If industry awards are a form of validation, then the nearly 100 employees at Wendt’s Dairy in Niagara Falls, NY are feeling mighty good these days. It has consistently placed in the top five in the New York State Milk Quality Improvement Program’s milk judging competition for years. And with nearly two dozen processing plants competing for the blue ribbon, winning top honors is no mean feat. But last summer, Wendt’s became the first dairy ever to win with a perfect score of 100. The unprecedented tally generated a good deal of attention from industry media and quite a few smiles from the folks at Wendt’s.