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50 YEARS AGO

Dec. 17, 1971: Madison—The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association made the decision to sponsor a World Cheese Contest in 1972 that will be open to all varieties of cheese made anywhere in the world. Previously, WCMA board members expressed concern that limiting the contest to a single variety of cheese, like Cheddar, omitted recognition of other varieties.

Allentown, PA—LeHi Farmers Dairy here has appointed Marvin Rudolph as head of its new product research and development department. Rudolph will be responsible for exploring methods of utilizing whey as a basis for several high-protein, low-fat or non-fat consumer products.

25 YEARS AGO

Dec. 13, 1996: Lena, WI—Employees of Stella Foods here celebrated the return to full operations this week. Stella’s manufacturing facility was devastated by a fire last January. After 11 months of construction, the newly rebuilt plant is one of the largest and most modern cheese operations in Wisconsin.

Enosburg Falls, VT—Far from the trendy bagel shops of urban and suburban America, the Franklin County Cheese Corp. is producing truckloads of Cream cheese destined to stick to bagels and then to ribs all over the country. Franklin County Cheese is Vermont’s only significant producer of Cream cheese currently.

10 YEARS AGO

Dec. 16, 2011: Brussels, Belgium—Hundreds of tons of fake and substandard food and drink, including cheese, have been seized in an Interpol-Europol coordinated operation across 10 countries. “Operation Opson” resulted in the recovery of around 170,000 pounds of counterfeit cheese.

Washington—Local sourcing of food and beverages, sustainability and artisan/house-made ice cream will be among the hottest restaurant menu trends for 2012. Other trends predicted include dairy-free milk, glutenfree/food allergy-conscious items, farm/estate-branded items; food trucks/street food, health/nutrition as a culinary theme, and “small plate” menu items.

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