Placon Recognizes SC Johnson with Sustainability Award

November 2, 2020 Placon

Placon welcomed H. Fisk Johnson III to Madison today where he was presented with an outstanding achievement sustainability award. The sustainability award recognizes top customers who promote a circular economy. SC Johnson diverted over 119 million plastic water bottles from landfills in 2019 by purchasing their PET packaging from Placon.

Big Wins for Prairie Farms at 2020 National Milk Producers Federation Cheese Contest

November 2, 2020 Prairie Farms Dairy

A best-in-class cheeses tradition continues at Prairie Farms following a contest leading 13 awards presented to its plants at the 2020 National Milk Producers Cheese Contest held virtually on October 27th and 28th.

DMI Leaders Credit Industry Collaboration, Strong Relationships for Successful COVID-19 Pivot

November 2, 2020 Dairy Management Inc.

Addressing dairy farmers and industry representatives, Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) leaders reflected on strategically adjusting business plans due to the impacts of COVID-19, and attributed this year’s results to industry unity, agility, speed and relentless relationship building.

In Comments to USTR, IDFA Calls For Elimination of Longstanding Barriers to US Dairy Exports by Canada, EU and Other Nations

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) submitted a robust set of comments to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) regarding the National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report on Foreign Trade Barriers to U.S. Exports for 2021. Each year, USTR publishes the NTE Report to highlight barriers to U.S. exports of goods and services, U.S. foreign direct investment, and the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights.

Poll Shows Consumers Craving More Baked Goods During Pandemic

According to a nationwide survey conducted by The Harris Poll and commissioned by General Mills Foodservice, more than one in four Americans (28 percent) are eating more baked goods as a result of the pandemic over the past six months. Items such as cookies (57 percent), bread (50 percent) and cake (42 percent) top the list of baked goods Americans have been eating as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past six months.