U.S. per capita cheese consumption reached an all-time high in 2022 at nearly 42 pounds per person, a half-a-pound per-person increase over the previous year, according to annual data on per capita dairy consumption released yesterday by USDA’s Economic Research Service. Per capita consumption of all dairy products was 653 pounds on a milkfat basis …
The line between restaurant menus and home cooking is blurring, thanks to social media like TikTok where restaurant dishes become viral sensations and in the right culinary hands popular social “food fads” are translating to menus and limited time offers, according to the National Restaurant Association’s 2024 What’s Hot Culinary Forecast. The report’s insights are …
The company introduced a line of ingredient solutions that helps food manufacturers serve up a creamy mouthfeel and rich cheese flavor.
Butter Buds Inc. introduced a line of ingredient solutions that helps food manufacturers serve up a creamy mouthfeel and rich cheese flavor. Butter Buds’ new creamy product line offers a cream-forward cheese flavor profile …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released grant approval that will expand the Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Projects (HFMI), a program established by Congress in the 2018 Farm Bill and one of the Department’s key nutrition incentive programs for participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
HFMI projects provide SNAP beneficiaries with a dollar-for-dollar …
Universities, manufacturers partner to shape New North’s engineering workforce
With “engineer” consistently landing on the list of Northeast Wisconsin’s top 10 hardest jobs to fill and cost estimates as high as $50,000 to lure an engineer from outside the region, two New North universities are stepping up their games and developing programs aimed directly at …
Future research at the site will develop creative solutions to advance the sustainability of dairy, food processing, livestock, and crop protection.
The Nelson-Jameson Foundation is supporting the development of the nation’s largest research dairy, the University of Idaho’s Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (CAFE) through a $50,000 contribution. Idaho CAFE is being created …
Wisconsin cheese artisans grabbed 25% of all awards presented at the World Cheese Awards in Trondheim, Norway, in October, with Marieke Gouda of Thorp, Wis., earning the most awards of any United States competitor.
The global event brings together cheesemakers, retailers, buyers and food commentators worldwide to judge more than 4,000 cheeses from over …
The long-term demand trends for dairy products indicate butter, cheese and other full-fat dairy foods will continue to grow in sales and volume for the foreseeable future, says a new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange.
The report notes U.S. consumers have shifted away from margarine and reduced-fat dairy foods over the last decade as nutritional …
U.S. dairy product exports in September totaled 185,625 metric tons, down 11.1% from one year earlier (down 12% on a milk solids equivalent basis), according to the latest export data reported by the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC). In it U.S. Dairy Exporter Blog, USDEC notes that it was the eighth consecutive month of decline, …
Cheese has been a staple food in Wisconsin since the dairy industry grew over a century ago. Today, it’s an integral part of Wisconsin’s sports culture.
Wisconsin is known as “America’s Dairyland,” the state’s obsession with dairy has integrated into every part of Wisconsin’s culture, including its sports culture. Beer and cheese go …