This year is an important one for DFA. We are introducing our new strategy, which is all about connecting and driving performance as one DFA, and we are recognizing a milestone anniversary for the Cooperative: 25 years of working together for the benefit of dairy farmers.
Whether you’ve been an employee of DFA since its formation or you just started yesterday, it takes all of us working together to continue to deliver on DFA’s mission and vision.
Our Cooperative has transformed over the last 25 years, and greatly just in the last year, but the core of who we are will never change. No matter how we grow and evolve, dairy farmers will always be at the forefront of our business. When I look at the fabric of DFA, I see this: A national footprint of farmer-ownership and milk supply, more than 80 wholly owned manufacturing facilities with diverse capabilities, a house of regional brands with strong reputations in their respective markets, a Cooperative with a presence in communities nationwide — and nearly 19,000 dedicated employees just like you who work to make it all happen.
Looking to the future, I am excited to see the innovation and connectivity we achieve as we move forward together. As we progress into new territory, like expanding our extended shelf-life (ESL) capabilities, I’m hopeful that we will continue to find new forms, functions and flavors of dairy.
So, here’s to 25 years of staying true to our mission and vision as we supply families down the road and around the world with wholesome, nutritious dairy products — and, most importantly, deliver value to our nearly 11,000 farmer-owners. I am proud every day to come to work knowing that there are many parts that make us one DFA but all of us have answered the call to feed the world.
Watch for more about our strategy and our journey together as one DFA. Forward Together.
Sincerely,
Dennis Rodenbaugh, President and Chief Executive OfficerLOOKING TO THE FUTURE, I AM EXCITED TO SEE THE INNOVATION AND CONNECTIVITY WE ACHIEVE AS WE MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER.
When leaders thrive, their teams thrive, too. At DFA, we’re dedicated to growing our leaders through exciting personal development programs.
“After attending the most recent Leadership Essentials training, I was impressed by the talent and commitment from our Beverage and Dairy Foods leadership teams,” says Preston Green, vice president of manufacturing for the Beverage and Dairy Foods Division. “Equipping the teams with information in communication, feedback, conflict, coaching and leadership is critical to build the next level of leadership at DFA.”
This is a training program designed to develop leadership and professional skills for all people leaders and influencers within DFA. They receive live, instructor-led training on topics such as effective communication, giving feedback, coaching, resolving conflict and more.
More than 350 LEADERS have completed the training to date with 36 MORE SESSIONS scheduled to becompleted across the Cooperative in 2023.
WHAT IS COVERED?
Expenses from natural disasters, medical emergencies, funeral expenses, traveling to visit a terminally ill family member or traveling for a family member’s funeral.
WHAT IS OFFERED?
Apply for up to $2,000 in assistance up to twice per year.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
– Full- and part-time DFA employees
– Must be employed for 90 days
Scan the QR code to learn more about your eligibility for the program or apply for assistance.
QUESTIONS? Contact your local human resources representative.
As a young kid, Adam Graft looked forward to the summers and vacations he got to spend on his grandfather’s small dairy farm in northwestern Ohio.
“Like most kids, my grandpa is my role model,” Adam says. “My favorite part about growing up was to go help grandpa on his farm.”
Spending time with his grandpa’s 60 Holsteins sparked a dream and a career path for Adam. After completing his doctor of veterinary medicine degree at the University of Georgia, he worked as a veterinarian on dairy farms in California. As he spent his days working with dairy farmers and the cows he loves, he always had a dream in the back of his mind. In 2004, he moved to Georgia to finally build it: his own dairy farm, Leatherbrook Holsteins.
Adam began with a single worker and has incrementally made investments and changes, all while being mindful of his cows and the land.
“All farm decisions are made with the environment and cow comfort as our top priorities,” Adam says. “Every investment directly supports our cows. We want to minimize the effects of our hot Georgia summers and take care of the land for generations of cows and owners to come.”
In addition to providing clean, comfortable spaces for his cows, Adam also prioritizes taking care of his land and the environment. Recycling sand, water and manure makes an incredible impact on the farm’s bottom line and its resources.
Starting in the barn, water from the dairy’s lagoon flushes the sand and manure out of the barns and into a sand lane. Here, the sand naturally separates itself from the manure and water and is scooped into piles to be dried and reused for the cows’ sand beds.
