Tim Omer Joins Emmi Roth USA As President & Managing Director

September 4, 2014 Emmi Roth USA, Inc.

Emmi Roth USA, a leading importer and manufacturer of specialty cheeses, announced today that Tim Omer will join the company as President and Managing Director effective September 15, 2014. Omer brings more than 25 years of specialty cheese industry experience to his new role, having previously served as the CEO and President of DCI Cheese Company, which was sold to Saputo in 2011.

Chelsea Faris Of Rogue Creamery Receives ACS Certified Cheese Professional Credential

September 4, 2014 Rogue Creamery

Rogue Creamery is proud to announce that team member Chelsea Faris is among the 2014 class of American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professionals™ (ACS CCPs™). Chelsea is part of an elite group of 153 individuals from 32 different companies who passed the 3rd annual ACS Certified Cheese Professional Exam. The exam was held on July 29 in Sacramento, California. ACS CCPs currently total 406 individuals throughout the United States and Canada.

Danone Names Faber CEO As Riboud Separates Dual Roles

September 4, 2014 Paul Jarvis, Bloomberg

Danone (BN) split its chairman’s dual roles, appointing Emmanuel Faber to chief executive officer while Franck Riboud remains chairman amid declining profit at the world’s biggest yogurt maker.

Great American Milk Drive Makes An Impact By Providing Nutrient-Rich Milk To America's Food Banks

September 4, 2014 MilkPEP

From coast to coast, thousands of families in need have benefited from milk donations to The Great American Milk Drive, the first-ever nationwide program to deliver highly desired and nutrient-rich gallons of milk to hungry families who need it.

Ellenos Real Greek Yogurt Increasingly Spooned Out Across Seattle

September 4, 2014 Nancy Leson, The Seattle Times

Sweet, tangy, dreamy, creamy, Ellenos is spooned out at a growing number of Seattle-area farmers markets, supermarket kiosks and corporate cafeterias. It’s trucked to lucky ZIP codes via Amazon Fresh and flown overnight nationwide.