The National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association has announced the winners of the Golden Penguin Awards for its June Dairy Month and Summer Favorites Ice Cream & Novelties promotions. NFRA promotions help the industry drive traffic in the frozen food and dairy aisles and increase sales for many categories and brands. In recognition of those […]
Category: Dairy News
The Shelby Report covers the dairy category for grocery retailers nationwide, from milk, cheese and yogurt trends to plant-based alternatives, supplier announcements and merchandising strategies. Updated regularly across our five regional editions.
Posted inDairy News, Northeast
Schuman Cheese Wins 26 Awards Across Five Contests
Fairfield, New Jersey-based Schuman Cheese is celebrating 26 awards across five cheese industry competitions in 2022. The company received recognition at the World Championship Cheese Contest, World Dairy Expo, American Cheese Society Competition, Wisconsin State Fair and International Cheese Awards. For 75 years, Schuman Cheese has been recognized at the most prestigious global cheese competitions. Most […]
Posted inDairy News, Northeast
Weis Markets Launches Ice Cream Flavor For Cancer Coalition
Sunbury, Pennsylvania-based Weis Markets has launched a limited-edition flavor of its Weis Quality Ice Cream, Pink Peppermint Patty, to benefit the PA Breast Cancer Coalition. Weis Markets will donate $10,000 from the proceeds to the PA Breast Cancer Coalition to support its mission to help find a cure for breast cancer. Pink Peppermint Patty is available […]
Posted inAldi, Dairy News, Feature, Snacks Brands, Southeast
Bodacious Food Succeeds With Mama Geraldine’s Cheese Straws
While working in the radio business during the mid-1990s, Cathy Cunningham made a discovery one night. The cheese bites on which she had been snacking were nowhere near as good as those of her mother, Geraldine Cunningham. “I knew my mama’s cheese straws were better than those things,” said Cunningham during an interview with The […]
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Arla Foods First To Offer Sliced Blue Cheese
Viby, Denmark-based Arla Foods, with its U.S. corporate office in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, recently talked to The Shelby Report about some of Arla’s new products. Castello Burger Blue is packaged slices of blue cheese. “It’s hard to produce blue cheese, but we found a very good way of doing it,” said Omar Moreno, business development […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Dairy News, Southeast
Brands Abound At Chairmans Food, Gordo’s Leading Category
Chairmans Foods, based out of Nashville, Tennessee, has many brands under its umbrella, including the No. 1-selling queso brand in the U.S., Gordo’s Cheese Dip. Dan Setlak, general manager of retail brands at Chairmans, said the queso category has been growing as consumers are looking for refrigerated queso with higher quality ingredients. Its newest flavor, […]
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Schuman Cheese Bringing Quality Items To Market
In 1945, the Schuman family decided that it was a great time to bring Italian cheeses to the United States. “They brought everything over in bulk, did small conversions and that’s really where we got our start,” said Jim Gregori, VP of retail sales at Arthur Schuman Inc. Since that time, Schuman Cheese has become […]
Posted inDairy News, Southwest
Vital Farms Launches Restorative Pasture-Raised Eggs
Austin, Texas-based Vital Farms has launched restorative pasture-raised eggs, produced using regenerative agriculture principles such as perennial rotations and cover crops. Vital Farms collaborated with regenerative thought leader Understanding Ag for more than a year to transition five farms to a core set of tenets that promote rich, nutrient-dense soil. “We applaud Vital Farms for taking steps to help restore the natural […]