a2 Milk & Hershey to Release Co-Branded Chocolate Milk

November 8, 2021 a2 Milk Company

The a2 Milk Company™ and The Hershey Company today announced the upcoming release of co-branded Hershey’s/The a2 Milk Company chocolate milk, marking Hershey’s first partnership with a premium milk company. The new Hershey’s a2 Milk® will pair America’s #1 milk chocolate brand with one of America’s fastest-growing premium milk brands to provide a natural chocolate milk that uniquely combines the taste, nutrition and all-family appeal that should drive premium milk sales.

Healthy Chocolate Milk Startup Slate Closes $5M Seed Round

October 22, 2021 Douglas Yu, Forbes

Boston-based startup Slate, cofounded by friends Manny Lubin and Josh Belinsky to create a healthier version of the classic chocolate milk, hit a rough patch shortly after it started. When the founding duo presented their early prototype on Shark Tank back in 2019, the judges were unimpressed:

New York Dairy Princesses Help Drive Chocolate Milk Sales in Retail Stores

County dairy promotion programs are helping drive in-store chocolate milk sales with a fall retail campaign developed by American Dairy Association North East.

Barkey Creamery of Pennsylvania State University Wins 1st Place in Chocolate Milk at National Dairy Contest

September 9, 2021 KDKA

Penn State University’s Barkey Creamery, well known for its delicious ice cream, recently won another product, the Rich Chocolate Milk Award.

Just-Released Organic Valley and Ipsos Poll Finds More Than Half of Parents Are Guilty of “Stealing” This Kid-Favorite Drink

March 30, 2021 Organic Valley

Organic Valley, the nation’s largest organic, farmer-owned cooperative and one of the world’s largest producers of organic chocolate milk, conducted the nationwide survey in celebration of the coast-to-coast introduction of its new, lactose-free lowfat Chocolate Milk.