No dairy processor operates in a vacuum. All manufacturing operations are associated with detrimental effects on the environment. The severity of those impacts, however, differs widely from processor to processor.

With one in five Californians currently struggling with food insecurity, partnerships between farmers and food banks are an essential tool in fighting hunger.

It’s not everyday that a company celebrates a milestone 100-year anniversary, but La Fromagerie Henri Hutin, created in 1922 when young Henri, at the age of 22, took over the family creamery, says it is “beyond excited” to celebrate its 100-year as it continues to be a leading French producer and exporter of soft-ripened, pressed soft-ripened and spreadable fresh specialty cheeses.

Vermont Creamery’s processing facilities look a little bit different today than they did 38 years ago when the company was founded as a two-person artisan operation (see the processor profile). 

The company and its team of ‘bettermakers’ are aiming for responsible growth while doubling down on their positive impact.

Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc., Buffalo, N.Y., and Green Bay, Wis.-based BelGioioso Cheese Inc. signed transactional agreements to sell and purchase, respectively, the Upstate Farms Cheese LLC facility located in Campbell, N.Y.

The best and the worst parties share a few characteristics. They both involve a few questionable decisions and an element of surprise — and they don’t end until the authorities show up.

Castello — a cheese brand of Basking Ridge, N.J.-based Arla Foods Inc. USA and maker of authentically Danish Havarti cheese — said it is giving food truck owners the opportunity to bring home some serious “cheese” with the first-ever “Hype the Havarti Food Truck Challenge.”

With the goal of helping consumers “Cheese Confidently,” Cello, a brand of Fairfield, N.J.-based Schuman Cheese, released a line of entertaining trays — Simply Pleasures — that are expertly curated for taste and quality.

Today’s consumers have returned to some pre-pandemic eating habits such as convenience — and also are embracing new ones they’re finding on TikTok and other social media platforms.