California Dairies has broken ground on a 220,000-square-foot milk processing facility in Kern County, California, near Bakersfield. The plant will be built on 30 acres of land and feature ultra-high temperature (UHT) and extended shelf-life (ESL) milk processing. The facility is expected to create approximately 100 new jobs when fully operational in 2023. 

Westby Creamery is bringing back its Hometown Pride Gift Box for the holiday season, available online through Westby's website and shipped direct-to-consumer for $52 with free shipping. The box contains top-selling fan favorite products crafted at the company's plant in Westby, Wisconsin, including:

The results are in for this year’s World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest. In all, there were 267 winners, and with its 47 awards, or 18% of total awards, Prairie Farms had more wins than any competing company, including the top honor of Grade A Grand Champion for Regular Small Curd Cottage Cheese.

Westby Cooperative Creamery has added an all-natural sour cream squeezable pouch to its retail line of dairy products. It will be available in select grocery stores starting this month. 

Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) is pleased to announce Peggy Han as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (EVP/CFO). In this role, Han will oversee and manage controllership, financial planning and analysis, tax, treasury, and information technology. Han brings more than 25 years of financial leadership experience and a lifetime of love for the Tillamook brand to the EVP/CFO position.

Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) announced the addition of Tillamook Frozen Custards to their product portfolio. The new, velvety rich Frozen Custards continue the 112-year-old farmer-owned dairy co-op's commitment to bringing consumers fresh, innovative, and high-quality products.

Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA), the 112-year-old farmer-owned dairy co-op, is expanding their offering of high-quality snacks to now include Tillamook Creamery Collection yogurt. The new line includes six side-by-side flavor combinations served in a reusable cup – a first-of-its-kind offering for the cultured category.

Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA), has released Maker's Reserve 2011 and 2018 vintages into their Maker's Reserve program. These cheeses are part of a broader assortment of Maker's Reserve Extra Sharp White Cheddar vintages available this year, including 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Organic Valley has appointed three senior leaders as vice presidents of the cooperative. With these promotions, the cooperative advances its commitment to gender equity with women holding 44% of upper-level leadership positions; across the organization, women comprise nearly half of all employees. 

Darigold announced an expansion of its organic pool of Northwest farms and expansion of its broad-based organic capabilities and product offerings. While the company has had organic members for years, and has been processing organic milk and been working with co-pack partners for years, it is now also working directly with B2B customers to produce custom organic ingredients and with retail and foodservice channels to make packaged organic products.