Month: November 2021

World Cheese Awards: Parmigiano Reggiano is the Most Awarded Cheese in the World

November 10, 2021 Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium

Parmigiano Reggiano has achieved its best ever result at the World Cheese Awards 2021, winning 126 medals. The World Cheese Awards is the most important cheese competition in the world, which took place in Oviedo, Spain this year as part of the International Cheese Festival from 3rd – 6th November. The international jury consisted of 250 experts who awarded Parmigiano Reggiano an all-time record of 7 Super Gold medals, 6 of which were won by dairies belonging to the National Team. Parmigiano Reggiano is the most awarded cheese in the world and won the most Super Gold medals out of all competitors. …

Bring Back the Fat in Dairy

November 10, 2021 Lauren Milligan Newmark, International Milk Genomics Consortium

Fashion trends from the 1990s may be making a comeback, but 1990’s dietary trends should definitely stay out of style. In that decade, fat was a four-letter word and non-fat and low-fat versions of foods were promoted over their full-fat counterparts, with the hope of improving heart health and reducing waist lines. We now know that trading fat for carbohydrates did not make Americans healthier (or thinner), but old habits die hard. …

Statement from Michael Dykes, D.V.M., IDFA President and CEO, on Passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

November 10, 2021 International Dairy Foods Association

“The International Dairy Foods Association applauds passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act—the nation’s largest investment in improving public infrastructure since the 1950s. The bill promises to deliver federal funding to improve roads, bridges, ports, railways, and other parts of our transportation networks that have fallen into disrepair and hampered our economy’s growth. ” …

GS Foods Group Acquires Thurston Foods, Expanding and Strengthening Operations

November 10, 2021 GS Foods Group

GS Foods Group, Inc., a leading specialized food distributor owned by affiliates of Highview Capital, LLC and A&M Capital Partners, announced its acquisition of Thurston Foods, Inc. – a full-service food distributor based in Wallingford, Connecticut. …

As Two Leaders Announce Retirement, Rich Products Adds to Executive Team and Sets Stage for Transformational Change

November 10, 2021 Rich Products Corporation

Two top executives instrumental to the success of Rich Products (Rich’s) are passing the baton to a new generation of leaders in a thoughtfully orchestrated transition that leverages their significant contributions at the 76-year-old global, family-owned food company and paves the way for transformational change. President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S.-Canada Region Ray Burke will retire Dec. 31, 2021, followed by Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jim Deuschle on March 31, 2022. …