Press Releases

Real California Milk Kicks Off Annual Search For The Best Pizza Recipes Featuring California Cheese & Dairy

2025 Real California Pizza Contest features more finalists, new categories
and $30,000 in total cash prizes

Contestants Vie For Dairy Princess Title And Role As Industry Ambassador District 2 Looks To Crown 2024 Dairy Princess On April 26th

PETALUMA, Calif. – March 10, 2025 – Nine young women will compete for the prestigious title of Dairy Princess during the District 2 Dairy Princess contest on April 26, 2025, at the Petaluma Veteran’s Memorial Building.

This year’s contestants are Audrey Clark, Isabelle Janson, Lia Jerry, Mari Suazo and Yesenia Rivas of Sonoma, Jamie Jensen, Lily Cromwell and Shane Renati of Petaluma, and Macy Arntz of Santa Rosa.
 

California Spotlights Innovative Dairy Options, Global Flavors at Pizza Expo In Las Vegas

Event marks kickoff of 7^th annual call for innovative pizza recipes using California cheese,
3^rd International Pizza competition

Tracy, Calif. – (March 17, 2025) – Innovative products, on-trend applications and an international pizza bake-off are elements of the California Milk Advisory Board’s (CMAB) presence at the Pizza Expo March 25-27, 2025, in Las Vegas.

California Milk Advisory Board Announces Transition In Leadership

CEO John Talbot Shares 2025 Retirement Plan;
VP of Business Development Bob Carroll on Tap to Lead Organization in the Future

Tracy, Calif. – March 10, 2025 – The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today announced that CEO John Talbot will retire by the end of 2025 after more than a decade of leadership of the dairy marketing organization. Bob Carroll, CMAB’s current Vice President of Business Development, has been selected as his successor.

California Dairy District 4 Seeks Ambassadors To Serve As 2025 Dairy Princesses

Annual Dairy Princess Contest Returns to Turlock May 17^th   

California Dairy District 6 Seeks Ambassadors To Serve As 2025 Dairy Princesses

Annual Dairy Princess Contest Returns to Bakersfield May 10^th     

California Dairy District 3 Seeks Ambassadors To Serve As 2025 Dairy Princesses

Annual Dairy Princess Contest Returns to Orland May 4^th

California Dairy District 1 Seeks Ambassadors To Serve As 2025 Dairy Princesses

Annual Dairy Princess Contest Returns to Fortuna May 9^th

California Milk Advisory Board Selects Student Ambassadors to Share California Dairy Messages with International Audience

Anissa Borges and Dayana Limon Santiago selected to represent Real California Milk in Thailand

TRACY, Calif. – February 12, 2025 – Anissa Borges of Tulare and Dayana Limon Santiago of Wasco have been selected to represent the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) in Thailand during the 2025 CMAB International Internship Program.

California Dairy Innovation Center Releases Schedule Of Dairy Short Course Training Opportunities And Conference For 2025

CALIFORNIA DAIRY INNOVATION CENTER RELEASES SCHEDULE OF DAIRY SHORT COURSE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND CONFERENCE FOR 2025

California Dairy District 2 Seeks Ambassadors To Serve As 2025 Dairy Princesses

Annual Dairy Princess Contest Returns to Petaluma on April 26^th

Winter Fancy Food Show Spotlights Innovative Specialty Dairy Made With Sustainably Sourced Milk From California

TRACY, Calif. – (January 14, 2025) –The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) will spotlight a diverse selection of innovative and sustainably sourced specialty dairy products at the 2025 Winter Fancy Food show in Las Vegas, Nev. January 19-21, 2025.

California Dairy Students Partner With California Dairy Families To Raise Milk For Families In Need

2^nd  Real California Milk Intercollegiate Give-A-Gallon Challenge focuses on increasing access to fresh dairy in local communities

With More Than $2MM in Sales, Petit Pot Takes $100,000 Grand Prize at 2024 Real California Milk Excelerator

                 California Milk Advisory Board and partner VentureFuel award Petit Pot and select
                                four new finalists during the final pitch and Future of Dairy Expo event
                                               showcasing game-changing innovations in dairy

Innovative Dairy Foods Made With Sustainably Sourced California Milk To Be Showcased During Private Label Trade Show

California dairy processors to exhibit in Chicago November 17-19, 2024

California Milk Advisory Board Offers Opportunity For Student Ambassadors To Share California Dairy Messages With International Audiences

3 students to be selected to represent Real California Milk abroad in 2025

California Milk Advisory Board Welcomes Chris Eastwood as Business Development Manager

Tracy, Calif. – October 7, 2024 – The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) announced today the addition of Chris Eastwood as Business Development Manager.

Eastwood comes to CMAB with an extensive food background, most recently working for Casale, an artisanal prosciutto and Italian cured meats company. As Head of Sales, he focused on expanding the company’s footprint in the U.S. within foodservice and built their go-to-market strategy for retail.

Real California Milk Excelerator Innovation Competition Announces Health and Wellness Cohort at Program Kick-Off in Davis, Calif.

2024 finalists capture wellness trends from improving digestive health to increasing
cognitive function, powered by real milk and dairy

California Milk Advisory Board Welcomes Lizzie Werber as Senior Marketing Manager

Tracy, Calif. – August 29, 2024 – The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today announced the addition of Lizzie Werber as Senior Marketing Manager.

California Dairy On Display At The Western Foodservice and Hospitality Expo

Tracy, Calif. – (August 19, 2024) –The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) is bringing culinary inspiration with California dairy to the Western Foodservice and Hospitality Expo, August 25-27 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.