All Things Dairy

Today I’m tasting MilkWise. It’s a new beverage from HP Hood, the largest dairy processor in New England and one of the largest in the country.

Today I’m tasting a new bacon cheddar cheese from Crystal Farms.

The dairy co-op has six processing plants near three major ports. From there, CDI exports milk powders and butter to markets in Asia and elsewhere.

The U.S. dairy industry opposes the European Union’s broad brush to protecting food names. Beth Hughes of the International Dairy Foods Association digs into the issue of geographical indications.

Arla Foods brand manager Liberty Sveke talks about how her company is promoting cheese during National Grilled Cheese Month.

MilkPEP's Julia Kadison and Dairy Management Inc.'s Mollie Waller talk about the dairy industry's campaign to combat misinformation about the health and nutrition of milk and other dairy foods and beverages.

MilkPEP plans to counter the milk ‘naysayers’ and it will aid dairy processors in telling milk’s protein story, says CEO Julia Kadison.

Dairy Foods selected Dairy Farmers of America as the 2014 recipient of the Tom Camerlo Exporter of the Year. The reasons include building an $85 million milk powder facility in Nevada, exporting a variety of products, including whole and skim milk powder, cheese, butter and UHT milk, and growing its export sales.

Dairy processors and dairy farmers can be recognized for their sustainability practices by winning an award from the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy. Senior VP Erin Fitzgerald at the Center explains.

Dairy processors have developed new conventional and Greek yogurts with exotic flavors and crunchy inclusions that appeal to adults and children alike.

Think there is nothing new in milk? Think again. Dairy Foods editor Jim Carper talks about unusual flavors in milk and the new protein-fortified milk beverages.

MilkPEP (the Milk Processor Education Program) and its partners Feeding America and the National Dairy Council have kicked off a campaign to bring fresh milk to needy families.

Saute Express from Land O Lakes is one of Dairy Foods' Best New Dairy Products of 2012. Raquel Melo, director of innovation at Land O Lakes, talks about the development of this food, and how it is causing grocers to re-think the dairy aisle .

Liza Dopp, the marketing manager of Yoplait Greek 100, talks about the development of this new product and where it fits into the yogurt category.

Tripp Hughes, the director of category management for Organic Valley, talks about developing the co-op's organic American cheese singles and its new grassmilk Cheddar cheeses.

Skyland Foods is a start-up food and beverage company that developed Ibex, a brand of drinkable yogurts with functional benefits. CEO Brandon Partridge talks about bringing this product to market.

Kulfi is a frozen dessert made with milk that is popular with southwest Asian communities. Kaurina's kulfi was named a Best New Dairy Product of 2012 by Dairy Foods, and it won a grand champion award from the Wisconsin Dairy Products Association. Executive vice president Aman Singh talks about bringing kulfi to a wider audience in the United States.

Kefir is a fermented dairy beverage. Coconut-chia kefir from Lifeway Foods is the "people's choice" in Dairy Foods Best New Dairy Products of 2012 program. Lifeway Foods CEO Julie Smolyansky talks about the versatility of kefir and how she uses social media to promote it.

Kraft Fresh Take is a cheese and breadcrumbs "kit" used by home chefs to flavor chicken, pork or fish and to create side dishes. David Gacom, brand manager of Kraft Fresh Take, talks about how this product came to market. Dairy Foods named Fresh Take one of the Best New Dairy Products of 2012.