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    Equipment for processing milk (including heat exchangers and homogenizers), primary and secondary packaging systems, and updates about food safety and good manufacturing practices.

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    Sustainability

    Sustainability is one of the most talked-about topics in the dairy industry. Here is the latest news on this topic that is often on the minds of dairy processors.

    Dairy Processing and Equipment

    Pasteurizing, homogenizing, blending, filling and other processing steps for dairy foods and dairy processing equipment including homogenizers, pasteurizers, blenders and fillers.

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    Primary and secondary packaging materials and equipment.

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    Regulatory updates and best practices in food processing and handling.
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    NMPF's Jim Mulhern to retire

    The topic of naming a new top executive at NMPF will be discussed at NMPF’s board meeting in Arlington, Va.
    June 6, 2023

    Mulhern will retire from his position as president and CEO at the end of this year, concluding a decade of service leading the organization and capping a 45-year career in U.S. agricultural and dairy policy.


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    Green House Gas Chemical

    IDFA sets forth environmental action plan

    Trade group identifies three key focus areas to guide advocacy.
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    Mike Aquino
    May 31, 2023

    The 2020s may become known as a momentous decade in climate action. Today, more than 2,000 corporations have engaged with the Science Based Targets Initiative, and multiple regulatory bodies are advancing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting requirements.


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    Understanding product pipeline recovery systems

    “Pigging” system enables dairy processors to prevent waste and maximize yield.
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    Jim LeClair
    May 30, 2023

    Every process industry goes through the same issue, “What do I do with the product that remains in the piping system after the process is complete?”


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    Best Sanitizers

    Equipment suppliers highlight the latest technology in cleaning and sanitation.

    May 29, 2023

    New equipment from Best Sanitizers, Dixon Sanitary, Ecolab, and more!


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    Organic Valley taps Abdo for CFO post

    Abed Abdo comes to Organic Valley from the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, where he served as the CFO since 2019.
    May 25, 2023

    Abed Abdo, a certified public accountant, holds a bachelor of science in Accounting & Business Administration from the University of Jordan.


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    Greg Kinate to receive WDPA Presidents Award

    The Presidents Award will be presented to Kinate at a special awards dinner on Monday, July 10 at the Dairy Symposium.
    May 23, 2023

    This year’s winner was selected by the WDPA Board of Directors after they received a slate of nominees from the WDPA Presidents Advisory Committee.


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    Lipari Foods acquires Comercializadora Del Midwest

    This opportunity will expand Lipari’s portfolio of international products as well as their distribution footprint in the Midwest.
    May 22, 2023

    Founded in 2007, the CDM team services 380-plus customers within the states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, and Wisconsin, and has approximately 26 employees.


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    Trade groups applaud Safeguarding American Value-Added Exports (SAVE) Act

    Intent is to promote the protection of common names in the 2023 Farm Bill.
    May 17, 2023

    This is the first farm bill effort on common names.


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    Tillamook opens interactive playground at Portland airport

    The 608-square-foot PDX Play Area will provide a unique, interactive way to learn about TCCA.
    May 16, 2023

    TCCA partnered with Seattle-based award-winning architecture firm Olson Kundig on the concept design. 


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    Dairy Runway program created for dairy innovators

    Cornell University's Center for Regional Economic Advancement (CREA) and the Northeast Dairy Foods Research Center have launched the Dairy Runway program that focuses on product concept and consumer discovery.
    May 12, 2023

    Graduates of the program will develop the skills and training to competitively apply for local and regional funding opportunities.


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    Mark Galbraith

    Continuing his family’s tradition of commercial and industrial construction in south central Pennsylvania and beyond, Galbraith/Pre-Design Inc. Co-Owner Mark Galbraith has experience that includes site analysis and selection, pre-construction services, field engineering and project management. The expertise and experience he has attained over decades in the industry gives him the ability to expertly troubleshoot solutions for commercial construction projects in time-sensitive environments and coordinate projects to have minimal impact on facility operations during construction.

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    Darigold - Portland, Ore.

    Producing over 150 SKUs, Darigold’s ultrapasteurized milk plant in Portland, Ore., has to stay flexible and organized to manage its complicated production schedules. While the plant might be older on the facility side, Darigold has invested in flexible operation systems to make it functional for today’s needs.

    BehindtheScenes

    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!

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    Graeter’s Ice Cream, Cincinnati, OH

    Visitors to Graeter's would spy numerous somewhat peculiar-looking stainless-steel stations, distributed across four and a half rows, housing stainless-steel buckets. These station-and-bucket combinations are vat freezers, or modernized French Pots, and they are the main reason the plant employs so many people. Graeter's has relied on the labor-intensive French Pot process since the company's founding almost 150 years ago.

    BehindtheScenes

    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!

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    Rumiano Cheese Co., Crescent City, Calif.

    Rumiano Cheese Co.’s plant produces award-winning organic and conventional cheeses, along with whey protein concentrate (WPC-80%), dried edible lactose and European-style butter.

    BehindtheScenes

    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!

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    Cedar Crest Ice Cream, Manitowoc, Wis.

