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newly opened Valley Natural Beverages plant in Bakersfield, California, owned by California Dairies, Inc.

Dairy Foods announces 2025 Dairy Plant of the Year

California Dairies Inc.’s Valley Natural Beverage facility honored for efficiency, sustainability and safety.

September 17, 2025

After receiving several great applications, the Dairy Foods editorial staff determined that California Dairies Inc.’s (CDI) Valley Natural Beverages (VNB) facility in Bakersfield, Calif., should be honored as the 2025 Plant of the Year.

Nelson-Jameson wins coveted IDFA award

January 10, 2025

NEXT Logistics, part of the Nelson-Jameson Family of Companies, also won the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Fleet Safety Award.

WCMA inks relationship with OSHA

October 18, 2024

The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the Wisconsin Safety and Health Consultation Program (WisCon) are boosting their relationship to support dairy processors’ employee health and safety efforts.

Dairy Foods announces Plant of the Year

HP Hood honored for excellence, a trip to Ireland and a big anniversary coming up

Brian Berk

September 6, 2024

How do we determine what a great plant is? Is it an exciting design? New technologies or automation? Sustainability efforts? Perhaps, it is a processor that continues to process, as well as protect a decades-long family recipe.

HP Hood LLC named 2024 Dairy Foods Plant of the Year

Batavia, N.Y., facility honored for employee safety as well as operational excellence.

Brian Berk

September 4, 2024

There are a lot of things HP Hood LLC’s Batavia, N.Y., plant could be honored for this year, including the many bells and whistles featured at the 458,000-square-foot plant.

COVID-19 has transformed and improved employee engagement at O-AT-KA

COVID-19 initiatives created a level of focus and discipline that has been extraordinarily positive for our culture and our business.

William L. Schreiber

January 6, 2021

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, information was limited, and public guidelines were in flux. Many

Reducing safety risks in dairy products

The industry is focusing on developing new processes and technologies that have a significant impact on safety but a minimal impact on the product.

John A. Lucey Ph.D., Director, Center for Dairy Research

August 8, 2017

Ensuring consumer safety through innovative technologies that improve product safety is a critical priority for the dairy industry. Important pillars of a safe dairy product include having high-quality raw materials, proper storage temperatures, proper pasteurization and good sanitation procedures.

From the editor

The myriad of issues for dairy processors today

At any given time, a processor might have these issues simmering (or boiling) on the front and back burners: food safety, employee safety, product development, customer management, marketing and trade show attendance. You’re going to need a bigger stove.

James Carper

April 17, 2013

After editing the articles in this edition, I came away impressed and awed by the myriad issues a dairy processing company deals with.