The Norwegian Dairy Council received the International Milk Promotion Group Yves Boutonnat Trophy Award for their successful marketing campaign, titled ‘One nutrient, one hundred communication possibilities’.
Winning the second prize was nutrition expert Mary Anne Burkman, from The Dairy Council of California, who was awarded the IDF Volunteer Recognition Award for her skill in translating scientific language into practical information. Ms Burkman is recognised as a pioneer in bringing the nutrition and sustainability fields together, and has played a key role in drafting essential resource papers for the IDF.
Keith Johnston, principal research technologist at Fonterra, from New Zealand, was awarded the IDF Prize of Excellence 2017, for his contribution to the work of the IDF, which has resulted in the final adoption of a new and updated set of Codex cheese standards.
The IDF Award 2017 was awarded to Dr Robin Condron, former manager in animal health and welfare at Dairy Australia. For more than 15 years, he has has been an active contributor to the IDF, and has provided strategic advice to the industry in Australia, and internationally in the technical areas of food safety, animal health and welfare.
IDF president Dr Judith Bryans said: “All of the evening’s winners are dairy champions who work tirelessly to promote our great industry all over the world. Working with members all over the world, the IDF aims to facilitate dialogue with stakeholders of the global dairy sector, and all of our award winners have helped us do just that.
“Whether it’s being creative, offering high-level strategic and technical advice, or helping us to communicate more effectively with the wider dairy industry, each of these winners has played a key role in ensuring the interests of the industry remain centre stage. Their commitment to the global industry is unwavering and is deeply appreciated.”