international dairy food associations
THE INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION This post hearing brief is submitted on behalf of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), a trade association representing manufacturers, marketers, distributors, and suppliers of fluid milk and related products, ice cream and frozen dairy deserts, and cheese. IDFA represents the nation's dairy manufacturing and marketing industries and their suppliers, with a membership of 530 companies representing a $90-billion a year industry. IDFA is composed of three constituent organizations: the Milk Industry Foundation (MIF), the National Cheese Institute (NCI) and the International Ice Cream Association (IICA). IDFA's 220 dairy processing members run more than 600 plant operations, and range from large multi-national organizations to single-plant companies. Together they represent more than 85% of the milk, cultured products, cheese