrun and 16.5% butterfat, as well as premium gelato, sorbetto and ice cream novelties.