Dairy

Meet the New FFTF. Same as the Old FFTF. The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today said that even though there is a historic opportunity to reform U.S. dairy policy to benefit consumers, farmers and the entire dairy industry, the proposed changes to the Foundation for the Future (FFTF) plan put forth by the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) continue to include unacceptable policy reforms. …

It was a classic David vs. Goliath battle, fought at grocery dairy cases across America. Two little-known companies, Chobani and Fage, introduced U.S. consumers to Greek yogurt, creating the trend from scratch and riding it to massive sales gains. All the while, big boys Dannon Co. and General Mills' Yoplait sat idly by as their yogurt dominance eroded. …

Twin Brook Creamery started out as a way to supplement Stap's main business of supplying milk to the Darigold facility in Lynden. But the creamery, known for its pasteurized, but not homogenized, milk in old-fashioned glass bottles, has quickly grown in popularity. …

Straus Family Creamery, the pioneering dairy that introduced modern consumers to fresh, creamtop milk in glass bottles, is now offering singleserve, organic, cream top 2% milk in its signature, reusable pintsized bottles. The milk is available in cafés, coffee houses, neighborhood grocery stores and supermarkets in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a suggested retail price of $1.50 plus deposit. …

Grassland Dairy Products Inc., between Greenwood and Loyal near the intersection of state highways 73 and 98, continues to expand to meet the needs of a market hungry for its wide range of foods. The company continues to solidify its position as one of the most advanced butter producers in the world. …