Go Pro for a Day!

News EditorEducation, Media, Milk

Body By Milk is offering teenagers the chance for an exclusive VIP experience of a lifetime with their Go Pro For A Day sweepstakes. Three lucky winners win receive a trip for two for a once-in-a-lifetime sports experience where they can live a day in the life of sports superstars Dwight Howard, Jozy Altidore or Ana Ivanovic. While your online … Read More

New Milk is Smash Mouth

News EditorDairy Checkoff, Industry News, Media, Milk

There’s a new milk on the market, and it’s the perfect drink to enjoy on a Sunday as you cheer on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association, in conjunction with Dean Dairy and the Steelers, introduced the milk last year and are excited to bring it back for a second season. The official milk of the “Black and Gold” returns … Read More

LOL to Take Over Supply Agreement

News EditorDairy Business, Industry News, Milk

Green Meadows Foods, LLC and the Dairy Foods-Industrial Division of Land O’Lakes, Inc. have entered into a long-term milk supply agreement. “We are excited about our agreement with Land O’Lakes,” said Sjerp Ysselstein, president of Green Meadows Foods. “This milk will supply our cheese manufacturing capacity set to come online in early November.” “This agreement affords our dairy cooperative another … Read More

National Dairy Council Guides Parents

News EditorHealth, Industry News, Milk, Nutrition

The National Dairy Council has released recommendations to help parents decipher the new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) “Lipid Screening and Cardiovascular Health in Childhood,” in particular, the guidelines on the correct milk choice. One change the report recommends is to consider the use of reduced-fat dairy foods, such as reduced-fat (2%) milk, for children between 12 months and 2 … Read More

The New Green Milk Jug

News EditorIndustry News, Markets, Milk

New eco-friendly milk jugs are making their way into the market, and while the changes make milk less expensive to ship and are better for the environment, some consumers are crying over the milk they spill as they adjust to the no spout carton. The redesign of the gallon milk jug, experts say, is an example of the changes likely … Read More

Foster Farms Now Crystal

News EditorDairy Business, Industry News, Milk

Foster Farms Dairy products, Modesto, Calif., has changed its name to Crystal. The new name comes from Crystal Cream and Butter Co., a Sacramento producer that Foster Farms bought last year. The new name will go on fluid milk, butter, ice cream and other products that Foster Farms processes and makes at its plants on Kansas Avenue in Modesto and … Read More

Wendy’s to Serve Nesquik Milk

News EditorIndustry News, Milk, Yogurt

Wendy’s Restaurants has announced that it will now be selling Nestle Nesquik milk and squeezable tubes of yogurt into all its 5,900 U.S. restaurants. Wendy’s launched its Kids’ Meal Choices program in 2005 to let customers replace traditional sides like french fries and soft drinks with mandarin oranges, yogurt and milk, the company said. The Nesquik milk will include white … Read More

Stewart's Has Highest Quality Milk

News EditorIndustry News, Milk

Congratulations to Stewart’s Shops in New York for being named 2008 Highest Quality Milk in New York State for the second consecutive year, and for the third time in four years! “Our entire company is honored once again, especially all of our dairy processing employees who work diligently with our local dairy farms to ensure our customers receive only the … Read More

Elanco Purchases Posilac From Monsanto

Chuck ZimmermanAgribusiness, Animal Health, Industry News, Milk, Production

Here’s an interesting announcement. Elanco has signed an agreement to buy the worldwide rights to Posilac from Monsanto. The deal includes the product’s supporting operations. I hope they have good luck with it. There sure are a lot of activists against it. I don’t think they’ve got any scientific basis for their fears but sometimes perception is reality. I sure … Read More

Publix Cuts Milk Cost

News EditorIndustry News, Milk

Publix Super Markets, based in Lakeland, Fla., has announced that it will soon issue deep discounts on grocery store staples, starting with milk. Publix has lowered the price of a gallon of Publix-brand milk to $3.79 from its recent price of $4.69 a gallon, a drop of 19 percent. Store officials say there is no timetable for the discount program, … Read More