BGC Manufacturing Ice Cream Plant recently won first place in the open yogurt category with peach yogurt and third place in the blueberry yogurt category at the 2008 World Dairy Expo Championship in Madison, Wisconsin.

The event drew more than 65,000 dairy enthusiasts, producers, industry personnel, and visitors from around the world for world-class cattle shows and the biggest dairy trade show on earth.

"This competition gives our manufacturing group a chance to compete with the best dairy manufacturers in the United States and Canada, and our awards prove we can beat the best,” said Jim Pitner, vice president-manufacturing. “Obviously, we’re very pleased and congratulate our entire team on this high honor.”

Published 10/31/08