Dairy

After reviewing thousands and thousands of recipes the results are in, and Eggland's Best has announced the Grand Prize winner and Category winners in the first-ever Eggland's Best "Your Best Recipe" Contest. Taking home the $10,000 Grand Prize is Donna Pochoday-Stelmach of Morristown, NJ, whose Peach-Blueberry Egg Bread Bake was named the over-all Grand Prize Winner, as well as the Breakfast Category winner. …

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) recently recognized Upstate Farms, a part of Upstate Niagara Cooperative, for the company’s ‘Welcome Back to the Farm’ campaign. NMPF awarded the campaign second place in the Special Projects Advertising category, and the revamped Upstate Farms’ website (UpstateFarms.com) placed third in its category. …

Oakhurst Dairy, northern New England’s largest independent family-owned dairy company, introduces a delicious and very merry seasonal beverage for 2012 — Chocolate Nog. The new tasty holiday treat, a blend of the company’s Egg Nog and Super Premium Chocolate Milk, began hitting shelves in mid-October and represents the first Chocolate Nog in New England. …

A panel of industry leaders agreed that it is time for the entire industry to reevaluate and reinvent how it invests in fluid milk. Their assessment and solutions were delivered during the UDIA/NDB/NMPF annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. …

Hamdi Ulukaya, Founder of Chobani, has been named the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2012 Retail and Consumer Products Award winner. Ulukaya was also awarded the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2012 Overall Award, chosen from a group of 10 separate category finalists. The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award is the country's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The award encourages entrepreneurial activity and recognizes leaders and visionaries who demonstrate innovation, financial success and personal commitment as they create and build world-class businesses. …