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Podcast: MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON
Episode: With Cottage Cheese Demand Skyrocketing, Creamery Decides To Modernize
Description: Westby Cooperative Creamery, Wisconsin’s only cottage cheese manufacturer, is investing $14.1 million to modernize its Westby facility. The expansion will add new vats, tanks, silos, and upgraded equipment to improve efficiency, safety, and product consistency while easing strain on employees. Emily Bialkowski says the project will meet surging consumer demand for cottage cheese, which has seen sales jump nationwide. With all current capacity sold out, the investment ensures long-term stability for the creamery to stay competitive in the growing high-protein, "clean-label" market. Pictured: New enclosed vat.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.