The Production of U.S. cheese in July, excluding cottage cheese, totaled 1.162 billion pounds, down 0.7% from both the 1.170 billion pounds of cheese produced in July 2022 and 1.170 billion pounds produced in June, according to data released this week by USDA’s Natural Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). (All figures are rounded. Please see CMN’s …
Barron, Wisconsin-based Heartisan Foods, a leading manufacturer and the largest online U.S. seller of specialty and flavored cheese, announced it is buying North Country Packaging, based in Almena, Wisconsin. The transformative deal will triple Heartisan’s manufacturing capacity and support the fast-growing Cheese Brothers online brand with expanded fulfilment capabilities. This will allow Heartisan to launch …
Introducing Kerrygold Cheese Snacks, all natural and made from milk of Irish grass-fed cows.
Kerrygold, an international brand of Ornua, entered the on-the-go snacking category available in Dubliner and Aged Cheddar flavors.
Rolling onto store shelves across the U.S. now with eight sticks per pack. Kerrygold Cheese Snacks are gluten-free and a good source of …
Just over a year ago, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a new focus, a Local Emphasis Program (LEP) for food processing safety in Wisconsin, following a troubling uptick in serious injuries in manufacturing plants.
Now, OSHA officials are calling their efforts “fruitful.” Between July 2022 and July 2023, OSHA inspections of 48 …
The world record for the most expensive cheese has been broken.
The Cabrales Blue Cheese of Northern Spain earned the title of the world’s most expensive cheese after a 2.2kg wheel was sold at auction for €30,000 ($32,000).
It also won best Cabrales of the year at the principality’s 51st annual competition.
“We knew we …
At the 2023 World Dairy Expo, the Grand Champion of Grade A went to Norman, Okla., Hiland Dairy’s 2% white milk; and Grand Champion of Ice Cream went to Country View Dairy Farmstead Creamery’s Raspberry Cheesecake Frozen Yogurt.
The Wisconsin Dairy Products Association (WDPA) announced the three Grand Champions of the 2023 World Dairy Expo …
One of the world’s most famous cheeses is also one of the most counterfeited dairy products on the planet. Competing manufacturers have for years produced cheaper imitations of Italy’s parmigiano reggiano, a favored topping for pasta and salad. Now, the producers of parmigiano reggiano say they have innovated a way to prevent any pretenders from …
Members of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) and FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative were among about 200 attendees at a congressional listening session held Wednesday at the Radisson Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin, to discuss the 2023 Farm Bill. House Agriculture Committee Chair Glen “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., were at the …
Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese has been named the 2023 Wisconsin State Fair Grand Master Cheesemaker for the second consecutive year. Its Chocolate Mascarpone, which also took home the coveted award in 2022, again earned the prestigious title for its velvety texture and flavor.
The Grand Master Cheesemaker Award is announced each year at the end …
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) recognized 25 dairy business operations for their outstanding achievements and improvements in worker safety in 2022 with the IDFA Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Award. This is the 20th year that IDFA has sponsored this program, highlighting the outstanding workplace safety achievements of U.S. dairy companies.
“The dairy industry continues to …