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Through the Line Podcast: California Dairies' High-Tech Valley Natural Beverages Plant

ProFood World editors Derrick Teal and Casey Flanagan discuss a recent visit to California Dairies recently constructed plant. Teal talks about how the company is strategizing to diversify beyond butter and milk powder and include premium dairy beverages for the more than 250 California farmers who own the cooperative and make up its membership.

Derrick Teal, Editor-in-ChiefCasey Flanagan, Associate Editor
Feb 4, 2026

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