Dairy Foods presented the 2018 Tom Camerlo Exporter of the Year award to the company on Oct. 16.

Dairy Foods presented the 2017 Tom Camerlo Exporter of the Year award to the company on Oct. 17.

Dairy Foods is looking for the 2017 Exporter of the Year. Companies may nominate themselves or other companies. Nominations can be made by suppliers, consultants, association executives and others allied with the dairy industry. The deadline is Aug. 11. 

Rusty Golliher of Dairy Farmers of America and Larry Noe of Kroger are speakers at the annual conference of the Food Processing Suppliers Association.

Swiss Valley Farms, Davenport, Iowa, is the 2016 Tom Camerlo Exporter of the Year. The award goes to a dairy supplier that exemplifies leadership in advancing U.S. dairy exports, demonstrates commitment to export market development and makes exports an integral part of its overall growth strategy. It is presented by Dairy Foods and sponsored by the U.S. Dairy Export Council, Arlington, Va.

Dairy cooperative Swiss Valley Farms is the 2016 recipient of the Tom Camerlo Exporter of the Year award given by Dairy Foods and sponsored by the U.S. Dairy Export Council.

Dairy Foods is accepting nominations for the 11^th annual Exporter of the Year award, given by with the cooperation of the U.S. Dairy Export Council.

The dairy co-op has six processing plants near three major ports. From there, CDI exports milk powders and butter to markets in Asia and elsewhere.

California Dairies Inc., Visalia, Calif., is the 2015 recipient of the Tom Camerlo Exporter of the Year award from Dairy Foods. The annual award, now in its 10th year, is given with the cooperation of the U.S. Dairy Export Council.