MARSHALL, Calif.—Straus Family Creamery products won seven awards in the 2009 Los Angeles International Dairy Competition. The contest, held at the Los Angeles County Fair on August 15, 2009, had submissions from 43 dairy processors. Straus received gold medals for its European-style salted and sweet butters, cream top whole milk and plain nonfat yogurt. Straus plain whole milk yogurt and half & half earned silver medals and the whipping cream won a bronze.