After the sand leaves the water, the water and manure continue down the lane and are separated as the manure is
pumped into a methane digester. For years, having a methane digester at Leatherbrook Holsteins was a dream for Adam. In 2020, he partnered with Dominion Energy and Vanguard Renewables to bring the dream to life. Dominion Energy and Vanguard Renewables partner to develop natural gas facilities that utilize dairy waste.
A methane digester, also referred to as an anaerobic digester, captures methane, a potent greenhouse gas created in manure, and turns it into renewable natural gas — a favorable alternative to nonrenewable natural gas typically pumped from the ground.
“This allows us to turn a large volume of manure into a resource that benefits the environment,” Adam says. “That is obviously a huge win for us and for the Earth, but the digester also helps with odor control, which makes for a smaller footprint and better-smelling air.”
And lastly, water is recycled throughout the farm for various needs. Fresh water is first used in the milking parlor to cool the milk after it is pumped from the cows. That water is then pumped to the
barns to be sprayed through soakers to keep the cows cool along with large fans. Including the water used from the lagoon to clean out the cows’ stalls, the same drops of water are used several times before irrigating their crops and beginning the water recycling process all over again.
Looking back on the days of watching his grandpa milk a few cows on his small dairy farm, Adam is amazed at how his dairy has grown over the past 19 years.
“I am most proud of the overall cow comfort we have and that we’ve been able to grow our land base and become self-sufficient growing most of our own forages in an incredibly sustainable way,” Adam says. “We have a lot to be proud of.”
Learn about the Graft family and our other 2023 Members of Distinction at dfamilk.com/MOD.
Ali Rozar (Moore) grew up on a cotton and peanut farm in central Georgia. It was there that the values of farming were instilled in her — something that in 2021 led her to a career as a field representative in DFA’s Southeast Area, where she covers more than 80 farms across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi.
“I always knew I wanted to work in agriculture,” Ali says. “Farming takes dedication, patience and persistence. Growing up on a farm and then studying agriculture in college really prepared me for this role, and I feel honored to go to work each day to help our farmerowners run successful operations.”
As a field representative, Ali is the first line of contact for the farmer-owners in her assigned region. She visits two farms a day on the low end, and usually around 10–15 farms each week. More than 90% of her days are spent on the road traveling to farms, on farms and at industry meetings. She also helps with the Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program and Gold Standard Dairy Program requirements and evaluations, which ensure consumers know their milk is being made ethically and sustainably.
“A big part of my job has to do with building trust,” Ali says. “I am the liaison between DFA and the farmer-owners
themselves. Part of my job is having hard conversations with farmers — if I need to talk with a farmer-owner about milk quality or suggestions for improvement, I make sure I do it in a way where we both leave the conversation feeling positive and optimistic.”
Ali says her favorite parts of her job are the close relationships she’s built with our farmer-owners and how different and exciting each day is spent outside on dairy farms. She also likes making sure our farmers know about and utilize all the benefits they have access to, like using DFA’s Member Savings Network program when purchasing equipment.
On top of her day-to-day work visiting farms, Ali is active in the dairy industry and takes every opportunity to learn more and meet new people. She attends Georgia Milk Producers meetings, and she is in the process of participating in the Dooly County young farmers program, a development program for young people in the agriculture industry.
“I’m thankful I started my career at DFA, and I’m proud to work for a Cooperative that is owned and governed by farmers,” Ali says. “I have meaningful interactions each day with the farmer-owners I work with, and I feel like I learn something new every day.”
Ali Rozar
IS PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING OUR FARMER-OWNERS EVERY DAY AS A FIELD REPRESENTATIVEAli Rozar | DFA employee | Southeast Area
I am proud to work for a Cooperative that is owned and governed by farmers .
– Ali Rozar
Abig part of
myjob has to do with building trust. I am the liaison between DFA and the farmer-owners.
–Ali Rozar
As DFA recognizes 25 years of bringing value to dairy farmers, the employees who have worked at the DFA plant in Cabool, Mo., since the beginning, pause to reflect.
Russell Davis, processing manager; Becky Huckabay, assistant plant manager; and Terry Roberts, quality assurance operator, were all working for Mid-America Dairymen, Inc., when it combined with three other dairy cooperatives to unify dairy farmers across the country and become DFA.
The Cabool plant is part of our Beverage and Dairy Foods Division. Since the beginning to today, the plant has been contracted to manufacture and package products for key customers using our farmer-owners’ milk. The Cabool plant produces adult nutritional beverages, dairy-based coffee beverages, energy protein beverages and Sport Shake®, a DFA brand.
