Schuman Cheese, Turner Dairy Farms and Umpqua Dairy secured top honors.

The cooperative's honors included major wins in Illinois, Missouri and Kentucky.

Younger generations use the snacks they buy as social signalers.

QCS Purchasing Cooperative highlighted Umpqua's excellence in three key categories.

Good Housekeeping spotlighted ProBugs for the product's probiotics.

Klondike Cheese Company topped all entrants with 11 cheese awards.

Among the awards, the Workplace of the Year is co-sponsored by Dairy Processing.

The Schuman Cheese brand's 36-month aged Copper Kettle took first in its category.

Products featuring the Real California Milk seal totaled 31 honors.

Six first place awards went to the Green Bay, Wis., cheese manufacturer.