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2 weeks ago | 
dairyfoods.com | Barbara Harfmann
Becky Rasdall Vargas, senior vice president of trade and workforce policy at the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), joins us for Episode 52 of the “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast to discuss “Tariffs and Supply Chain Challenges.” Based in Washington, D.C., the IDFA, since 1990, represents the dairy manufacturing industry, including cheese, milk, and ice cream processors.
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3 weeks ago | 
dairyfoods.com | Barbara Harfmann
Dairy Foods recently went Inside the Plant at Westby Cooperative Creamery, which manufacturers 132 SKUs across cottage cheese, sour cream and bulk yogurt from its 55,000-square-foot headquarters and distribution center at 615 North Main in Westby, Wis., with the manufacturing plant located just one mile down the road.
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1 month ago | 
dairyfoods.com | Barbara Harfmann
It’s all about cooperation, quality and “freshness you can taste” at Westby Cooperative Creamery. Going into its 123rd year, the farmer-owned cooperative in the tiny town of Westby, Wis. (population 2,366) has been utilizing simple ingredients and the freshest milk from 94 local family dairy farms to churn out traditional and organic cottage cheese, bulk yogurt, sour cream, and French onion dips.
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1 month ago | 
dairyfoods.com | Barbara Harfmann
Manufacturing 42 varieties of premium cheese in the heart of America’s Dairyland not only takes a ton of high-quality raw milk — 1.8 million pounds a day, or 534 million pounds annually, to be exact, in the case of Marshfield, Wis.-based Nasonville Dairy.
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1 month ago | 
dairyfoods.com | Barbara Harfmann
Dairy Foods & BeveragesOperationsSustainability Recognizing that March is “Women's History Month,” Dairy Foods, for the third consecutive year, proudly recognizes the outstanding achievements women have made within the multifaceted dairy industry.
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2 months ago | 
dairyfoods.com | Barbara Harfmann
Dairy Foods & BeveragesCheese In addition to making seven varieties of spicy, hot cheddar cheeses such as Carolina Reaper and Scorpion, central Wisconsin-based Nasonville Dairy, a third-generation, medium-sized cheese processor, is “hot” for handcrafting 42 varieties of premium cheese, including Cheddar, Colby, Monterey Jack, Farmer’s, Pizza, Feta, Gouda, Fontina and Parmesan along with many flavored cheeses like Blue Marble Jack, Garlic & Herb, and Horseradish.
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2 months ago | 
dairyfoods.com | Barbara Harfmann
The food inclusions market — split into chocolate chips and chunks, candy pieces, fruits and nuts, herbs, spices, and even savory ingredients like cheese or bacon bits — is thriving based on demand for value-added food products and significantly wider application in dairy products, ice cream, frozen desserts, confectionary, baked products, and snacks and bars.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
dairyfoods.com | Brian Berk |Barbara Harfmann
In honor of National Cheddar Day, Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) is giving dairy lovers a chance to win a boatload of cheese, 1,909 lbs. to be exact. On this day, February 13, 1909, at exactly 9:05 a.m., TCCA's founding farmers formed the Tillamook co-operative. So now through February 20, one lucky cheddar enthusiast will have the chance to win (nearly) a metric ton of Tillamook Cheese.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
dairyfoods.com | Brian Berk |Barbara Harfmann
Mini Melts USA is joining forces with 7-Eleven Inc. to unveil an exclusive new flavor inspired by the Blue Raspberry flavored Slurpee drink. Launching in early Summer 2025 just in time for peak ice cream and Slurpee drink season, Mini Melts Slurpee Blue Raz will be available at participating 7-Eleven, Speedway and Stripes locations nationwide.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
dairyfoods.com | Brian Berk |Barbara Harfmann
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act in 2025. The bill would allow for whole (3.25%) and reduced-fat (2%) milk to once again be served in school cafeterias. The measure was approved by a vote of 24 to 10. According to the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), whole and 2% milk provide children with 13 essential nutrients for growth, development, healthy immune function, and overall wellness.
