Sona Creamery Has Closed

D.C.'s first cheesemaker Sona Creamery closed on April 11. Co-owner Genevieve O'Sullivan says the restaurant, wine bar, and creamery ultimately couldn't support the rent. She adds that Sona struggled as the neighborhood's restaurant scene became more and more saturated over the last couple years. "It definitely changes cash flow," she says.

Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh BOLD Among Most Successful Consumer Packaged Goods Brands Of 2015

April 19, 2016 IRI

IRI® has announced last year’s most successful consumer packaged goods launches in its 2015 New Product Pacesetters™ report, an industry-recognized benchmark analysis of exceptional first-year CPG sales success for newly launched products. Oscar Mayer® Deli Fresh™ BOLD came in at No. 2 on the "2015 New Product Pacesetters: Top 10 Food and Beverage Brands."

Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker Program Announces 2016 Graduates

The Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker® program, the nation’s only advanced training program of its kind for veteran cheesemakers, has graduated seven new and three returning Master Cheesemakers. The 2016 class is among the largest in the 22-year history of the program, which was established through a joint partnership of the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research, UW-Extension and the dairy farm families of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB).

Umpqua Dairy Racks Up Awards At Industry Convention

April 19, 2016 KPIC

Umpqua Dairy took first place in Cottage Cheese and second in Sour Cream.

Dannon Danimals And Fuel Up To Play 60 Help Inspire Winning Schools To Build Healthy Habits

April 19, 2016 The Dannon Company

Dannon® Danimals®, the leading yogurt brand for kids, and Fuel Up to Play 60, the nation’s largest in-school wellness program, announced the winners of their national retail collaboration. Created to fuel healthy changes for youth, the partnership was launched last fall to encourage families and communities to search for one of six “golden” Danimals Bongo bottles and/or Danimals Squeezable low-fat yogurts for the chance to win a field day for their school with NFL Players.