Dippin' Dots, a Paducah, Ky.-based manufacturer of flash-frozen beaded ice cream treats, said it is launching a partnership with Incredible Eats, the first brand that offers edible spoons in an effort to create an eco-friendlier environment. 

Serendipity Brands, a New York-based super-premium ice cream brand inspired by the world-famous Serendipity3 restaurant, said it teamed up with delivery startup Gopuff, Philadelphia, for a one-day experiential pop-up in New York inspired by the classic 1983 film, “A Christmas Story.”

Cacique, a Monrovia, Calif.-based company that manufactures Hispanic dairy products and other Hispanic food products, announced a new business name: Cacique Foods LLC.

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) said it plans to discontinue operations at its Nashville, Tenn., Country Delite Farms manufacturing facility in February 2022.

Irvine, Calif.-based Golden State Foods (GSF), parent company to dairy processor KanPak LLC, said it was named the Gold winner in the Most Socially Responsible Company of the Year category in the 2021 Best in Biz Awards.

Reston, Va.-based Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) said it released its 2022 scholarship application for the cooperative’s scholarship program. 

Dairy processors Stonyfield Organic, Londonderry, N.H., and Waitsfield, Vt.-based Cabot Creamery said they are joining forces alongside the Farm Powered Strategic Alliance (FPSA) and Dairy Farmers of America to place dairy as a leader in forging a circular pathway to decarbonization and climate change mitigation.

The Nestlé board of directors approved the creation of new geographic Zones as of Jan. 1, 2022. 

Irish dairy cooperative Ornua said it completed the acquisition of U.S. cheese ingredients business Whitehall Specialties Inc., Whitehall, Wis., for an undisclosed sum from Mason Wells, a private equity firm based in Milwaukee. 

The Kraft Heinz Co., headquartered in Pittsburgh and Chicago, said it entered into an agreement to acquire Companhia Hemmer Indústria e Comércio (Hemmer), a Brazilian company focused on condiments and sauces.