Dairy Foods in July had the opportunity to visit Ireland and several of its dairy processors, thanks to an invitation from Bord Bia, the Irish Dairy Board. 

There are a lot of things HP Hood LLC’s Batavia, N.Y., plant could be honored for this year, including the many bells and whistles featured at the 458,000-square-foot plant.

"Dairy: Good for you. Good for the planet." is the theme of the 56th annual Butter Sculpture at the New York State Fair, Syracuse. This year's butter sculpture, sponsored by Wegmans, highlights one of the many ways dairy farmers protect the planet while producing nutritious milk.

100% electric heat pump refrigeration at Straus Family Creamery will contribute to a sustainable transformation of the commercial cold storage sector, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving energy efficiency and demand flexibility, saving energy costs, and applying advanced defrost controls, according to the company. 

Dairy Foods has visited many plants over the years, but few match the size of Westrock Coffee Co.’s facility, opened earlier this year. 

To become a Certified B Corp., a business must meet high standards of verified performance, accountability and transparency in a number of areas, from employee benefits to supply chain practices, input materials and charitable giving.

EcoFloat WHITE will enable larger recyclability for dairy packaging, the company stated.

Additionally, the company is on track to achieve its goal of sending zero waste to landfill by 2025.

Uproot provides a convenient solution while increasing sustainability through packaging reduction. 

Huge changes in dairy plants, which once seemed far way, are now close to coming to fruition. AI, industrial robots, and software-defined automation are among the technologies designed to better optimize dairy plants and bolster innovation efforts.