September 2024

A hand holding a single-serving cup of Painterland Sisters blueberry lemon organic skyr yogurt, among a backdrop of blackeyed susan flowers in bloom.

Announcing the 2024 Dairy Marketing & Branding Services Grant Awards 

The Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center is pleased to announce the 2024 Dairy Marketing & Branding Services Grant Awards.  This grant increases the exposure and promotion of regionally produced dairy products, through projects guided by marketing and branding professionals.  Funded projects include conducting consumer research, developing e-commerce websites, and creating new signage and packaging.  Seven

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Gifford’s Ice Cream Rebounds After Fire with New Flavors, Fresh Branding, and Local Partnerships 

By Ali Boochever, Grants Coordinator After a fire destroyed their processing plant in 2023, Gifford’s Ice Cream is back with new flavors and fresh branding.  With funding from the Dairy Marketing and Branding Services Grant, Gifford’s partnered with Maine-based multiplatform branding agency Ethos on a new line of pints. Through this collaboration, Gifford’s implemented a marketing

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Innovation Grant Helps Menard Center Farm Prepare For The Future

By Katie Spring In 2023, Menard Center Farm received a $21,850 Dairy Farm Innovation and Alternative Management Grant.    Co-owned by Mike Menard and his son, Landis, Menard Center Farm (MCF) is an organic dairy milking 47 cows in Fairfield, VT.  Over the next few years, Landis will take full ownership as Mike retires.  With a

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