Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 23 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Foremost Farms USA, Land O’Lakes, and Tillamook County Creamery Association to sell 4.791 million pounds of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese, and 1.032 million pounds of 82% butter to customers in Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and South Pacific. The product will … Read More
CWT Assists with 5 Million Lbs of Cheese & Butter Exports
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 21 requests for export assistance from Bongards Creameries, Dairy Farmers of America, Land O’Lakes, Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative, Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold) and Tillamook County Creamery Association to sell 4.149 million pounds (1,882 metric tons) of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese, and 848,780 pounds (385 metric tons) of 82% butter to … Read More
CWT Assists with Dairy Export Sales
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 26 requests for export assistance from Bongards Creameries, Dairy Farmers of America, Land O’Lakes, Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Michigan Milk Producers Association, Northwest Dairy Association and Tillamook County Creamery Association to sell 4.006 million pounds (1,817 metric tons) of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese, 1.645 million pounds (746 metric tons) … Read More
Gay Lea Foods Acquires Salerno Dairy
An agreement has been reached on February 1, 2014 for Gay Lea Foods to acquire Salerno Diary, a family-owned company based out of Hamilton, Ontario. They have been manufacturing specialty Italian cheese for over 50 years. “With this acquisition we are merging two of Ontario’s best traditions: a farmer-owned co-operative and a family-owned business.” says Chair Paul Vickers. “We are … Read More
CWT Assists with Cheese and Butter Export Sales
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 13 requests for export assistance from Land O’Lakes, Maryland Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Michigan Milk Producers Association and Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold) to sell 2.028 million pounds of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese and 2.457 million pounds of butter to customers in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The product … Read More
Hilmar to Build Powder Plant
The Hilmar Cheese Co. will be building a milk powder processing plant in Turlock, Calif. Construction will begin this summer. The facility is expected to open during summer of 2015 and will enable the company to enter the powdered milk market. “We are expanding our ingredients business to meet strong global demand for milk powders,” said John Jeter, Hilmar Cheese’s … Read More
Register for Wis. Artisan Cheesemaker Conference
Handcraft your Vision: Creating Cheeses of Distinction, a conference for Wisconsin artisan and farmstead cheesemakers, is set for January 28-29 at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. During two days of educational workshops and hands-on cheesemaking, attendees will focus on food safety, cheesemaking techniques and lessons learned from veteran artisan cheesemakers. The first day will kick off with a keynote address … Read More
Empire Speciality Cheese to Expand
Empire Specialty Cheese Co. LLC’s is planning to move into a vacant plant in Ashville, N.Y. with a proposed $6.37 million project. Armed with incentives from Empire State Development Corp. and the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Empire Specialty Cheese has acquired the former AFA Food Inc. meat processing plant and will shift its operations there. Empire Specialty Cheese, founded … Read More
Great Lakes Cheese to Open Tenn. Plant
Great Lakes Cheese will invest $100 million to open its first Southeast manufacturing facility in Manchester, Tenn. The new 330,000-square-foot manufacturing facility will be the company’s fourth “super plant” and its ninth facility nationwide. “The decision to open another super plant is a measure of our commitment to delivering quality cheese products to our customers who count on Great Lakes … Read More
Visit a Cabot Cheese Farm This Weekend
Cabot Creamery Cooperative is inviting their fans to visit the their farm families throughout New York and New England for a free neighborly welcome event! On October 13 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., many of farm families throughout New England and New York are opening the gates to welcome visitors. Cabot Creamery wants you to know how much our … Read More