Dairy Field back issues from March 2005:
Milking naivete.(editorial)(Editorial)
Mar 01, 2005; ... "There's a new study that says milk is bad for kids," my wife tells me lion the phone. "What?" I respond, not eager at that moment to stray from my work for the March issue deadline. "They say kids don't need milk," my wife says. "They say calcium doesn't build ...
Co-op contention: Tillamook upholds rBST policy despite Monsanto pressure.(Tillamook County Creamery Association uphold a recombinant bovine somatotropin policy)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Members of Oregon's Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) in late February voted to uphold a policy requiring the cooperative's 147 producers to stop using recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) on their herds, despite an aggressive campaign against the policy launched by the maker ...
Roberts Dairy.(IMAGE MAKERS: product and promotion news)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Lincoln, Neb.-based Roberts Dairy is donating a portion of the proceeds from 5-quart vanilla ice cream sales to provide care packages sent by Operation We Care[R] men and women in the armed forces serving overseas. Roberts Dairy's Hiland-Roberts Vanilla Ice Cream 5-quart pails are ...
Milk Processor Education Program.(IMAGE MAKERS: product and promotion news)(Reggie Awards ceremony)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... The Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP), sponsor of the national Milk Mustache "got milk?" campaign, received top honors at the recent Reggie Awards ceremony in Chicago for last summer's "Shape You Want to Be In" and "Show Off with the Top Down" promotions. The awards were given by ...
Dean Foods Co.(Steve Demos appointed)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Steve Demos has resigned as president of Dallas-based Dean Foods Co.'s White Wave Foods division to pursue other interests, the company announced shortly before press time. Dean chairman and chief executive officer Gregg Engles ...
Farmland Dairies LLC announced the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has confirmed the company's reorganization plan in the wake of the Parmalat financial scandal.(NEWS WIRE)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Farmland Dairies LLC announced the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has confirmed the company's reorganization plan in the wake of the Parmalat financial scandal. "The confirmation of our plan is the final step toward allowing Farmland to emerge from ...
Kilkenny, Ireland-based international dairy company Glanbia PLC has announced that its new $190 million production facility in New Mexico, a joint venture between Glanbia's Southwest Cheese Co. LLC, Dairy Farmers of America Inc. and Select Milk Producers Inc., is expected to begin production as planned in October.(NEWS WIRE)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Kilkenny, Ireland-based international dairy company Glanbia PLC has announced that its new $190 million production facility in New Mexico, a joint venture between Glanbia's Southwest Cheese Co. LLC, Dairy Farmers ...
CoolBrands International Inc. reported in late February that it will stop making and distributing ice cream and novelty products for Weight Watchers International Inc. as of May 1 to resolve pending lawsuits between the companies.(NEWS WIRE)
Mar 01, 2005 ... CoolBrands International Inc. reported in late February that it will stop making and distributing ice cream and novelty products for Weight Watchers International Inc. as of May 1 to resolve pending lawsuits between the companies. In August, Ontario-based ...
Shining bright: association holds convention with record attendance.(market watch)(All Star Dairy Association Inc.)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... All Star Dairy Association Inc. (ASDA) held its 47th annual convention February 9 to 13 at the Desert Springs Marriott in Pal Desert, Calif. President Larry Kurz, of Readington Farms in Whitehouse, N.J., and Jeff Sterne, executive director of Lexington, Ky.-based ASDA, presided over a ...
Plant Operations Conference.(market watch)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Innovation, technology and management are the three watchwords for the International Dairy Foods Association's (IDFA) Plant Operations Conference slated for April 26 and 27 in Chicago. This year's program will cover a spectrum of topics crucial to dairy plant operators including the latest ...
Associated Milk Producers Inc.(News Wire)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Bruce and Jane Pederson of Westbrook, Minn., were named the 2005 Outstanding Young Cooperators at a contest sponsored by New Ulm, Minn.-based cooperative Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI). A three-member panel of dairy industry professionals chose the Pedersons from a field of ...
The Cornucopia Institute has filed two formal complaints asking the USDA to investigate alleged violations of the federal organic raw by factory farms operating in Idaho and California with ties to Dean Foods-owned Horizon Organic.(News Wire)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... The Cornucopia Institute has filed two formal complaints asking the USDA to investigate alleged violations of the federal organic taw by factory farms operating in Idaho and California with ties to Dean Foods-owned Horizon Organic. At issue are organic livestock management practices that ...
