Dairy

This August and September, home chefs are invited to submit their favorite grilled cheese recipes made using Great Midwest® cheeses for their chance to win one of eight prizes. Staying true to the brand's name, the contest's grand prize winner will receive a weekend trip to the "Great Midwest" city of their choice including airfare, hotel accommodations and spending money. Two silver and five bronze tier winners will receive grilled cheese-themed prizes:  Cuisinart® Griddler Grill, Griddle & Panini Press (silver tier winners) and "Grilled Cheese: 50 Recipes to Make You Melt," a recipe book by Marlena Spieler (bronze tier winners). …

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) has announced that the IDFA Innovations Awards will return to the International Dairy Show this November. Created to recognize excellence in product and service innovation and technology, the Innovations Awards are open to all companies in the dairy industry, and winners will be announced at the 2013 International Dairy Show, November 3-6, at McCormick Place in Chicago. …

Powerful Yogurt, the first-ever Greek yogurt designed for men, has signed an agreement with Irepak Ltd. that will bring the Powerful yogurt line to the UK and Ireland in the first quarter of 2014.  The product will be available in supermarkets, gyms, health food stores and nutrition outlets. …

Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association and Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program are pleased to offer new “Your Milk Comes from a Good Place” farm signs to dairy farmers in the Mid-Atlantic region. …

Agropur Cooperative is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement to purchase British Columbia's Coast Mountain Dairy, an important ice cream producer in Chilliwack, as of August 1, 2013.  Coast Mountain Dairy has been producing ice cream since 1997 and is the maker of SARA'S OLD FASHIONED premium ice cream, MOUNTAIN PRIDE premium line of ice creams and ARCTIC STAR, the economy line of ice cream and frozen desserts. …