Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development

The Center for Dairy Technology Commercialization was established to commercialize technologies developed at the Western Dairy Center, whose research is funded by a consortium of dairy food companies, for a variety of applications in the dairy industry.

The Center is currently pursuing commercialization of the following inventions: utilization of bacterial cultures that produce polysaccharides externally to increase cheese yield; production of flavored cheese using high pressure injection technology, using textured whey protein both as a meat extender and as a high protein snack food.

• Cheese trials have begun using the
  exopolysaccaride gene to determine
  commercial interest among cheese producers.
• One company
  intends to modify the cheese flavor and the other company will use the technology as a method of creating
  new and novel cheeses for children.

• Shepherds Goat and Sheep Dairy Products, LLC - acquired by Fire Ridge Ranch LLC, Shepherds Dairy.