Dairy Field back issues from March 2004:
The big cheese: flavor, fads, friendly packaging mark movement in the cheese category over the past year.(Cheese Report)
Mar 01, 2004; ... Industry-funded commercials have cleverly touted "the power of cheese" in recent years, and although people may not crash their cars seeking their favorite slice or chunk, cheese continues its long reign as one of the world's most popular foodstuffs. In fact, for a centuries-old ...
Extending its reach: HP Hood is poised to bring its innovative products to an even wider national audience.(Corporate Close-Up)
Mar 01, 2004; ... Depending on where you live, there's an HP Hood you might know, and a Hood you might not know. At least that's how chairman John Kaneb explains this apparent split personality of his growing Chelsea, Mass.-based dairy processing company. "Hood is really two companies in many ...
No signs of cooling off.(Editorial Viewpoint)
Mar 01, 2004; ... Even Ben & Jerry's is jumping on board. The word out of South Burlington is that the wizards of core-concocting and one-sweet-whirling are launching a line of low-carbohydrate ice cream, Carb Karma. And not only that, they're going to follow up this year with a no-sugar-added ...
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc. purchased the Haagen-Dazs ice cream shop franchise group from Minneapolis-based General Mills Inc.(News Wire)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc. purchased the Haagen-Dazs ice cream shop franchise group from Minneapolis-based General Mills Inc. Haagen-Dazs Shoppe Co. Inc. has 236 ice cream parlor franchises nationwide. Dreyer's obtained a license for the superpremium brand and ice cream supply contract ...
U.S. Department of Agriculture.(News Wire)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released revised data showing 2003 milk production was 170.3 billion pounds, or 0.1 percent over 2002 figures. Preliminary data had shown a 0.1 percent decline in 2003 compared to the ...
After five years in California, the Marschall Cheese Seminar will return to Wisconsin this year and combine with the Wisconsin Dairy Products Association's (WDPA) annual convention.(News Wire)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... After five years in California, the Marschall Cheese Seminar will return to Wisconsin this year and combine with the Wisconsin Dairy Products Association's (WDPA) annual convention. The joint event, to ...
Tillamook County Creamery Association.(News Wire)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... A judge has ruled Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) can't prevent a local beef jerky producer from using the name of the Oregon coastal town they both call home. The jerky maker, Tillamook Country Smoker, has used the name since 1976, and the judge said TCCA waited too long to ...
Dr. Phil McGraw.(Product & Promotion News)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Dr. Phil McGraw of "Oprah Winfrey" and "The Dr. Phil Show" fame is the newest celebrity to be featured in a Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP) milk mustache advertisement. McGraw's ad will debut this spring as part of the weight ...
Cacique Inc.(Product & Promotion News)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Cacique Inc. cofounders Jennie and Gilbert de Cardenas donated $1 million for diabetes research to City of Hope, a research and treatment center for life-threatening diseases. Cacique Inc., La Puente, Calif., celebrated its 30th anniversary by aligning with City of Hope ...
Heluva Good.(Product & Promotion News)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Heluva Good Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Classic Ranch, Buffalo Wing and Bacon Horseradish dips were featured on NBC-TV's "Today Show" in a special feature on Super Bowl snacks with weatherman Al Roker. Supermarket analyst Phil Lempert praised the ...
Straus Family Creamery.(Product & Promotion News)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Straus Family Creamery, the first wholly organic dairy processing plant in the United States that uses milk from its own family farm, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. In February 1994, founder Albert Straus set up a small bottling line in a former commercial kitchen, bottled ...
Ice Cream University.(Product & Promotion News)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Ice Cream University recently wrapped up its fourth annual Gelato Tour of Italy, with 19 representatives from U.S. and Australian ice cream retailers attending the annual gelato convention in ...
Wiscon Corp.(News Wire)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Lake Forest, Ill.-based Wiscon Corp., maker of Caputo-brand cheese, broke ground on a new cheese aging plant at its Melrose Park, Ill., site. The 20,000-foot expansion, to be located behind the existing office building, will provide space to ...
Wells' Dairy.(News Wire)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Nebraska dairy operators plan to build a 4,500-head Jersey cow dairy in northwest Iowa that will help supply Wells' Dairy, Le Mars, Iowa. The dairy, ...
WestFarm Foods.(News Wire)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... The bitter labor dispute between WestFarm Foods and Teamsters Local 66 continues as the company refuses to end its lockout of nearly 200 workers. Teamsters asked the Seattle-based dairy processor to end the lockout in exchange for a union pledge not to strike for a year, but WestFarm ...
