Mission
THE INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION (IDFA), WASHINGTON, D.C., REPRESENTS THE NATION'S DAIRY MANUFACTURING AND MARKETING INDUSTRY, WHICH SUPPORTS MORE THAN 3 MILLION JOBS THAT GENERATE $159 BILLION IN WAGES AND $620 BILLION IN OVERALL ECONOMIC IMPACT. IDFA'S DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP RANGES FROM MULTINATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO SINGLE-PLANT COMPANIES, FROM DAIRY COMPANIES AND COOPERATIVES TO FOOD RETAILERS AND SUPPLIERS, ALL ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES. IDFA MEMBERS REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 90% OF THE MILK, CHEESE, ICE CREAM, YOGURT AND CULTURED PRODUCTS, AND DAIRY INGREDIENTS PRODUCED AND MARKETED IN THE UNITED STATES AND SOLD THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. OUR MEMBERS ARE PROUD TO PROVIDE DELICIOUS, SAFE AND NUTRITIOUS DAIRY FOODS TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, EVERYWHERE.