Herkimer Cheese Co. Sweeps 'Cold Pack/Process Cheese' Class At NY State Fair

September 1, 2016 The Telegram

Herkimer Cheese Co. swept the "Cold Pack/Process Cheese" class, wining gold, silver and the Award of Excellence for its blue cheese, Original Chutter and sharp cold pack, respectively

Empire Specialty Cheese Out Of Funding, Expected To Change Ownership

September 1, 2016 WRFA

A cheese company that only recently moved into its new location in Blockville is in the process of changing ownership due to financial challenges.

Post Holdings To Acquire National Pasteurized Eggs

September 1, 2016 Post Holdings, Inc.

Post Holdings, Inc., a consumer packaged goods holding company, today announced it has agreed to acquire National Pasteurized Eggs, Inc. NPE is a producer of pasteurized shell eggs, including all-natural, cage-free and hard boiled eggs. Its patented in-shell pasteurization process allows for commercial-scale production of pasteurized eggs.

Umpqua Dairy Sour Cream & Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Win Top Honors At 2016 World Dairy Expo

September 1, 2016 Umpqua Dairy

Umpqua Dairy Sour Cream and Umpqua Vanilla Bean Ice Cream were selected by an independent panel of judges and awarded “First Place Trophies” as the “Best of the Best” in North America at the World Dairy Expo (WDE) Championship Dairy Product Contest. 

Michael Dykes, Longtime Government Affairs Strategist, To Lead IDFA

The International Dairy Foods Association has selected Michael D. Dykes, D.V.M., to replace Connie Tipton, president and CEO of IDFA. Dykes, who has spent his professional career leading and executing agricultural government affairs policies and strategies, will work in transition with Tipton beginning in October and will assume the CEO role in January 2017.