Tony Rice, trade policy manager for the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), joins us for Episode 27 of the “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast, where he discusses supply chain challenges. 

Keith Schuman, business unit lead at Schuman Cheese, Fairfield, N.J., joins us for Episode 28 of the “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast to talk about animal-free dairy.As a fourth-generation member of a family known worldwide, Schuman knows a thing or two about cheese and about honoring his family legacy.

Ryan Crandall, chief revenue officer at Norwood, Mass.-based MariMed, joins us for Episode 26 of our “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast. 

In his role, Crandall oversees all revenue generation, marketing, product development and distribution for the company. Under his leadership, MariMed has developed a portfolio of award-winning and top-selling brands that meet the needs of cannabis consumers across a wide range of needs and occasions. 

Prior to entering the cannabis industry, Crandall held a series of executive positions with increasing sales responsibilities in major cybersecurity and software corporations.

Tom Newmaster, principal owner of FORCEpkg, joins us for Episode 25 of the “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast. Newmaster has more than 25 years of experience in consumer packaged goods (CPG) branding and package design. From 1998 to 2016, he was a principal and co-owner of WFM. Over the past three years, Newmaster’s has overseen the launch of FORCEpkg, a branding and packaging design firm headquartered in Lancaster, Pa. 

Miguel Freitas, Ph.D.,  one of the world’s leading experts on the complex interactions between probiotics, the gut and the microbiota, and vice president of scientific affairs at White Plains, N.Y.-based Danone North America, joins Dairy Foods for Episode 24 of the “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast to discuss dairy and health and wellness. 

Heather Anfang, senior vice president for U.S. Dairy at Arden Hills, Minn.-based Land O’Lakes Inc., joins us for a special edition of our “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast we are presenting exclusively online. 

Anfang oversees strategic and commercial activities in Land O’Lakes’ Dairy Retail and Foodservice businesses, partners to drive overall brand health, and encourages the continued engagement and development of team members within the dairy foods business.

Anfang has served Land O’Lakes for more than 20 years, including many years heading Dairy Food Marketing, and more recently, heading enterprise-wide e-commerce efforts.

Michelle Purvis, senior vice president of human resources at Chicago-based Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), joins us for Episode 23 of the “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast to discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

DMI, with its related organizations, works to increase sales and demand for dairy through research, education, and innovation, and to maintain confidence in dairy foods, farms, and businesses. DMI manages the National Dairy Council and the American Dairy Association and founded the U.S. Dairy Export Council and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy.