Fake Cheese an Outrage

Editor:
I am writing this letter to inform the dairy industry in the U.S. of the back stabbing we are receiving from the Cargill Company. One of their many divisions has developed an “analogue” (fake) cheese product as an alternative solution to pizza topping, and other prepared food applications as a cheaper, more cost controlled solution to the volatile pricing of real cheese produced in this country. They “spin” this fact by saying that it is for a niche market — the vegans and lactose intolerant.
I am convinced that if this product is accepted by the consumer, it will be produced in whatever quantities it takes to meet demand. The U.S. dairy industry must take a stand against this outrageous situation. The level of arrogance and greed exhibited by the management of Cargill is stunning to me. During an upcycle this situation would be hard to take, but given the extreme hardship being endured by the dairy industry it is intolerable.
I urge every dairyman in the U.S. to boycott the Cargill Grain Company to greatest extent possible. We have two 700-cow dairies in New York and have just taken our last delivery of Cargill feed. Please join this boycott.
— Charles Hanehan
Saratoga Springs
& Mt. Upton, N.Y.