Photo Galleries
The Comfy Cow, Louisville, KY
The Comfy Cow moved its ice cream processing operation from the back room of a scoop shop into a building in a Louisville, Ky., industrial park, the reaction from employees was: “This is huge! It’s like the Taj Mahal of ice cream making,” said co-founder Tim Koons-McGee.
Photos by Vito Palmisano for Dairy Foods.
This photo gallery contains additional, unpublished photos of dairy processing facilities featured in Dairy Foods magazine. To view more Behind the Scenes galleries go to our archives page!
Fluid milk comes in various forms
Dairy processors create value-added milks by removing lactose or adding omega 3s, by adding flavors and by culturing it for buttermilk.
Humboldt Creamery, Fortuna, CA
Humboldt Creamery is flying high. Its organic ice cream brand is available nationwide thanks to a deal with Walmart. Organic powders are popular with food processors and confectioners.
Photos by Vito Palmisano for Dairy Foods.
This photo gallery contains additional, unpublished photos of dairy processing facilities featured in Dairy Foods magazine. To view more Behind the Scenes galleries go to our archives page!
The Empire State is the Cultured Dairy State
When it comes to cultured dairy products, New York dairy processors manufacture more cottage cheese and sour cream than any other state in the union.
Cabot Creamery, Cabot, Vt.
Dairy Foods toured the Cabot, Vt., facility, where Agri-Mark processes about 1 million pounds of milk daily. The plant produces Cheddar and specialty cheeses, yogurt and sour cream.
Photos by Vito Palmisano for Dairy Foods.
This photo gallery contains additional, unpublished photos of dairy processing facilities featured in Dairy Foods magazine. To view more Behind the Scenes galleries go to our archives page!
Ice cream production and consumption decline
In 2005, per capita consumption of ice cream, sherbet and frozen yogurt was 25.2 pounds per person. In 2014, Americans ate just 22.8 pounds per person. Ice cream production trends are similar: a decrease of 87.8 million gallons from 2005 to 2014.
Ramar Foods, Pittsburg, Calif.
Ramar Foods of Pittsburg, Calif., is a processor of frozen foods sold in ethnic grocery stores in Asian communities in the United States. It operates a “meat” plant and a dairy plant.
Photos by Vito Palmisano for Dairy Foods.
This photo gallery contains additional, unpublished photos of dairy processing facilities featured in Dairy Foods magazine. To view more Behind the Scenes galleries go to our archives page!
5 facts about milk
Consumers are turning away from fat-free milk to versions with higher fat content. Still, Americans are drinking less than they ever have. The cost of putting milk in bottles has dropped, but equipment prices are rising.
Snowville Creamery, Pomeroy, Ohio
Snowville Creamery, located at the edge of a dairy farm in Pomeroy, Ohio, manufactures fluid milk and cultured dairy products. It sources milk from grass-grazed cows from the adjacent farm and others in Meigs County and surrounding counties. Snowville sells the products in Ohio, Washington, D.C., Kentucky and Indiana.
Photos by Vito Palmisano for Dairy Foods.
This photo gallery contains additional, unpublished photos of dairy processing facilities featured in Dairy Foods magazine. To view more Behind the Scenes galleries go to our archives page!
A quick look at the producing side of dairy
More than 9 million dairy cows produce milk for the dairy processing industry. The average cow produces 22,000 pounds per year, with an average fat content of 3.77%.