dairy products | Food Engineering

Organic Valley Eggnog carton next to a glass of eggnog

Beverages

Organic Valley Launches Organic Reduced Fat Eggnog

October 20, 2023

The company released a limited-time, reduced fat eggnog beverage for the holiday season.

Design/Branding/Marketing

Truly Grass Fed Refreshes Packaging

June 26, 2023

The company underwent a packaging rebrand based on consumer research.

Enlightened's Limited Edition Fall Flavors

Desserts

Enlightened Pledges Profits with the Release of Limited-Edition Fall Flavors

September 14, 2022

Enlightened pledges to donate 100% of the profits of select flavors from its new limited-edition seasonal ice cream collection to Diversify Dietetics. Its new flavors, Bake the World a Better Place and Pumpkin Cheesecake, are now available for purchase.

Good Planet Foods debuts plant-based cheese wheels

March 3, 2022

GOOD PLANeT Foods, creator of premium plant-based, allergen-free cheeses, unveiled two new products to their line-up: Real Smoked Cheddar and Real Smoked Gouda Plant-Based Cheese Wheels.

Food Packaging

Packaging protects probiotic yogurt and milk from light exposure damage

Rose Shilling

September 15, 2019

Certification company Noluma International says its research shows that lights, including fluorescents and LEDs, in stores and other places can degrade milk’s vitamins, nutrients, freshness, quality and taste in less than an hour.

Packaging

New sensor detects spoiled milk

Rose Shilling

July 15, 2019

Scientists at Washington State University developed a sensor that can "smell" if milk has gone bad—without opening the package.

Plant of the Year

Plant of the Year 2019: Valley Milk's new facility aids vertical integration

Milk processor pushes the envelope at every opportunity, earns Food Engineering award

Casey Laughman

March 28, 2019

A collaboration among several dairy families and nutritionists in California's Central Valley led to the construction of a milk processing facility that exceeds expectations.

FDA reinstates registration for Working Cow Homemade Inc.

Sharon Spielman

February 20, 2019

The FDA has lifted the suspension and reinstated the facility registration for Working Cow Homemade, Inc. The decision follows proposed changes and commitments by the firm, along with FDA site inspection and verification.

Plant of the Year

Valley Milk LLC wins the 2019 Food Engineering Plant of the Year

Milk powder manufacturing facility honored for its commitment to sustainability and quality

Casey Laughman

January 7, 2019

Valley Milk LLC has been named the winner of the 2019 Food Engineering Plant of the Year award for its new milk powder manufacturing facility in Turlock, Calif.

Sustainable Plant of the Year

Food Engineering's 2018 Sustainable Plant of the Year: How Dairy Farmers of America goes green

DFA's Garden City milk dryer operation is a tightly knit system of controls and machinery that eke out energy savings and make perfect product with little to no waste