America’s dairy farmers delivered a hot and cheesy “thank you” to veterans in five U.S. cities this past Veteran’s Day! Patients in Veterans Administration hospitals in Washington; Chicago; Dallas; San Antonio, Texas and Green Bay, Wis. all received special care packages of pizza and milk courtesy of America’s dairy farmers in partnership with Pizzas 4 Patriots, a non-profit organization that … Read More
First Wisconsin Cheese Festival Brings Cheese-Lovers Together
Attention cheese lovers! This fall, the state of Wisconsin is hosting the first Wisconsin Original Cheese Festival, where “cheese-heads” will have the opportunity to tour cheese factories, attend seminars, and taste over 100 different Wisconsin made cheeses! Book your tickets now for the November 6-7 event! “Wisconsin is becoming nationally recognized as a mecca for original artisan, farmstead and specialty … Read More
Domino’s launches second phase of American Legends Campaign
Have you tried Domino’s new American Legends specialty pizzas yet? On this last day of June Dairy Month, dairy producers, through their investment with Dairy Management Inc., announce the launch of Domino’s second phase for the premium pizzas, which use 40-percent more cheese than a traditional Domino’s pizza To help revitalize the pizza category and build cheese sales, dairy producers … Read More
Cabot Creamery Cooperative Serves Up Two Easy-to-Make Picnic-Ready
Cabot Creamery is offering families great new recipes, perfect for your summer picnics – and a great way to get your 3-A-Day(TM) of Dairy! To add an element of fun to your outdoor picnic, try Swashbuckling Salad Swords with Cucumber Yogurt Sauce, or for a delicious side dish, whip-up Cabot Layered Broccoli Salad. “We all hear a lot about the … Read More
Dairy Probiotics Could be Used for Vaccinations
This newly released study has a huge potential for dairy products – what a great idea! Instead of a dreaded injection with a needle, someday getting vaccinated against disease may be as pleasant as drinking a yogurt smoothie. A researcher from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has developed a new oral vaccine using probiotics, the healthy bacteria that … Read More
40% More Cheese Supports Dairy Farmers
I don’t usually need an excuse to order a pizza, but if you do – here’s your perfect one: it supports dairy farmers! Domino’s Pizza®, partnering with dairy producers through their checkoff investment, has launched six new specialty pizzas called American Legends™. Each pizza uses up to 40 percent more cheese than a regular Domino’s pizza, making the potential additional … Read More
Cabot Creamery Cooperative Offers Lost-Cost Recipes
Seems like everyone is pinching dollars these days, even on their grocery bill. The farmers of Cabot Creamery Cooperative are sharing their money saving meal solutions! Put a hearty, healthy meal on the dinner table for less money than you thought possible. Cabot Creamery Cooperative offers real solutions for every day of the week — a tasty menu of delicious, … Read More
Leprino Foods Will Continue With Cheese Plant
Despite the price of milk “thoroughly collapsing” in the past few months, Leprino Foods of Denver has not changed plans to build a new cheese plant in Greeley. And when complete, it will be the second largest of the nine plants the company has in the U.S., a Leprino official said Wednesday. Mike Reidy, senior vice president of business development … Read More
Mexican-Style Cheese Melting Into U.S.
Until just a few years ago, Mexican-style cheese wasn’t readily available in the United States. To taste its fresh simplicity, you had to go to Mexico. There, in restaurants, mercados, households or from street vendors, you could get crumbly, salty sprinkles of cotija cheese on top of fragrant mashed beans. Or, warm Oaxaca cheese (sometimes called quesillo) melted onto small, … Read More
CWT Weekly Export Update
Your weekly Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) export update. CWT has accepted ten export assistance bids for the sale of butter, cheese and anhydrous milkfat. Four of the bids were from Darigold of Seattle, WA, for butter exports in the following amounts to the following destinations: 500 metric tons (1,102,312 pounds) to Morocco; 125 metric tons (275,578 lbs.) to Japan; 50 … Read More