Friendship Dairies Inc.(Processors)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Friendship Dairies Inc.--Jim Harwood has joined the Jericho, N.Y.-based processor as regional sales ...
O-AT-KA Milk Products Cooperative.(Processors)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... O-AT-KA Milk Products Cooperative--Michael Patterson has joined the Batavia, N.Y.-based cooperative as chief financial officer. Patterson has ...
Westby Cooperative Creamery.(Processors)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Westby Cooperative Creamery--The The Westby, Wis.-based cooperative has hired Peter ...
WestFarm Foods.(Processors)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... WestFarm Foods--John Mueller, president and chief executive officer, will retire at the end of the month. A 30-year veteran of the food industry, Mueller spent six years at the helm ...
Alcoa Closure Systems International.(Processor Suppliers)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Alcoa Closure Systems International--Juan Lopez has joined the Indianapolis-based aluminum manufacturer as marketing manager in ...
Fogg Filler Co.(Processor Suppliers)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Fogg Filler Co.--James Dahlke has been appointed president of the liquid filling systems manufacturer. Dahlke has more than 30 years ...
Great Dane Trailers.(Processor Suppliers)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Great Dane Trailers--Kit Hammond, president of the company's Multiproducts Division, has announced his retirement. Hammond was ...
Hansen Technologies Corp.(Processor Suppliers)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Hansen Technologies Corp.--Milton Pritts has been appointed vice ...
Hi-Speed Checkweigher.(Processor Suppliers)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Hi-Speed Checkweigher--Kyle Thomas has been appointed marketing manager at the Ithaca, N.Y.-based packaging company. He will be responsible for marketing programs that build awareness for the company's ...
Information Resources Inc.(Processor Suppliers)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Information Resources Inc.--Scott Klein has joined the Chicago-based firm as president and chief executive officer. He has more than 25 years ...
Madras Packaging LLC.(Processor Suppliers)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Madras Packaging LLC--John Arcangeli has been named vice ...
Robert Reiser & Co. Inc.(Processor Suppliers)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Robert Reiser & Co. Inc.--Peter Mellon has been appointed president of the Canton, Mass.-based company. Mellon led the company's U.K. offices for more than 10 years. He replaces Roger Reiser, ...
Autocrat Inc.(R&D Suppliers)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Autocrat Inc.--Gregory Fowler has joined the Lincoln, R.I.-based ingredient company as director of ...
Chr. Hansen Inc.(R&D Suppliers)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Chr. Hansen Inc.--Chuck Riley joins as account manager for the Milwaukee-based ...
Main Street Ingredients.(R&D Suppliers)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Main Street Ingredients--Rudy Rott has been promoted to vice president of operations of the LaCrosse, Wis.-based ...
U.S. Flavors & Fragrances.(R&D Suppliers)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... U.S. Flavors & Fragrances--Roderick Sowders has been appointed president and chief executive officer of the ingredient ...
Domino's Pizza.(Product & Promotion News)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Domino's Pizza rolled out its Cheesy Domino's Dots[TM] in a national launch with a tie-in survey of the cheesiest reality show on TV (the winners were Fox's "Temptation Island" with 28 percent, NBC's "Joe Millionaire" with 22 percent and Fox's "Average Joe" with 12 percent). The Ann Arbor, ...
Essential Foods.(Product & Promotion News)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... The Internet has proved to be a surprising outlet for selling Venezuelan-style cheese, as one Miami company discovered. A recent story in the Sun-Sentinel details how Venezuelan entrepreneur Julio Gonzalez saw slow results when he sold his family's cheeses door to door. But when he sent ...
Faces at the forum: processors share opinions at the 2004 Dairy Forum.(Market Watch)(Brief Article)(Interview)
Mar 01, 2004 ... QUESTION: What new products do you have on the horizon? A Dan Wells, president, Wells' Dairy Inc.: "We're following the low-carb craze. We see alternate sweeteners as being the future. Disney licensing is something we're pursuing also. The X-Game line is exciting, more ...
Not quite total recall: smoothie named among memorable product launches.(Market Watch)
Mar 01, 2004 ... The Dannon[R] Frusion[TM] Smoothie was named one of the most memorable new products in 2003, but garnered only 26 percent of consumer awareness, according to the results of a recent study. The smoothie, made by Tarrytown, N.Y.-based Dannon Co., was the lone dairy product ...
