A spokeswoman for Dairy Farmers of America says the company
plans to further evaluate assets acquired from Dean Foods’ bankruptcy
proceedings.
Kristen Coady, senior VP of corporate affairs, tells
Brownfield they spent the last year integrating more than 40 facilities into
their company while navigating the pandemic and plan to dive into brands more
in-depth moving forward.
“One thing that the marketing team on the dairy brands side
is really doing is taking a look at all the local and regional brands that Dean
Foods had and how can we revive them and really connect them to our farmer
owners and the communities that they are a part of,” she explains.
She says some new products the company was planning on
launching last year were delayed but did release Siip, targeted to tweens, and
expanded Dairy Plus Milk Blends offerings, which is targeted toward consumers
with a desire for more plant-based products.
Coady tells Brownfield while there are no major processing
expansions on the books in the short term, the co-op is continually assessing
issues in the milk pricing system and sustainability efforts to provide more
value to their dairy-farmer members.
--Brownfield AgNews