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Straus Family Creamery, Marshall, CA
The plant produces a range of organic dairy selections in a variety of sizes, including eight milk and cream products; 11 flavors of ice cream; seven European-style yogurt products; four Greek yogurt products; two butter products and one sour cream product. Selections for specialty and wholesale markets, the company said, include milk and cream, Barista milk, whipping cream, yogurt, butter, ice cream, soft serve ice cream mix and ice cream base.
This photo gallery contains additional, unpublished photos of dairy processing facilities featured in Dairy Foods magazine.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!
Ingredients for dairy success
The future looks bright for probiotics, prebiotics and stevia, but a bit darker for sugar.
Strong growth ahead for global dairy products market
$546.8 billion
That’s the number the global market for dairy products is projected to reach by 2022. Growth will be driven by the rising importance of milk products in a balanced diet and nutrition, a growing body of scientific evidence validating the beneficial use of low-fat dairy products in controlling hypertension, and robust ingredient and flavor innovations for dairy products.
Source: Global Industry Analysts Inc., “Dairy Products — Global Strategic Business Report,” 2017.
Ben & Jerry's, St. Albans, Vt.
All of Ben & Jerry's decisions are guided by its three-part mission statement: to make the best products, to be financially successful and to stand up for social causes. From start to finish, these principles also drive the operations and the floor workers at the company’s ice cream factory in St. Albans, Vt.
This photo gallery contains additional, unpublished photos of dairy processing facilities featured in Dairy Foods magazine.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 shift in dairy food preferences
What a difference a couple of decades can make. U.S. consumers have significantly increased their consumption of yogurt and cheese during the past 20 years while cutting back on milk and ice cream.
Schuman Cheese, Turtle Lake, WI
Lake Country Dairy makes award-winning Italian-style and alpine cheeses. The plant supports four family dairy farms and spurred an investor to build a whey processing facility across the street.
This photo gallery contains additional, unpublished photos of dairy processing facilities featured in Dairy Foods magazine.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!
To appeal to consumers, be nimble and quick
Today’s shoppers have a long list of ‘wants’ from the foods they buy, according to a PMMI study. Dairy processors with the right products in the right retail channels should succeed.
Chobani, Twin Falls, ID
The Greek yogurt company has created the largest yogurt making facility in the world in Twin Falls, Idaho. Its presence there has created other food-related jobs and has left a positive mark on its community.
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!
JonnyPops, St. Louis Park, Minn
From a nondescript one-floor brick building bordering a residential area in St. Louis Park, JonnyPops manufactures stick novelties in seven flavors. The administrative offices and manufacturing area share space in a warehouse with Nordic Ware, the maker of the Bundt pan and other items for baking and cooking.
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!
Clover Sonoma, Petaluma, Calif.
Clover Sonoma’s four brand-new 50,000-gallon stainless steel milk silos hover over the landscape in Petaluma, Calif. Before entering the dairy plant, one can get a window – literally – into the operation.
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!