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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.

National Dairy Council’s Greg Miller receives multiple awards, honors

Miller wears several hats at the council and also is a longtime Dairy Foods columnist.

May 18, 2022

National Dairy Council’s Greg Miller, Ph.D. — who serves as chief science officer, Global Dairy Platform’s nutrition sector lead, and special counsel to the CEO on global nutrition affairs — was recently recognized with four prestigious awards and honors.

PLMA announces Salute to Excellence award winners

Six winners were chosen in the dairy category.

January 14, 2022

The award winners were chosen from more than 770 recently introduced food, beverage, kitchen, household and health & beauty care product submissions by 52 North American retailers.

Submit your entries for 2022 Breakthrough Award honors

The award celebrates achievements and innovations by dairy processing members of ADPI.

October 27, 2021

Dairy Foods magazine and the American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI), Elmhurst, Ill., will be honoring one deserving dairy processor with the 2022 Breakthrough Award for Dairy Ingredient Innovation.

Grand Champion winners named in World Championship Dairy Product Contest

Judging was held Aug. 17-19 at the MATC Culinary Arts School in Madison, Wis.

August 20, 2021

This year’s contest, sponsored and conducted by the Middleton, Wis.-based Wisconsin Dairy Products Association (WDPA), received a near-record number of entries (1,400) for cheese, butter, fluid milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, ice cream, sour cream, sherbet, cultured milk, sour cream dips, whipping cream, whey and other creative/innovative products from dairy processors throughout North America, WDPA said.

ADPI honors Jerry O'Dea with 2021 Award of Merit

The award was established in 1991 to recognize individuals who have made a significant difference in the processed dairy products industry.

August 20, 2021

Recently retired as the executive vice-president and chief commercial officer of Glanbia Nutritionals, Jerry has spent almost 40 years building a nutritional dairy ingredients industry.

IDFA now accepting nominations for annual industry awards

Winners will be announced and recognized at Dairy Forum 2022 in Palm Desert, Calif.

August 19, 2021

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said it is seeking nominations for three awards presented annually to leaders in the dairy industry: the IDFA Laureate Award, the 2022 Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year Award and the IDFA Food Safety Leadership Award.

IDFA honors 34 dairy companies for safety achievements

This is the 18th year IDFA has sponsored the Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Award program, highlighting the outstanding workplace safety achievements of U.S. dairy companies.

August 9, 2021

WCMA accepting nominations for 2022 recognition awards

The WCMA Recognition Committee will consider all nominations in September, with final awards determinations made by the WCMA board of directors in December.

July 28, 2021

The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), Madison, Wis., said it is inviting industry professionals to nominate their peers to be considered for formal recognition by WCMA in 2022 for their outstanding contributions to the dairy processing industry.

Nominate a dairy processor for the 2021 Tom Camerlo Exporter of the Year award

Dairy Foods is accepting nominations for the 16th annual Exporter of the Year award, given in partnership with the U.S. Dairy Export Council.

July 8, 2021

Dairy Foods is seeking nominations for the 2021 Tom Camerlo Exporter of the Year award. U.S.-based dairy companies that export dairy foods, beverages or ingredients are eligible to enter the annual awards program.