Photo Galleries
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This photo gallery contains additional, unpublished photos of dairy processing facilities featured in Dairy Foods magazine.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%.
Fair Oaks Farms shares dairy farming practices with the public
Fair Oaks Farms is operated by members of the Select Milk Producers dairy cooperative. Through tours and interactive exhibits, the farm educates visitors about farming practices. The farm “campus” includes The Dairy Adventure, The Pig Adventure and The Crop Adventure.
Photos by Vito Palmisano
When dairy plants are busy
There is a seasonality to the production of dairy foods and beverages. Ice cream makers are busy in the summer and butter churners get to it in the spring. These tables show production (in pounds or gallons) for the latest 12 months.
Mayfield Dairy Farms, Athens, Tenn.
Mayfield has been making dairy products since 1923. At that time, only residents of McMinn County, Tennessee enjoyed them. Today, consumers across the United States and throughout the world enjoy the dairy foods and beverages made in Athens, Birmingham and Braselton.
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This photo gallery contains additional, unpublished photos of dairy processing facilities featured in Dairy Foods magazine.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!
Mozzarella is America's cheese
Of the 33+ pounds of cheese we eat in a year, 10.8 pounds are Mozzarella and 9.6 pounds are Cheddar.
Pint-sized dairy prices range from $1.59 to $4.99
Whether it's a pound, a pint or two cups, all are equal to 16 ounces. Last month we went on a store check and compared prices of a variety of dairy foods and beverages.
Nuestro Queso, Kent, Ill.
The owners of Nuestro Queso bought a building in Kent that had been used for cheesemaking since the 1940s. It was empty when they took possession of it, so the owners had to outfit it with cheesemaking equipment, including pasteurizers, vats, tables, forms, tunnels, shredders and packaging machinery. This year the company (owned by a group of investors) completed a warehouse addition; the space can be converted to a production area as the company grows.
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!
How Nuestro Queso builds relationships in the Hispanic community
By involving itself in the lives of Chicago’s Hispanic community, cheesemaker Nuestro Queso has built a loyal consumer base. When the company lands a retail account, it brings these shoppers who are predisposed to buy the brand.
In Chicago, Nuestro Queso supports the Taste of Mexico, the Carrera de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) 5k run and the Premio Homenaje a Nuestras Madres (Honoring Our Mothers Awards). Chicago-area chef Ambrocio Gonzalez hosts a cooking show on a local television station. On “Nuestra Cocina” (Our Kitchen), the chef demonstrates easy-to-make Hispanic food recipes using the company’s cheeses, creams and yogurts. The company shared these photos with us.