Dairy products company Grupo Lactalis Iberia, a branch of dairy firm Lactalis, has entered into an agreement with food and beverages company Kraft Foods to acquire the Mama Luise cheese brand for an undisclosed sum. According to media reports, the deal also includes the acquisition of Kraft Foods’ manufacturing facility in Zamora, Spain, which employs approximately 90 staff. This acquisition … Read More
DFA Captures Cheese Titles
Congratulations to Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) for claiming six awards in National Milk Producers Federation’s (NMPF) annual cheese competition. Held on November 14th in Orlando, Fla. during the joint annual meeting of NMPF, the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board and the United Dairy Industry Association, the contest is in its 25th year. DFA was one of eight cooperatives … Read More
Alto Dairy Announces New Site
Alto Dairy announces their online store that features Black Creek® Classic Cheddar cheeses. The new site includes new packaging and product photos, stories highlighting Alto member family farms, Alto employees and recipes using aged cheddar as an ingredient. “We are excited that consumers can now purchase our great tasting Black Creek Cheddar cheese nationwide with the click of a mouse,” … Read More
New Cheese Introduced at Whole Foods
Whole Foods Market is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Rogue Creamery’s Oregon Blue Cheese by introducing a hand-selected special reserve edition of the raw milk cheese this month. Rogue Creamery’s skilled cheese makers and apprentices hand make wheels of raw milk Oregon Blue the same way it was done 50 years ago. Wheels of Oregon Blue are quarter-turned daily and … Read More
Restaurant to Exclusively Use Pasture-Raised Products
I found this story interesting – Chipotle Mexican Grill, a quick-serve restaurant, has announced that they will only use sour cream and cheese from pasture-raised cows. The company already uses natural pork, chicken and beef at most of its restaurants. While the majority of Chipotle’s dairy products already are hormone-free, switching to unconfined cows helps to create “not only a … Read More
Two Expansion Projects Underway in Wisconsin
Two cheese manufacturers in Wisconsin have announced expansion projects. Masters Gallery and Sartori Foods, both of Plymouth, Wis. are planning $8 million and $15 million expansions respectively. Plymouth has been known for years for quality cheese production, earning the city the well-deserved title of “Cheese Capital” of the world. Masters Gallery’s expansion will eventually add about 40 new jobs. Sartori’s … Read More
Pa. Cheese Plant Powered by Biogas
The Fairview Swiss Cheese Plant soon will be partially powered with biogas made from its own waste products. The plant, owned by John Koller & Son Inc. broke ground on the renewable energy project, which converts food waste into gas, said Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff. The $2.2 million project involves constructing an anaerobic digester that will use cheese whey from … Read More
Alto Dairy Wins Cornerstone Partner Award
Congratulations to Alto Dairy Cooperative for being awarded the VIP Cornerstone Partner Award from Gordon Food Service, one of its valued customers. Gordon Food Service annually recognizes 16 of its 288 suppliers for their continued commitment to supplying a quality, superior product. Product quality, consistency, product growth, and service are just a few of the many factors that are assessed … Read More
Promoting Wisconsin Cheese for WMMB
Kay Zwald is a Wisconsin dairy producer doing some promotional work here at Expo. She’s been on the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board for about a year. This morning she’s here promoting Wisconsin dairy and cheese to consumers and talking with producers. Kay says that producers are most often asking what’s being done with their funds to promote the industry. She … Read More
Sampling Fine Foods With Chef John Esser
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board has kept us media types supplied with lots of cheese while we’ve been here at Expo. They also brought in Chef John Esser again this year to prepare some great snacks during our news talk session. I talked to John while he was working. I think the best thing he had for sampling was the … Read More