The head of the International Dairy Foods Association estimates more than $7 billion in processing expansions are currently underway across the U.S.

During Monday’s Dairy Forum 2024, President and CEO Michael Dykes said nearly three-fourths of dairy CEOs in their annual survey say they plan to increase investments over the next three to five years.

“Look at these investments—cheese plants, aseptic, UF—we’re changing the products we’re making,” he says.  “We’re doing more ingredients, more fractionation of milk. 

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