Cheese Articles
Equipment and techniques for making specialty cheeses
By John Lucey
Dairy Foods | August 2023
The specialty cheese category is continuing to grow as consumers are looking for new and interesting cheeses with unique flavors and attributes.
ViewEnvision a future where dairy waste has more value
By John Lucey
Hoard's Dairyman | July 2023
Research and innovation can help turn the low-value by-products of dairy processing into something more.
ViewIncreasing yield, efficiency with concentrated milks
By John Lucey
Cheese Market News | June 2023
If you ask a cheesemaker what some of the qualities are that they look for in their milk, most will probably say high fat and protein and overall high-quality milk (low somatic cells, low microbial counts). To control cheese composition (such as, to meet legal compositional standards for cheeses), the dairy industry has developed different methods and technologies to standardize the starting milk.
ViewSustainable Innovations in cheese packaging
By John Lucey
Dairy Foods | April 2023
Packaging is essential to maintaining and protecting the quality of the cheese product as well as attracting the eye of consumers. There are some interesting innovations in the food packaging industry. We are also facing challenges and questions like how can we produce packaging that is recyclable and/or biodegradable?
ViewMoving towards carbon neutral cheesemaking
By John Lucey
Dairy Foods | January 2023
Cheesemaking is a traditional process that has been around for thousands of years. Originally, cheesemaking was done at a small farmstead scale with low inputs like energy or water. But cheese factories have grown, and these modern plants require significant mechanization, and process steps like pasteurization, clean in place (CIP), and refrigeration.
ViewHow can U.S. dairy participate in the new circular bioeconomy?
By John Lucey
Cheese Market News | October 2022
Major industries in the U.S. are looking at how they can operate more efficiently, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ultimately move toward net zero (where greenhouse gases going into the atmosphere are balanced by their removal by forest, oceans, soil, etc.). This will require a major transformation of our economy.
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