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New Cheese Coating Supply Now Available
By: Bill Rufenacht | Technical Specialist, Dairy Connection Inc.If you
use cheese-coating as part of your process, you may be aware that it has been a
challenge in recent years to source a high-quality, consistently available
cheese coating supply that arrives with an acceptable Best Use By date. Our
original supplier imported infrequently enough to make usable shelf life
unlikely. Since trans-Atlantic shipping was via freighter, it was common for
product to be delayed even longer during t
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5th Sep 2024
Featured Product: Natural Calf Rennet
By: Bill Rufenacht | Technical Specialist, Dairy Connection Inc.As you may be aware, we have experienced
intermittent challenges sourcing an uninterrupted supply of veal rennet in
recent years. We are pleased to report that we believe we have resolved this issue
by importing Renco natural calf rennet from New Zealand. We currently have a
good supply of this product in stock with a February of 2025 Best Use By date. Due
to favorable shipping costs, this lot of Renco natural calf rennet is pr
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19th Jun 2024
Featured Product: YoMix© ABY-2C Yogurt Culture
By: Bill Rufenacht | Technical Specialist, Dairy Connection Inc.YoMix© ABY-2C is a yogurt starter culture
blend manufactured by IFF (International Flavors and
Fragrances, Inc.). This culture is a workhorse for many Dairy
Connection customers. Given proper fermentation conditions, ABY-2C will consistently
produce a mild tasting, thick-bodied yogurt in five to six hours. It is usually
on the short list of cultures that we recommend for trial to clients who may be new
to yogurt manu
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2nd Apr 2024
Featured Product: Bioprotective Cultures
By: Bill Rufenacht | Technical Specialist, Dairy Connection Inc.Let’s take a look
at bioprotective cultures. These are a group of cultures that can be added to a
fermentation along with starter cultures, with the purpose of preventing the
growth of spoilage or other undesirable organisms, as well as contributing positive
attributes to your finished product. They are designed not to impact the
acidification rate of your fermentation or make any pronounced flavor
contributions to your produc
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15th Feb 2024
Introducing: CONNECT U
If you've ever spent time composing a mission statement, you know that the process can be an excellent way to examine your motives, to elevate your goals, and to identify and recognize the values of your business. It sounds simple enough, but like many things that seem easy, of course it is not. A couple years ago, our team set about formally ironing out the Dairy Connection Mission Statement:
It is our mission to support local food culture and help our customers to succeed, no matter
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12th Oct 2023