Month: March 2014

Vermont Creamery Earns B Corp Certification

March 20, 2014 Vermont Creamery

Vermont Creamery, one of the country’s premier producers of goat cheese and cultured butter, has earned certification as a B Corporation, an acknowledgment of the company’s commitment to social and environmental ethics, transparency and accountability. Vermont Creamery joins nearly 1000 Certified B Corporations globally – including 17 others in Vermont– that have met the rigorous standards that measure a company’s impact on its employees, suppliers, community, and the environment. …

Swiss Emmentaler Wins World Championship Cheese Title

March 20, 2014 Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association

An international panel of expert judges has named a Swiss Emmentaler as the 2014 World Championship Cheese. …

US Consumers Want More Protein In Their Diets, Pursue Range Of Sources

March 20, 2014 The NPD Group

The majority of U.S. consumers (78 percent) agree that protein contributes to a healthy diet and more than half of adults say they want more of it in their diets, reports The NPD Group, a leading global information company. In their quest for more protein, about half of consumers say non-meat sources are best and the other half consider meat and fish the best source of protein, according to recent NPD food and beverage research. …

Umpqua Dairy Products Co. A Finalist For Quality Chekd Total Quality Excellence Award

March 20, 2014 Umpqua Dairy Products

Quality Chekd Dairies announced today the selection of Umpqua Dairy Products, Company (Roseburg, OR) as a finalist for the 2014 Irving B. Weber Distinguished Award for Quality Excellence.  Named for Quality Chekd’s first board president, the invitation-only Weber Award is modeled after the esteemed Malcom Baldrige National Quality Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce. …

the happy egg co. Launches In Safeway

March 20, 2014 the happy egg co.

Continuing its mission to make high quality, Free Range on pasture eggs accessible, the happy egg co. announced it is expanding its distribution network with the addition of national grocery store chain, Safeway Inc. The happy egg brand can now be found in 400+ Safeway locations across Northern California, Southern California and Colorado, helping to meet the growing demand for eggs from humanely raised hens. …