    Cedar Crest Ice Cream makes an impressive amount of ice cream in its 45,408-square-foot facility in Manitowoc, Wis. The plant currently produces approximately 26 million pounds of product annually. The company uses the space wisely and continues to upgrade equipment and technology as product demand increases.

    BehindtheScenes

    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!

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    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.

    BehindtheScenes

    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!

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    Sprains and strains take a toll on dairy workers

    Dairies are relatively safer than some other food manufacturing plants. Within the dairy industry, ice cream plants pose more dangers.

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    Visit the Dairy Stats & Facts page

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    Kilby Cream, Colora, MD.

    At their creamery in Colora the Kilbys bottle fresh milk and churn ice cream. They have a growing home delivery business and a busy ice cream shop. The ice cream store participates in agri-tourism events that show the public where their food comes from.

    BehindtheScenes

    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!

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    8 innovative packaging concepts for dairy foods and beverages

    Processors know that the design, shape and color of its product’s packaging can affect the decision-making of a busy shopper. Packaging needs to grab attention and convey the company’s message, and now, in some cases, be more space-saving as well. Take a look at some of the packaging concepts showing up in dairy cases today — they are becoming more competitive, innovative and some might even say, bold.

    See the full story behind these packages and trends here: Space-saving cheese pouches, clear containers are packaging trends.

    EVENTS

    Sponsored Webinar

    9/9/10
    Online
    Contact: Adam Thomas

    Food Plant of the Future: Surviving and Thriving with Automation

    On Demand: Forward-thinking plant managers aren’t just reviving their aging plants with automation – they’re building thriving, operationally effective workplaces.

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    Sponsored Webinar

    3/10/11
    Online
    Contact: Adam Thomas

    Food Plant of the Future: Renovation Mythbusters

    On Demand: Major food and beverage expansion projects often start with the preconception that a Greenfield plant is needed to achieve desired performance goals. This preconception is based on some pervasive myths.

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    Webinar

    4/25/13
    Online
    Contact: Adam Thomas

    Food Plant of the Future: Global Food Safety Impact on Facilities

    On-Demand: SQF 2000, FSMA, ISO 22000/PAS220 and other standards continue to gain traction in an attempt to create safer foods and beverages.

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    6/12/23 to 6/15/23
    The Marriott City Center
    30 South 7th Street
    Minneapolis, MN
    United States
    Contact: Tracy DiCello

    Membrane Technology Forum


    The premier live event in the commercial membrane and membrane technology sector. It is the go-to source for processors, plant managers, engineers, chemists, equipment manufacturers, research and development professionals, sales & marketing specialists, technicians with informative technical sessions covering current topics and emerging trends.

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    DOCUMENTS AND FILES

    Dollars from Waste

    November 14, 2011

    Dion Label reduces its environmental impact and saves money by pelletizing its waste.

    Keeping Food Containers Safe is an E-Z Task

    November 14, 2011

    When Huhtamaki Packaging entered a contract with a national yogurt producer, the yogurt company requested that every container be inspected by a metal detector before being shipped. So it purchased six E-Z Tec DSP metal detectors from Eriez.

    Improve Your Facilities and Operations--Avoid the Next Crises!

    November 14, 2011

     Each new food contamination crises that hits the front page, each death of an infant or grandparent due to E. Coli, Lysteria or Salmonella, is an avoidable tragedy. Our society and our legislators will not allow a complacent attitude.  

    W75CP PMO: Double-Seat Mix Proof Valve for Continuous Processing

    November 14, 2011

    Waukesha Cherry-Burrell has developed an advanced PMO design to maximize production time and cleaning flexibility. The W75CP is a double-seat PMO mix proof valve for dairy applications suitable for safe separation of product from CIP solution including single seat-lift operation.

    Clean Bill of Health For Mix Proof Valve

    November 14, 2011

    For the U.S. Dairy Industry and users of dairy ingredients, changes to the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) regulations in March 2007 allowed seat-lift cleaning of Mix Proof valves while milk or milk products were in the opposite housing.

    Sustainable Packaging System

    November 14, 2011

    What does the term sustainable packaging mean to you? The obvious answer is that it is comprised of sustainable materials but is that enough to qualify a package as sustainable? Is sustainable packaging as simple as using compostable material or does true sustainability presume a cultural change?

    Innovative, Ecological Flexible Packaging

    November 14, 2011

    Ecological Flexible Packaging has become increasingly important to all who are concerned about the future well-being of our Planet.

    ROSO and Shrink Label Packaging Designed for Recycling

    November 14, 2011

    Why Shrink it? When you can Stretch It!

    Case Study: Premium Waters, Inc.

    November 14, 2011

    Premium Waters, Inc. of Minneapolis, MN, a leader in the private label bottled water industry, has installed an Automated Storage and Retrieval System and Savanna.NET® Warehouse Management System from Westfalia Technologies, Inc.

    How To Choose & Use Industrial Metal Detectors

    November 14, 2011

    Complete guide to Industrial Metal Detectors.

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    The premier live event in the commercial membrane and membrane technology sector. It is the go-to source for processors, plant managers, engineers, chemists, equipment manufacturers, research and development professionals, sales & marketing specialists, technicians with informative technical sessions covering current topics and emerging trends.

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