Brian Berk

6 days ago | dairyfoods.com | Brian Berk

Dairy Foods & BeveragesLet's Talk DairyCheese Mark Braun, president and CEO, and Arturo Nava, senior marketing director at Hispanic Cheese Makers, known for its Nuestro Queso brand, join us for Episode 53 of the “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast to discuss Hispanic trends. Braun has founded several companies. Since 2010, he has served as president and CEO of Hispanic Cheese Makers, which was a startup in 2009 and now manufactures cheese products that top $80 million annually.

1 week ago | dairyfoods.com | Brian Berk

Dairy Foods & BeveragesButterCheese Oftentimes, Inside the Plant features look in-depth at the processing of dairy products. This issue, we change up the story and look at the fascinating process of flavor formulation and recipes at Land O’Lakes’ 8,400-square-foot Culinary Center. A key component of its Arden Hills, Minn.-based company headquarters is the Culinary Center. Kim Anderson, manager of the Culinary Center, explains its role, which is to understand how people use our products.

2 weeks ago | dairyfoods.com | Brian Berk

Immediately upon walking into Land O’Lakes Inc.’s headquarters, the first thing one might notice is the family-friendly atmosphere. Right as we walked past the security gate, a daycare center and fitness center are easy noticeable. What followed that walk was a visit to a conference room where there was plenty of wonderful Midwestern hospitality at the facility, located in the Arden Hills section of St. Paul, Minn., which Dairy Foods visited in mid-April.

1 month ago | dairyfoods.com | Brian Berk

“Ain’t no stopping us now. We’re on the move.” Turn on a radio and you may still hear that McFadden & Whitehead 1979 disco song. Those lyrics well define cottage cheese: There is currently no stopping its growth. Sales of the cultured dairy product reached $1.75 billion in dollar sales for the 52-week period ending Feb. 23, an 18% year-over-year (YoY) increase, according to Chicago-based market research firm Circana.

1 month ago | dairyfoods.com | Brian Berk

A couple of months ago, I opined the success of the dairy industry has been underreported. This month, I have the numbers to back up this comment. I want to share some data that was presented during our March webinar, titled “Dairy Innovations Unveiled: Navigating the Hottest Trends in Product Development,” presented by Carrin Merkel, client services director at Curion Insights, and Gina Roberts, insights manager at SPINS.