The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, the New York Dairy Promotion Order (DPO) Advisory Board and New York-based VentureFuel announced this year’s MilkLaunch startup competition.

The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, announced the second year of its Go Fresh & Local Supplier Accelerator, a program designed to enhance and accelerate the selection of local items sold in Kroger-owned stores.

The American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI), Elmhurst, Ill., announced four recipients for the 2022 ADPI Scholarship Award Program.

As consumers are seeking easier ways to add flavor to meals and snacks with fresh ingredients, Challenge Butter says it designed the offerings for topping, dipping, spreading, slathering, sautéeing and more.

The Arlington, Va.-based U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), San José, Costa Rica, renewed their partnership to bolster cooperation and collaboration between the two groups to promote and harmonize science-based regulations across food and agriculture trade policies.

The International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA), Madison, Wis., announced the special guest lineup for its IDDBA 2022 event.

A Gruyere from Switzerland was named the 2022 World Champion Cheese for the second consecutive time and third time overall.

Truly Grass Fed, a Dublin-based Glanbia brand that produces premium, sustainably produced dairy products, says it added naturally spreadable butter tubs to its line of grass-fed butter and cheese products retailing in the United States.

The Washington, D.C.-based International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), Madison, Wis., both issued statements on the Feb. 15 confirmation of Dr. Robert Califf as FDA commissioner.

Grassland Dairy Products Inc., the largest privately owned butter producer in North America, said it completed the acquisition of Chicago-based Medlee Foods LLC.