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WMMB Launches Harvest Issue of Grate. Pair. Share.
Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board's (WMMB's) newest Grate. Pair. Share. online magazine is bursting with fall-focused flavors in recipes for game-day tailgating, Thanksgiving dinner and more. With this new issue, the magazine debuts an updated look with a bolder redesigned masthead. The harvest issue celebrates Wisconsin tradition merged with modern entertaining. Tailgating recipes for Mini Brat Reubens, Beer Cheese Soup and Malted Chocolate Mascarpone Cupcakes elevate game day to a new level of flavor. Thanksgiving becomes "Cheesegiving" with dishes from expert cheesemongers like Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Dunbarton Blue, Sweet Potato Gratin and Cheese Stuffed Pumpkin. Follow up dinner with recipes ...

Emmi Roth USA Hosts "Lunch-In" Fundraiser
Emmi Roth USA and Fromagination, an artisan cheese shop in Madison, Wis., partnered to sell nearly 400 bagged lunches as a part of their "Lunch-In to Help End Childhood Hunger" promotion, which raised money for Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry¨ campaign. For the fundraiser, local residents and companies had the opportunity to pre-order bagged lunch for pickup or free delivery on Sept. 24. Each bagged lunch included the customers' choices of a ham or vegetarian sandwich featuring Roth¨ Grand Cru¨ and Roth¨ Fontiago cheese, chips courtesy of Sysco of Baraboo and a mini Cow Pie¨. Volunteers from Emmi Roth ...

Tia Keenan Joins Original Chevre Campaign
The Goat Cheeses of France announces the appointment of Tia Keenan as ambassador for its U.S. campaign, The Original Chevre. Keenan will be involved in all aspects of the campaign, from media relations to strategic consumer events, to further the awareness of the origin and variety of French goat cheeses. Authentic French goat cheese is the result of an expertise developed over centuries of artisan craftsmanship. With 3,000 farmhouse goat cheese producers and over 60 dairies, the range of tastes, textures, rinds and shapes is exceptionally varied. While there are certain distinctive characteristics of French goat cheese, each one has ...

Academie Opus Caseus Announces California Course
In a unique international partnership, the Academie Opus Caseus, the professional development subsidiary of Mons Fromager-Affineur, is offering its first West Coast course at Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co. in Marin County, Calif. The course, open to cheese professionals, will cover the life of cheese from pasture to plate: students will have an intimate overview of how cheese is made, aged, prepared for market, and what consumers can do with cheese once they bring it home. Academie instructors Laurent Mons and Susan Sturman, and the Giacomini family and staff will provide instruction, observation opportunities and hands-on experience in all phases ...

New Shopper Research from IDDBA
The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association™ (IDDBA) has announced its new original research, “Engaging the Evolving Shopper: Serving the New American Appetite.” The study, compiled by The Hartman Group, showcases the evolving U.S. shopper of fresh perimeter categories – dairy, deli, bakery, prepared foods, specialty cheese and specialty meats – through the lens of millennials, modern eating, health + wellness and digital engagement. This study provides insights and implications around: How millennials are shaping food trends, particularly in fresh perimeter categories. How new demands of modern life are changing eating culture, enabling meals and snacks to happen anytime and anywhere, and shaping ...

Eat a Rainbow Collection at Whole Foods
My Social Canvas is a bright new contender in the world of stylish lifestyle brands that give back. All products are designed by students for a cause. Their student designers range from age 7 to college students ready to start a career in fashion. This fall, they are supporting the healthy eating movement by teaming up with Whole Foods Market to launch their “Eat a Rainbow” collection of fun and educational lunch bags and grocery totes. Running through September, they’ll be hosting an “Eat a Rainbow” paint party tour at over 15 Whole Foods Market stores in New York city ...

SIAL Celebrates 50 Years of Innovation
For those of you who will be attending SIAL in Paris next month, take note: Innovation and SIAL have been constant companions for the last 50 years! With its never-ending commitment to innovation, SIAL has become the guidebook par excellence to trends in the food industry on a global scale. Innovation can be found everywhere in the food aisles, promoted by over 6,000 companies. It also takes center stage in the SIAL Innovation Area, the focal point of the exhibition, which highlights the most striking innovations. Innovation occupies pride of place at SIAL. More than that, however, innovation is part ...

Emmi Roth Employees Earn Title of Certified Cheese Professional
Emmi Roth USA is pleased to announce that two company employees are among the 2014 class of American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professionals™ (ACS CCPs™). Krista Schoppenhauer and Kristin Sande are part of an elite group of 153 individuals from 32 different companies who passed the third annual ACS Certified Cheese Professional Exam, held July 29 in Sacramento, Calif. Krista Schoppenhauer, inside sales representative for specialty cheeses at Emmi Roth USA, has more than 10 years of experience in the cheese industry. Schoppenhauer, who developed a love of fine food at a young age, said she is “proud to have ...

ACS Sends Last Call for Presentation ideas
American Cheese Society Issues Last Call for Presentation Ideas for 2015 Conference If you’ve ever found yourself thinking, “If only ACS would present this topic ...” at its annual conference, now’s your chance to help shape the conference program by submitting your own educational session ideas! The American Cheese Society (ACS) is issuing a last call for presentation of ideas for the 2015 Annual Conference & Competition that will be held in Providence, R.I., from July 29 through Aug. 1, 2015. It is accepting proposals and the deadline is Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, so hurry and get your ideas together. ...

IFIC Foundation Urges "Kanny Kitchen for Food Safety Month
Emphasizing the theme “Kanny Kitchen: Food Safety Basics for a Hectic Life,” the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation is touting the importance of food safety year-round during September’s Food Safety Education Month. The IFIC Foundation’s activities include a series of events to help educate moms, parents and everyone across the entire food chain about why food safety should matter to them. According to the 2014 IFIC Foundation Food and Health Survey, consumers are mindful about many of their own food safety actions, but the data also show room for improvement, such as the fact that 42 percent of consumers ...

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