The Innovation Center has established the following six industry priorities:
Research and Insights
Offering the right products, in the right place, at the right time, in the right way makes good business sense. The people on this committee are helping the dairy industry understand what consumers want and provide the knowledge and tools needed for innovation by dairy brands.
Committee Participation:
Dairy Farmers of America
The Dannon Company
Darigold, Inc.
General Mills, Inc.
Glanbia Nutritionals
HP Hood LLC
Kraft Foods, Inc.
The Kroger Co.
LALA USA
Land O’ Lakes, Inc.
Leprino Foods Company
Midwest Dairy Association
Shamrock Farms
Health and Wellness
The dairy industry has always considered the health and wellness benefits of its products to be key priorities and points of difference in the marketplace. The Innovation Center's Health and Wellness Committee helps focus the energy of the entire industry on opportunities to improve health by protecting and growing consumption of one of nature's most perfect foods - dairy.
Committee Participation:
Anderson Erickson Dairy
Dairy Farmers of America
Dean Foods
Glanbia Nutritionals
Hilmar Ingredients
Kemps Dairy LLC
Kraft Foods, Inc.
Leprino Foods Company
Ocana Consulting
Shamrock Farms
Sustainability
For generations, dairy producers, processors and manufacturers have brought fresh, delicious milk and other wholesome dairy foods to America's tables. Concern for healthy people, healthy products and a healthy planet is the foundation for the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Commitment. This committee works with the Sustainability Council to minimize dairy's impact on the environment and increase business value throughout the industry, from farm to table.
Committee Participation:
Foster Brothers Farm
International Dairy Foods Association
Kraft Foods, Inc.
National Milk Producers Federation
World Wildlife Fund
Globalization
Billions of pounds of unmet demand exist for dairy in the world today. The people on this team are working together to better understand the global dairy landscape so U.S. producers, processors and manufacturers can meet the needs of consumers worldwide.
Committee Participation:
California Dairies, Inc.
Dairy Farmers of America
Darigold, Inc.
Glanbia Foods, Inc.
Glanbia Nutritionals
Hilmar Cheese Co.
HP Hood LLC
Land O’ Lakes, Inc.
Leprino Foods Company
Michigan Milk Producers Association
Schreiber Foods Inc.
United Dairymen of Arizona
Consumer Confidence
Dairy has a powerful story to tell consumers about delivering high-quality, safe and nutritious foods and ingredients in a way that is socially, economically and environmentally responsible. The Consumer Confidence team is protect and promote dairy's value and wholesomeness in the marketplace.
Committee Participation:
Land O’ Lakes, Inc.
Food Safety
The Food Safety committee is committed to improving conditions within dairy processing and manufacturing to help mitigate food safety risk and safeguard consumer confidence in dairy.
Committee Participation:
Schreiber Foods
HP Hood
Dairy Farmers of America
Dean Foods
Leprino Foods
Glanbia Foods
Foremost Farms
Land O' Lakes
Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.
Hilmar Cheese Co.
International Dairy Foods Association