Congratulations to Glanbia Nutritionals, Twin Falls, ID, for winning the Grand Champion title in the 28th annual Idaho Milk Processors Association (IMPA) dairy product contest here last week. Matt Cotroneo of Glanbia won the contest with an entry in the medium Cheddar, aged three to six months Class, scoring a 99.03 in the final round of judging, Julie Winans of Novonesis Dairy, and IMPA contest coordinator, commented. Gossner Foods Inc Foods, Heyburn, ID, was named First Reserve Champion with a Muenster entry in the Washed Curd Class. Gossner Foods, Logan, UT, won the Second Reserve Champion prize for its entry in the Swiss cheese class. 17 first-place cheeses were auctioned off raising $111,000 for student scholarships, smashing the previous record of $89,750 set in 2023. Buyers of the 17 first-place cheeses included Kelley Supply, Inc.; Evans Grain Feed & Seed; Loos Machine & Automation; Complete Filtration Resources, Inc.; Harry Davis & Company; dsm-firmenich; Nelson-Jameson, Inc; Milk Specialties Global; Advanced Process Technologies Inc. (APT); Chobani; Novonesis; Rocket Industrial; Vanguard Renewables; and Orkin. For more information and the list of winners, visit: https://lnkd.in/gQ8wDApd In the picture: Front row from Glanbia Nutritionals and winners of the IMPA Cheese Contest (left to right) are: Dalibor Bampa, Rudolf Jozelic, and Jerry Jones. Back row and combined buyers of the Glanbia cheese are (left to right): Troy Kilty, Eric Mertens, and Brady Hoes from Loos Machine & Automation; and Shane Wiercinski, John Park, and Tracey Wiercinski from Complete Filtration Resources, Inc. Filtration Resources. Finally, IMPA president, IMPA president Shawn Burton, High Desert Milk and IMPA Contest coordinator, Julie Winans, Novonesis.
