Cabot Creamery, a farmer-owned cooperative, is teaming up with the Boston Red Sox and iconic Fenway Park as a sponsor and concession vendor this season. Among the grilled cheese sandwiches offered are fan favorites like Cabot Sharp Cheddar and Classic Gourmet Grilled Cheese made with Cabot Pepper Jack and Vermont Sharp Cheddar Cheese, which are melted on sourdough bread and served with kettle chips.

Catherine Bayard, global product manager of Plant Attitude at Givaudan, joins us for Episode 51 of the “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast. Bayard manages the dairy and cheese alternatives category globally at Switzerland-based Givaudan, helping to create food experiences intended to do good and feel good for body, mind and planet. Among the topics she discusses are trends driving rising consumer demand for plant-based products, the challenges alternative protein producers are facing, and the ways technology and climate change are shaping the evolving dairy alternatives landscape.

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) released a statement in response to President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements. Gregg Doud, NMPF’s President and CEO, stated: “Tariffs can be a useful tool for negotiating fairer terms of trade. To that end, we are glad to see the administration focusing on long-time barriers to trade that the European Union and India have imposed on our exports. The administration has rightly noted both countries’ penchants for restricting sales of American products. In fact, 20% reciprocal tariffs are a bargain for the EU.”