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Certification, education, advocacy, events, industry news and the members behind them — written by the Federation, for the people who make, age, sell and buy the cheese.
The container that isn't coming
Export demand for cheese is at a record high this year, but a shortage of ocean containers and packaging materials is making it harder for members to fill…
Read postMark your calendar for our November packaging webinar
Our November webinar on packaging sustainability is now on the calendar, and it's shaping up to be one of the more practical sessions we've run this year.
Read postGetting your export paperwork ready before the case changes
A cross-border quota dispute is moving through the system this year, and members who ship overseas told us the paperwork, not the tariff line, is what actually trips…
Read postCheese sales are up. Foodservice still isn't.
Grocery cheese sales grew again this year, but members selling into restaurants and hotels are still waiting for that side of the business to come back.
Read postThe class she didn't plan to keep
A member started mailing tasting kits and hosting cheese classes over video as a stopgap last year. Eighteen months later, it's a line of her business she has…
Read postTraining your palate over a screen
Sensory training used to mean a room and a shared plate. Our Sensory Foundations course has spent the last year proving it can also mean a mailed tasting…
Read postMilk production turns a corner heading into fall
After running well ahead of last year for most of 2021, national milk output has started to slow, and that shift is already showing up in firmer cheese…
Read postThe buyer reopening the import case
A wholesale buyer at a member retailer is rebuilding an import cheese case that shrank under two years of tariffs. It's slower work than reordering used to be.
Read postWhat judge accreditation actually teaches
Competition Judge Accreditation isn't just for people who want to sit on a panel. Here's what the credential actually covers, and who it tends to help most.
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