Darigold

We’re excited to see our new production facility in Pasco, WA taking shape. 🥛 Once it is complete, it will employ about 200 and have the capacity to process about 8 million pounds of milk per day! 🗞 Read more in the Tri-City Herald article below.

🎉 We’re thrilled to share the winners of our prestigious third annual LegenDARI Awards! 🏆 These awards hold a special place at Darigold, as they are presented to employees who have not just met but exceeded our expectations, consistently exemplifying Darigold’s values of leadership, stewardship, perseverance, and co-op spirit. Most importantly, these award winners are nominated by their peers, teams, and managers who see them live Darigold’s values daily.   Congratulations to all 15 award winners this year!   ⭐ Excellence Award – Presented for Leading Dairy Forward Aaron Burton Alex Neild ⭐ Leadership – Team Member Sam Naffziger Earl Westhoff ⭐ Leadership – Leader Ryan Brannon Shawn Harrold ⭐ Perseverance Ken Lim ⭐ Stewardship Lauren Dingle ⭐ Stewardship – Food, Safety, Quality Fleet leadership team of Brian Harper, Greg Guise, Murray Waletich, Timothy Allen, Russ Davis, Rob Rosslow, and Gary Magreehan  Big cheers to all of you!👏 We are thrilled to be able to host the LegenDARI awards on one of our member-owners farms in Ferndale, WA, for an authentic farm-to-table experience. 🐮

At this week's Idaho Milk Processors Association (IMPA) conference in Sun Valley, we were thrilled to see some of our delicious Darigold products receiving well-deserved recognition! 🏆 President and CEO Allan Huttema and Northwest Dairy Association member-farmers and directors Tony Freeman (left) and David Silva(right) proudly represented Darigold at the conference. Darigold's products received the following awards: 🥇 First prize for whole cottage cheese. 🥉 Third prize for low-fat cottage cheese. 🥈 Second and third places for salted butter. It's no surprise to those of us who know the products well, but it's always heartwarming to see our hard work acknowledged. These awards serve as a wonderful reminder of what's at the core of our business: Collecting the milk from our member farms, making the best dairy products we can, and building value for our customers and our co-op by doing those things well. 🌟

We're thrilled to share the Belle experience across the Pacific Northwest! We started our journey in Portland, OR, and have now reached Seattle. Look for the little blue Belle coffee truck to taste our delicious real dairy creamer!

Celebrating World Milk Day and the start of June Dairy Month!🥛 Milk offers 13 essential nutrients and provides over 8 grams of complete, high-quality protein per serving! 🤩 Share with us your favorite dairy product in the comments ⬇️ 🥛Cheers to all dairy farmers, truck drivers, processors, and teams that work tirelessly to ensure nutritious and delicious dairy products get from the farm to our tables.

Join us in celebrating Earth Day and our collaboration with Seattle Public Utilities! Together, we are working hard to protect Washington's precious water sources and improve conservation efforts. Whether it is the efforts of our co-op members on the farm or the 11 production facilities that we have around the Pacific Northwest, we are fully committed to doing our part in providing a sustainable future for generations to come. 🌍💧

We are thrilled to bring Darigold to the vibrant heart of New York! 🗽 With Big Geyser's partnership, we're now serving our delicious flavored and white milk in delis, cafes, grocery and other specialty stores around the city.    "We have set our sights on establishing Darigold as a national, consumer brand," said Dan Hofmeister, president of Darigold's business to consumer division. "Given the sheer size of the New York market and Big Geyser's incredible reach and reputation, we believe this is a great opportunity to turn more consumers on to Darigold. What's more, as one of the most influential pop culture and media markets in the country, the visibility boost stands to be really significant for us as we look to strengthen awareness of the Darigold brand."   From chocolate to strawberry to classic white milk, find your flavor in the Big Apple! 🍓🍫🥛 Read more about our new distribution partner and national expansion in our press release here: https://lnkd.in/gtPgYvmQ

It’s Natural Products Expo WEEK! 🎉 We can’t wait to share our high-protein, low-sugar, ultra-filtered Darigold FIT milk with you! Stop by our Booth N2326 in Hot Products located in the North Hall! We are also SO excited to be showcasing our NEW Belle coffee creamers. ☕️ Come by the booth to connect over a cup of coffee and try our delicious Vanilla, Caramel, Hazelnut Latte & Sweet Cream flavors.

Meet Danny Weitz, Assistant Plant Manager at our Issaquah, WA facility where we make our delicious butter and cultured products! Danny has been a dedicated member of the Darigold team for 23 years. We caught up with him to ask 5 questions about his career journey, valuable advice, and the benefits of working for our cooperative! #DarigoldTeam #EmployeeSpotlight

Our commercial team had a great time participating in the Gulfood - The World’s Largest, Most Trusted F&B Sourcing Event 2024 show in Dubai last week! We showcased our UHT milk, cheese, and milk powder products as part of the U.S. Dairy Export Council pavilion, receiving some really great feedback. Special thanks to Matt Henderson and Ken Lim for their contributions in presenting our high-quality dairy products to a global audience! 🐮 🥛 🌎 #Gulfood2024 #GlobalDairy #DairyCoOp #DairyExport