When the Cabool plant became a part of DFA, it had one customer. Today, the plant supports several customers, producing a variety of products.
“It has been rewarding to watch how the success of this plant has supported the success of the Beverage and Dairy Foods Division,” Russell says.
The positive reputation DFA upholds in the tight-knit Cabool community is critical to the plant’s continued success. While DFA is a global Cooperative with opportunities nationwide, the plant thrives because of its local talent.
“This is a small community, so you don’t just work with these people, you also live next to them,” Becky says. “I think that brings us all together. If there is somebody out on long-term sick leave and they have exhausted their sick days, our co-workers will organize potlucks, raise money or do things that help support them.”
After working at the Cabool plant for more than 25 years, Russell, Becky and Terry say the plant feels like home, even throughout the long days and hard work, because of their fellow employees.
“I’ve made a lot of friends here through the years,” Terry says. “When you spend the amount of time that me and some of these other people have here together, it starts to feel more like a family. To me, that’s a highlight of my career.”
This is a small community, so you don’t just work with these people, you live next to them.
– Becky HuckabayIt has been rewarding to watch how the success of this plant has supported the success of the Beverage and Dairy Foods Division.
– Russell DavisWhen you spend the amount of time that me and some of these other people have here together, it starts to feel more like a family. To me, that’s a highlight of my career.
We know that each of our Cooperative’s nearly 19,000 employees have a story to tell — and we want your help telling them. If you have a co-worker who you think deserves the employee spotlight in a future edition of thescoop, submit their name for consideration.
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– Terry Roberts
The two DFA plants that produce Alta Dena® Dairy products in City of Industry, Calif., both employ roughly 300 people, and while the employees of the plants are all diverse in their roles, they have formed one DFA community — one with many longstanding employees and great teamwork.
Located in separate buildings due to acquisitions over the years, the production and distribution plants sit across the street from each other, but both work simultaneously to produce Alta Dena Dairy products like fluid milk, cream, buttermilk and more.
“Our average employee tenure is 18 years,” says Hem Shah, general manager of the Alta Dena Dairy North plant. “We have a lot of employees who have been here for more than 30 years, and we have another 15 or so employees who have been here more than 25. Both plants have worked to cultivate a positive, supportive culture and our retention speaks to that.”
Creating a positive workplace doesn’t happen overnight. Both Hem and Victor Gastelum, general manager for the Alta Dena Dairy South plant, as well as LaVenta Wooten and Maria Rodriguez, human resources (HR) managers for the North and South locations, respectively, have found creative ways to make their employees feel valued.
The operations teams introduced a safety bingo game for employees last year when the South location was struggling with safety ratings. Employees join the bingo pot, which increases each day when no accidents or injuries occur in the plant. When employees get a bingo, their reward can range from $100–$500. “Safety bingo has ended up being a big hit with our employees,” Victor says. “Accidents and injuries have gone down tenfold, and I think our employees genuinely look forward to playing along and winning prizes.”
Every quarter, employees at the North location are invited to voice any feedback or pain points they’re having at work at roundtable talks. Hem encourages his employees to not mention other employees’ names during the talks, and employees can talk to him about anything they want — as long as they have two ideas for a viable solution to their concern. From there, Hem and the team work to make an action plan.
“A lot of progress has come out of my roundtable talks,” Hem says. “For example, our night shift route drivers gave us the feedback that they couldn’t see the stripes in the parking lot very well. I walked out there with them around 2 a.m. to look, and I couldn’t either. This was an easy solution because we repainted the stripes, and it’s an example of a concern I just wouldn’t have had awareness of without giving my employees an open mic.”
Both plants have worked to cultivate a positive, supportive culture, and our retention speaks to that.
– Hem ShahThe City of Industry facilities are two of DFA’s most racially diverse locations — 67% Hispanic, 17% Caucasian, 7% Black and 7% Asian. Approximately 10% of the employees prefer Spanish as their language of choice. Not only do the HR representatives cultivate a workplace culture of respect, they also work to make sure holidays are celebrated and employees feel appreciated and have opportunities to give back to the community. Between the two locations, six employees are involved in DFA’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, including Victor and LaVenta, who sit on DFA’s DEI Advisory Council.
Whether employees are volunteering together, celebrating holidays and milestones or working together to find new and more efficient ways to work, the culture of the plants shine through each day.
DFA farmer-owners and DFA employees City of Industry, Calif.Start to finish: 1 hour 30 minutes
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Crème fraiche is an underrated dairy product that can take your baking and cooking to the next level. It’s similar to sour cream, cream and mascarpone, but much richer, and was originally used in France, specifically in the region of Normandy.
We’d be remiss not to emphasize how rich crème fraiche is — it contains up to 45% butterfat, meaning one teaspoon is nearly 100 calories alone (shocking, we know). This product is not for the calorie-conscious but rather for the foodies who appreciate a rich, luxurious dish.
From creamy soups and sauces to dips and parfaits, crème fraiche is a dairy product you should treat yourself to this summer. Check out this Lemon Olive Oil Loaf recipe, complete with a dollop of crème fraiche, from Half & Half, our digital space to feature delicious dairy recipes and products.
When you volunteer outside of work, you are living one of DFA’s core values — community — and we want to hear about it. DFA’s volunteer submission form helps us to track, map and share all the ways our employees give back to their communities. This tool allows us to get a better picture of our Cooperative’s charitable reach and ensures we are making an impact across diverse communities.
In 2022, DFA employees submitte d 2 , 315 VOLUNTEER HOURS
That’s over THREE MONTHS of volunteer work
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You’re the winner of our first-quarter 2023 drawing and a $100 gift certificate to the DFA Store!
Danielle submitted nearly 27 hours volunteering at Central New York SPCA, an animal shelter that cares and advocates for neglected animals until they are adopted to loving, forever homes. Danielle will receive a $100 Visa® gift card and $100 to the DFA Store.
SUBMIT YOUR HOURS TO WIN PRIZES
Scan the QR code to submit your hours all year long to be eligible to win prizes in quarterly drawings Cooperative-wide.
At the end of the dairy supply chain is the ever-changing consumer, who increasingly seeks answers about where their food comes from — and if it is made sustainably. Consumers’ curiosity creates an opportunity for DFA and our farmerowners to educate consumers about how dairy farming practices help protect, and often, improve the environment.
Sustainable dairy farming practices aren’t new to our farmer-owners and have always been fundamental to the dairy way of life. The dairy farmer is the beginning of the dairy supply chain.
“Many DFA farmer-owners took over the farm from their parents, who took over from theirs’ — generation after generation. That is the definition of sustainability,” says Jackie Klippenstein, senior vice president and chief government and industry relations officer.
In the middle of the dairy supply chain are DFA’s customers. Many of them have identified environmental goals and
SUSTAINABLE DAIRY FARMING PRACTICES AREN’T NEW TO OUR FARMER-OWNERS AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FUNDAMENTAL TO THE DAIRY WAY OF LIFE.
are partnering with suppliers, including DFA, to improve the dairy value chain’s carbon footprint.
“The sustainability team is currently working with several of our customers to deploy different practices on DFA farms that will enhance the resilience and environmental efforts of our farmer-owners,” Jackie says. “They are collaborating on projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, generate renewable energy and rebuild soil health through regenerative agriculture practices.”
As a partner to U.S. farmers and the entire dairy supply chain, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is also committed to sustainable food supply chains. To better connect consumers with the farming industry,
USDA announced the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grant in February 2022. The goal of the grant program is to expand markets for America’s climate-smart commodities, leverage the greenhouse gas benefits of climate-smart commodity production and provide direct, meaningful benefits to both large and small producers. DFA was awarded up to $45 million under this grant and is currently assessing the opportunity for DFA and its farmer-owners.
“There’s a newfound interest in Washington, D.C., for sustainability. Identifying how farmers can support their dairy operation’s resilience through their environmental commitment on the farm may lead to significant opportunities for DFA family farms,” Jackie says.
In addition to educating consumers and partnering with customers, teams within DFA are using sustainability to drive connectivity and help our workforce and business units understand their role in facilitating the Cooperative’s efforts to be good stewards in the community.
As our operations leaders continue to build efficiencies and maximize optimizations, they are driving improvements to the Cooperative’s carbon footprint.
“Efforts are underway to decrease wait time at loading docks, to increase federal highway weights so heavier trucks can be used in our fleet and to use renewable energy in some of our plants,” Jackie says. “All of these efforts not only drive financial health but also contribute to a positive environmental impact.”
To learn more about the sustainable efforts of our farmer-owners and partners, watch our Nerd Herd videos at dfamilk.com/Nerd-Herd.
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Find the given words in the grid, running in one of eight possible directions horizontally, vertically or diagonally.Farmer-owners receive milk test results in LESS THAN A DAY
Digital manifests are BACKED UP and RELIABLE ZERO PAPER MANIFESTS collected every year
Mobile Manifest has saved workers 10,000 HOURS of labor
Mobile Manifest uses geofencing data to provide DETAILED and RELIABLE electronic records of each load of our farmer-owners’ milk with LESS MANUAL DATA ENTRY.
Mobile Manifest first came to life in 2018 in DFA’s Mountain Area, and the program has saved our Cooperative time, money and a lot of paper ever since. Five of DFA’s seven geographical Areas — Mountain, Mideast, Central, Southeast and Southwest — will have fully implemented Mobile Manifest by the end of 2023.
Previously, milk haulers used paper tickets to record information about a load of milk, entering all relevant data by hand — like where the milk came from, weight and temperature, on-farm test results, where it’s going and who it’s being sold to. This information is essential for DFA’s farmer-owners to get paid and for consumers to receive safe, high-quality milk. But entering information by hand is inefficient — the slips can easily rip, get wet or be misread, causing delays. With Mobile Manifest, everything is electronic. It’s more efficient, but launching this technology-driven milk tracking program in all seven Areas will be no small feat.
farmer-owners receive added value from saved labor, but they can act quickly to optimize their milk and to get the highest price possible.
“Mobile Manifest has given us the opportunity to enhance our customer service to our farmer-owners, and it has benefited our raw milk logistics,” says Tim Houck, senior vice president of membership and Area operations. “This gives us the ability to drive additional value back to our farmer-owners.”
Launching Mobile Manifest took innovative thinking and connectivity throughout the Cooperative. From making the decision to switch after years of using paper manifests to tailoring the system to our Cooperative’s needs, strong teamwork happened at every corner of the process.
Farmer-owners WAIT DAYS for milk test results
Paper manifests can be LOST, DAMAGED or ILLEGIBLE
1.3 MILLION PAPER MANIFESTS must be collected every year
Handwriting manifests is TIME-CONSUMING
Since launching Mobile Manifest, our Cooperative has saved paper and reduced errors. Our farmer-owners depend on knowing their milk’s test results to fix any quality issues or adjust their herd’s feed rations accordingly. Prior to using Mobile Manifest, our farmer-owners were waiting days for these results, and now, on average, manifests are available in less than a day. So, not only do our
“The way we laid out our program set us up for success,” says Cory Johnson, senior director of operations and transportation. “We made it a collective decision that we were all-in. If a hauler, driver, plant or employee was not 100% on board, we said we wouldn’t go forward. We got everyone’s buy-in before we started, and once everyone accepted it, the integration became easier.”
Mobile Manifest is just one example of our teams harnessing innovation and working together to bring Cooperativewide change and efficiency.
In early 2023, the Ingredient Solutions Division finalized the transition of its hard, grated cheese business to the Dairy Brands Division. As part of this transition, the DFA plants in Chili, Wis., and Dalbo, Minn., moved from Ingredient Solutions to Dairy Brands.
Through intentional connectivity efforts, the teams of both divisions have been working together to identify and review opportunities for the two commercial divisions to better collaborate, and this transition is a result of these efforts.
Prior to the transition, the plants in Chili and Dalbo sold hard, grated cheese products to their retail customers through a third party. Dairy Brands, however, has direct relationships with retail customers. Transitioning the hard, grated cheese business to Dairy Brands now allows DFA to leverage these relationships, invest in retail-facing growth opportunities and support connectivity and synergies between the two divisions.
“To me, connectivity is about utilizing the strengths and attributes of teams, programs and individuals to improve a situation or a business case,” says Ken Orf, group vice president
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of Dairy Brands. “In addition to allowing the business to be more strategic, this [transition of the hard, grated cheese business] can provide a more consistent process and bring forward new opportunities and margin enhancements.”
While the hard, grated cheese business has transitioned to Dairy Brands from Ingredient Solutions, the two divisions continue to move forward together and support growth opportunities for everyone in all channels.
“This is an exciting development, and a perfect example of connectivity across the business, leveraging the strengths and relationships in each division as we continue to work to maximize the value of our farmer-owners’ milk and deliver them value through their investment in the Cooperative,” says Martin Bates, president of Ingredient Solutions.
TOME, CONNECTIVITY IS ABOUT UTILIZING THE STRENGTHS AND ATTRIBUTES OF TEAMS.
–Ken Orf
If the Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Department had a motto, it would be to send every employee home the same way they came to work: safe. To see this motto through, Larry Cuomo, vice president of EHS; Jeasy Justiniano, EHS manager; and David Miller, EHS manager; worked with their teams to find a way to reduce the number of sprains and strains, which are the most common types of injury in the workplace. The solution? Kinetic injury reduction wearable devices.
“It’s a similar concept to lane assist technology in new cars these days,” Jeasy says. “The Kinetic device vibrates when you do an at-risk posture and that notifies you to avoid an accident.”
The devices are about the size of a pager. They clip to employees’ belts when on the plant floor and monitor their movement throughout the workday. The devices detect when an employee performs a high-risk posture, such as overreaching, and will alert them they could possibly injure themselves.
To test the devices and their effectiveness, the EHS team performed a trial at the DFA plants in Huntington, Ind.; Orlando, Fla.; and Franklin, Mass.
“The devices don’t only prevent injuries, they also prevent people from moving incorrectly,” David says. “It’s a safety tool letting individuals know when they did something wrong, and it’s a learning process
to change that behavior. The devices stop or discontinue these high-risk movements. Instead of bending over to pick up a case of milk, individuals will bend at the knees to pick it up properly.”
The devices don’t only benefit employees in the moment, they also log activity and provide a weekly report that monitors and evaluates trends. This allows the teams at the plants to address reoccurring issues and improve on them.
“We have about a 96% use rate, which is one of the highest participation rates Kinetic had ever trialed at a company,” Larry says. “In the reports, we could see the number of at-risk postures decrease over time, so we knew the devices were doing their job because employees were improving.”
Since the trial began in early July 2022, the three facilities have not had any participating employees sustain a serious injury.
“Not only does it help keep employees safe, but it also helps DFA reduce workers’ compensation costs by reducing accidents,” Larry says.
Earlier this year, the devices were rolled out to six additional plants. The EHS team hopes to make this implementation one part of a holistic ergonomics program to keep employees safe at work.
Designed with both kids and parents in mind, Kemps® blended cottage cheese has no curds and a smooth, creamy texture. It’s made with real, blended fruit, probiotics, no artificial colors and no high-fructose corn syrup. This product is manufactured at our plant in Rockford, Ill., and sold in 3,000 stores across the country.
Launched earlier this year in partnership with Good Culture is the dairy category’s first-ever extended shelf-life (ESL) lactose-free probiotic milk. Good Culture probiotic whole and 2% milk are produced at our Cumberland Dairy plant in Bridgeton, N.J., and are available for purchase at retailers throughout the East Coast.
An exciting partnership to feature Disney characters on DFA’s school milk cartons kicks off in four test markets — Orlando, Fla.; Dallas, Texas; Minneapolis, Minn.; and Milwaukee, Wis. — through May. If the pilot is successful, we will expand to additional markets in the fall.
Our beloved ice cream brand relaunched this year with bright, more modern packaging. Products are available in stores throughout the Northeast and manufactured at our plant in Wilbraham, Mass.
1. Beverage and ____ Division
5. A division of DFA that makes flavorful powders and more
7. Always doing the right thing; having strong moral principles
10. Sometimes it’s holey; sometimes it’s smelly; it’s always delicious
13. Where milk samples are tested
A CONSUMER MARKETING CAMPAIGN IS BUILDING EXCITEMENT FOR KEMPS
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Send a photo of you and your family enjoying these products and supporting DFA’s farmer-owners to dfacomm@dfamilk.com
Our regional dairy and ice cream brand in the Upper Midwest is striving to become the number one dairy and ice cream brand in the Chicago area. Products are produced at our plants in Cedarburg, Wis.; Farmington, Minn.; Huntington, Ind.; Rochester, Minn.; and Rockford, Ill.
2. We conduct this before launching a new product
3. A division of DFA in which we own regional lines of products
4. A group of people around you that have shared interests or circumstances
6. A glass of this pairs well with cookies (or anything, in our opinion)
8. Good with fruit, granola or plain
9. Used to haul milk
11. You spread this on toast
12. A strong devotion to an activity (like your career)
14. Having high-____ products is always a priority
15. The easiest form of dairy product to ship overseas
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