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With all the bad news in the dairy industry, it was nice to hear some positive news for producers at World Dairy Expo.
Paula Meabon, a producer from Pennsylvania who serves on the Dairy Promotion and Research Board, was happy to share some very good news about new dairy products being offered by major restaurant chains. “As a dairy farmer I am really proud of what our dairy checkoff is doing,” Paula says. “Right now we are partnering with McDonalds with the McCafe drinks, which are 80 percent milk-based coffee beverages. So, not only are they good tasting, but they are also good for you with all the dairy that’s in it.” Paula says McDonald’s new Angus burger is also a first for the dairy industry because it has two slices of cheese “not only are they using American slices, but also Swiss.”
In addition, Paula says the checkoff is partnering with Domino’s Pizza on their six new American Legend pizzas with more cheese. “This is 40 percent added cheese on six new cheese pizzas,” she said. “By adding one ounce of cheese to a pizza, that’s 2.6 billion pounds of milk equivalent used in a year.”
Paula notes that the economic situation in the dairy industry right now could be much worse if it were not for the dairy checkoff helping drive demand for dairy products.
Listen to or download my interview with Paula here: