Let’s Talk Dairy

Let’s Talk Dairy

By www.dairyfoods.comBusiness
Download on the App Store

Let’s Talk Dairy episodes

  • Episode 6 — A consumer-focused approach to product development
    Surbhi Martin, vice president, Greek yogurt and functional nutrition for White Plains, N.Y.- and Broomfield, Colo.-based Danone North America, joins us for Episode 6 of the “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast. She speaks about the company’s recent relaunch of its Oikos brand, including the vision behind the new Oikos Blended offering. She also discusses the company’s overall strategy for continuing to develop new products that meet diverse consumer needs.
    Read More
    11 min
  • Episode 5 — Address the cybersecurity threat
    Ransomware attacks have recently impacted some large companies, including Colonial Pipeline and JBS. That reality has put many North American companies, including dairy processors, on edge. Aldo (Al) Leiva, an attorney with the law firm Baker Donelson, joins us for Episode 5 of the Let’s Talk Dairy podcast. Leiva is an expert within Baker Donelson’s Data Protection, Privacy, and Cybersecurity practice, advising clients on compliance, transactions, and litigation involving rapidly evolving federal, state, and international cybersecurity and data privacy laws. He has served as privacy compliance counsel, cybersecurity risk mitigation counsel, and general counsel for numerous food and agricultural companies. Leiva talks about how dairy processors could better prepare for ransomware and other cybersecurity attacks.
    Read More
    18 min
  • Episode 4 — Sustainability: More than a buzz word
    Melissa Mattilio, consumer marketing manager for Turkey Hill, joins us for episode four of the "Let's Talk Dairy" podcast. She speaks about the company's efforts in sustainability, including the Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership, which recently won an award from the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy. She also discusses ways in which the dairy industry as a whole could become more sustainable and promote its environmental efforts.
    Read More
    12 min
  • Episode 3 — Marketing milk in a new era
    Yin Woon Rani, CEO of the Washington, D.C.-based Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP), joins us for episode three of the "Let's Talk Dairy" podcast. Rani brings nearly 25 years of integrated marketing experience across CPG companies and marketing agencies to her MilkPEP position. She shares some insights into milk's recent strong performance at retail. She also talks about how milk-marketing efforts need to evolve to address younger generations.
    Read More
    12 min
  • Episode 2 — Butter is back — and going premium
    Episode two of the “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast features Venae Watts, who is the fifth-generation co-owner of Minerva Dairy (along with her brother, Adam Mueller). The Minerva, Ohio-based company, the oldest family-operated creamery in the nation, produces premium (85% butterfat) hand-rolled butter. Watts discusses some of the factors behind the strong recent growth in the butter category — particularly on the premium side. She also talks about an exciting new butter offering from her company.
    Read More
    9 min
  • Episode 1 — Marketing milk’s nutritional benefits
    Our first “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast features Rachel Kyllo, senior vice president of marketing and innovation for Kemps. Kyllo discusses women’s opportunities in dairy and the importance of women’s input in product development. She also highlights Kemps’ partnership with Roundy’s Supermarkets, through which the companies emphasized milk’s nutritional benefits to increase consumption during the pandemic.
    Read More
    11 min

About Let’s Talk Dairy

From the publisher's feed

Dairy Foods’ "Let's Talk Dairy" podcast series features enlightening interviews with leaders and experts within the dairy processing industry. Led by Dairy Foods’ editors, the podcast covers a wide variety of topics, including product development, dairy product trends, food safety, plant operations, dairy product marketing, regulatory updates and much more. Listen in to stay informed and up to date!