CheeseExpo

Our thanks go to the energetic crowd of dairy processors, marketers, and suppliers who lifted their bidding paddles last week to support dairy industry education, training and research at the 2026 Novonesis Reception and Championship Cheese Auction on April 15, 2026, at ! Together, we raised record funds to support industry growth.

Special thanks go to all the winning bidders for their generous and enthusiastic support: Actus Nutrition; Kelley Supply; Membrane Process & Controls; Masters Gallery Foods, Inc.; ALPMA USA; Complete Filtration Resources Inc.; D.R. Tech, Inc.; Loos Machine & Automation; T.C. Jacoby & Company, Inc.; Nelson-Jameson, Inc.; Advanced Process Technologies - APT; Novonesis; dsm-firmenich; ProActive Solutions USA, LLC; Dahmes Stainless Inc.; Ivarson, Inc.; Great Lakes Cheese Company; Decatur Dairy; Guggisberg Cheese; Klondike Cheese Company; Davis & Company; Dairy Connection Inc; Mohawk Technology, LLC; Sugar River Cold Storage; The Bank of New Glarus; Hydrite; Trucent Centrifuge Parts & Repair; Atlantic Grain & Trade; and Pallet Service Corporation. Learn more about the Auction here: https://loom.ly/ZBK_vOA

Many thanks to the 5,200 attendees who joined us in Milwaukee last week for an unforgettable 2026! Relive the excitement in our photos from the week - and don't forget to tag, like, download, and share your favorites.

(Photos by Mike Roemer)

Many thanks to Custom Fabricating & Repair for generously hosting 's popular Afterglow Reception last night! We're grateful for the ongoing support - and a fun opportunity for attendees to relax and mingle.

The stage is set, the awards are in full swing, and the room is packed with the world’s best cheese craftspeople at the World Champions Awards Banquet at . Congratulations to all this year’s World Championship Cheese Contest medalists! It’s an honor to celebrate your success.

It’s one of the cheese industry’s biggest nights - the World Champions Awards Banquet! We look forward to saluting the incredible achievements of the 2026 World Championship Cheese Contest winners and Wisconsin Master Cheesemakers! Our thanks go to Nelson-Jameson, Inc. for starting our celebratory evening with the elegant (and delicious) World Champions Reception.

What a joy it is to celebrate the pillars of our dairy processing community and their trailblazing accomplishments! Many thanks to dsm-firmenich for their exclusive sponsorship of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association Recognition Breakfast at 2026.

CheeseExpo’s Opening Keynote speaker, Tom Tench of Glanbia Nutritionals, is setting the tone for the week with a thought-provoking, insightful talk to a packed room of attendees. Thanks go to GEA Food for their generous sponsorship of this fascinating kick-off to 2026!

Many thanks to Amcor Packaging for generously sponsoring this morning’s continental breakfast! Join us now in the Baird Ballroom Foyer to kick off a full day of learning and connection at .