Calendar.(Market Watch)(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2004 ... MARCH 29: FirstWorld Congress on Organic Food: Meeting the Challenges of Safety and Quality for Fruits, Vegetables and Grains, OrganicTrade Association, East Lansing, Mich., www.foodsafe.msu.edu/organics. 30-31: Dairy 101: Milk Procurement Workshop, International ...
For the health of it: amid the low-carb craze and challenges from soy, hopes for milk are high due to weight-loss claims.(Category Review)
Mar 01, 2004; ... When New York City-based Beverage Marketing Corp. laid out its "Ten Trends Shaping Today's Beverage Industry" in March 2003, health and wellness took the top spot as the "single most important driving force shaping today's beverage consumption." It seems only natural, then, that ...
Ultra high quality: purity and safety are hallmarks of Hood's Oneida, N.Y., UHT milk processing plant.(Plant Profile)(ultra-high-temperature)
Mar 01, 2004; ... HP Hood describes itself as being two companies in one--a popular regional brand with deep historical ties in New England, and a national player that brings innovative products to consumers across the country under various names through licensing agreements. Similarly, the ...
International Cheese Technology Exposition: April 20-22, 2004.(A supplement to Dairy Field)(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2004 ... SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2004 International Cheese Technology Exposition Alliant Energy Center * Madison, Wisconsin April 21-22, 2004 Tuesday, April 20 6-8 p.m. OPENING RECEPTION Alliant Energy Center Atrium Wednesday, April 21 ...
On guard: dairy packages sport an array of safety and security features, designed to keep out pathogens and predators alike.(Packaging Technology)
Mar 01, 2004; ... Safety and security have been on the nation's collective consciousness for some time, and with good reason. Sky-is-falling scenarios aside, there are genuine concerns and realities about the nation's food supply, including perishable dairy foods and beverages. Although the ...
Sealing the deal: filling and capping technology sends product on its way faster, cleaner and more efficiently.(Processing Technology)
Mar 01, 2004; ... Like a superhero, today's manufacturing suppliers are trying to do things better and fasten While they may not be able to help processors leap across production steps in a single bound or fly their products from one point to another, they are making headway in helping dairy customers boost ...
Gut-keepers of the dairy case.(Dairy R&D)
Mar 01, 2004; ... * Dairy products make excellent delivery vehicles for probiotics--the gastrointestinal workhorses of the bacterial world. We scrub down our kitchens and bathrooms with antimicrobial cleansers, make sure to cook our hamburgers thoroughly and swallow antibiotics to treat strep ...
Wanted--dead or alive?(dairy logue)
Mar 01, 2004; ... Several years ago, the National Yogurt Association petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to change the standard of identity for yogurt to require the starter cultures to be viable in the finished product. The petition now is part of an FDA proposal. Most ...
Linguagen Corp., Cranbury, N.J., announced a partnership with Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, to assess the potency of bitter blockers.(R&D News)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Linguagen Corp., Cranbury, N.J., announced a partnership with Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, to assess the potency of bitter blockers. The research is part of an effort to enhance the flavors and nutritional values of consumer foods, beverages and oral care products. Rutgers ...
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific agency, has filed for a patent on a process that turns whey proteins left over from cheesemaking into crunchy snacks such as cheese curls, corn puffs and energy bars.(R&D News)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... The Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific agency, has filed for a patent on a process that turns whey proteins left over from cheesemaking into crunchy snacks such as cheese curls, corn puffs and energy bars. The process uses a ...
ABIC International Consultants Inc.(R&D News)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... ABIC International Consultants Inc., Fairfield, N.J., announced an "intense, comprehensive, state-of-the-art analysis of obesity in America." According to the consulting firm, the study will examine the scientific, consumer and regulatory sides to the obesity issue. A team of scientists, ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recent bestowal of GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status for betaine in selected applications paves the way for the ingredient's use in many food and beverage applications, says Denmark-based Danisco.(R&D News)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recent bestowal of GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status for betaine in selected applications paves the way for the ingredient's use in many food and beverage applications, says Denmark-based Danisco. The company has dedicated more than 20 ...
Chr. Hansen Inc.(R&D News)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Chr. Hansen Inc. is nearly finished with the construction of a new $3.5 million freezer that will double the freezer capacity at its Milwaukee dairy culture ...
Brownie pieces.(Creators Briefs)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Jana's Classics now has a "Just Brownies" category, offering both dough and baked brownie pieces for ice cream applications. Fudge brownie pieces with pecan are cakelike and crisp; German chocolate brownie pieces have a pronounced coconut flavor and pecans in a sweet ...
Get nuts.(Creators Briefs)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Rich, buttery-tasting American black walnuts form the basis for traditional black walnut ice creams. High in fiber, protein and mono- and polyunsaturated ...
Versatile starches.(Creators Briefs)(Cargill Food & Pharma Specialties)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... The PolarTex[TM] line of modified starches delivers a wide range of functions in dairy products. The line helps processors improve viscosity in HTST-processed prepared cheese and cream sauces, as well as thicken and stabilize puddings without masking ...
Turn up the sweet.(Creators Briefs)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Neohesperidin DC, a flavonoid isolated from bitter oranges, is between 1,500 and 1,800 times sweeter than sucrose. When combined with sugar alcohols and other sweeteners, it provides a synergistic sweetening effect in flavored milks, juices and ...
Thick and chocolaty.(Creators Briefs)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... For consistent viscosity and chocolate flavor--no matter what variations exist in the fluid milk--chocolate milk manufacturers need look no further than TIC Pretested[R] Dairyblend Choc 46 ....
Want S'mores?(Creators Briefs)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... The Campfire S'mores Crunch combination features a marshmallow flavor base, a chocolate variegating sauce and graham cookie, chocolate chip and ...
No gelatin required.(Creators Briefs)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... A whipping and stabilizing agent, bland-tasting Textrion Gel 01 allows manufactures to create ready-to-eat aerated desserts without using gelatin. Milk-based mousses made with the gel exhibit a smooth texture, fine air bubbles and proper melting ...
Taste of the tropics.(Creators Briefs)(Arome America LLC)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Fruit distillates, extracts, essences, juice concentrates and purees give dairy products that tropical tang. The all-natural kosher products are GMO-free and are ...
Lowfat Cottage Cheese with strawberries.(New Products)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Company: HP Hood, Chelsea, Mass. Distribution: New England and upstate New York. Suggested Retail: $1.99 to $2.39 per 16-ounce cup. Ingredients: Cultured pasteurized skim milk, strawberries, high fructose corn syrup, whey protein concentrate, modified corn ...
CarbSense ice cream.(New Products)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Company: Byrne Dairy, Syracuse, N.Y. Distribution: New England and New York. Suggested Retail: $3.99 per half gallon. Ingredients: (Peanut Butter Pleasure) Milk, cream, polydextrose, sorbitol, peanuts, nonfat dry milk, soybean and/or peanut oil, salt, ...
New product ticker.(New Products)(Illustration)
Mar 01, 2004 ... <Pre> New Product Ticker NUMBER OFNUMBER OF CATEGORY REPORTSSKUS Ice Cream, Novelties and Frozen Yogurt21 96 Cheese 22 42 Margarine, ...
Take it to the 'Max': DFA introduces a milk-based energy and fitness shake in four flavors.(New Products)(Dairy Farmers of America)(Sport Shake Max)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Chock-full of 24 vitamins and minerals, Sport Shake[R] Max was created to taste like a milkshake but deliver the health benefits of a nutritional drink. It's the newest offering in the nutritional supplement category from Kansas City, Mo.-based Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) ....
Sport Shake[R] Max.(New Products)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Company: Dairy Farmers of America, Kansas City, Mo. Distribution: Convenience stores nationwide and grocery stores in New York. Suggested Retail: $1.49 per 10.5-ounce bottle. Ingredients: (Banana Blast) Skim milk, sugar, cream, cellulose gel, artificial ...
Lee's Ice Cream.(New Products)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Company: Lee's Ice Cream, Owings Mills, Md. Distribution: Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. Suggested Retail: $3.29 to $3.69 per pint. Ingredients: (Mint Brownie) Cream, milk, sugar, brownie (sugar, butter, unenriched wheat flour, ...
Coffee-flavored milk.(New Products)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Company: Promised Land Dairy, San Antonio. Distribution: Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. Suggested Retail: $1.78 to $2.19 per quart ...
New no-sugar-added ice cream flavors.(New Products)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Company: Velvet Ice Cream Co., Utica, Ohio. Distribution: Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and the Bahamas. Suggested Retail: $5.59 to $5.79 per 56-ounce carton. Ingredients: (Raspberry Fudge) Milkfat and ...
www.aicompanies.com.(Web profiles: a guide to leading dairy industry suppliers' Web sites)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Advanced Instruments, Spiral Biotech and Delta Instruments have engineered turnkey systems to monitor raw and finished product quality and verify ...