Dean.(Dean Dairy Products Co.'s financial report)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... In other Dean news, the company reported net sales for 2004 increased 18 percent to $10.8 billion. Dean attributes the increase to growth in the company's ...
International Dairy Foods Association.(News Wire)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... To help dairy professionals navigate the complex U.S. milk pricing structure, Washington, D.C.-based International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) will hold this year's ...
Current sales trends: ice cream production starts year by registering 9 percent increase in January to 36,901,000 gallons.(From the Archives)
Mar 01, 2005 ... (From The Ice Cream Trade Journal, March 1955) The new year--1955--got off to a good start as far as ice cream production was concerned. According to the Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, ice cream production for the month of January 1955 was ...
Looking back: Jim Erickson.(Anderson Erickson Dairy Co.)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Since my start date of September 1958 here at Anderson Erickson Dairy, many things have changed completely. Home delivery was the predominant delivery method in the early '50s; now everything is semi-direct delivery or warehouse delivery. Glass bottles have yielded to plastic with a little ...
Faces at the forum--2005 Dairy forum.(John Jeter, Larry Jensen says)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005; ... What has been the impact of the raw-cost fluctuations of the past year? "The volatility damages demand in the short term and long run. We devote a lot of resources to managing margins rather than innovating." John Jeter, Hilmar ...
CoolBrands International Inc.(David Stein appointed)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... CoolBrands International Inc.--David Stein has been elected to serve as co-chairman and chief executive officer ...
Kraft Foods Inc.(Richard Lerner appointed)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Kraft Foods Inc.--The Northfield, Ill.-based company has ...
Organic Valley Family of Farms.(David Butterfield appointed)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Organic Valley Family of Farms--David Butterfield has joined the ...
B&H Labeling Systems.(Bruce Andrade appointed)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... B&H Labeling Systems--Bruce Andrade has been appointed vice ...
Fogg Filler Co.(Alistair Pyers appointed)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Fogg Filler Co.--Alistair Pyers has joined the Holland, Mich.-based ...
Fort Dearborn Co.(Timothy Trahey appointed)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Fort Dearborn Co.--Timothy Trahey has been appointed ...
Fristam Pumps USA.(Mick Williams appointed)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Fristam Pumps USA--Mick Williams has joined the ...
Multivac Inc.(Mark Hammelrath, Ben Eastman and Jason Green appointed)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Multivac Inc.--Mark Hammelrath has joined the Kansas City, Mo.--based company's food division as market development manager, ...
Separators Inc.(Ken Sucilla and Richard Schildwachter appointed)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Separators Inc.--Ken Sucilla has joined the Indianapolis-based company's field service department ...
SPX Process Equipment.(Fred Spataro appointed)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... SPX Process Equipment--Fred Spataro has been appointed general ...
Wow Logistics Co.(Tom Oswald and Harold Schiferl appointed)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Wow Logistics Co.--Harold Schiferl, president and one of the founders of the Appleton, ...
Virginia Dare Extract Co.(Angelich, Anton appointed)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Virginia Dare Extract Co.--Anton Angelich has joined the ...
100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance.(Paul Schutes appointed)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... 100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance--Paul Schutes has been ...
Dairy Council of California.(new board chairman Mike Newell appointed)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Dairy Council of California--Mike Newell, president of Crystal Cream & Butter Co., has been elected board chairman of the Sacramento-based organization. Joining the board are ...
Obituaries.(SPI Polyols Inc.'s Jerry Roland)(Obituary)
Mar 01, 2005 ... SPI Polyols Inc.--Jerry Roland, 47, marketing director of the New Castle, Del.-based company, died March 3 of liver cancer. Roland worked his entire career in ...
Calendar.(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2005 ... APRIL 5-6: International Private Label Food Exhibition 2005, Paris-Expo, Porte de Versailles, contact Gilles Ferrod, gilles.ferrod@jangil.net. 12-13: Oregon Dairy Industries Annual Conference, Valley River Inn, Eugene, Ore., contact Reitha McCabe, ...
Savoring the possibilities: flavored milks open up the beverage market with innovative profiles, packaging and marketing.(category review)
Mar 01, 2005; ... First, there was basic chocolate and strawberry. A few years ago, in a mini-revolution, came the advent of single-serve plastic containers. Now, flavored milks run the proverbial gamut, including profiles like mango and root beer, and are packaged in an array of shapes and sizes. Such ...
People pride and progress: Sargento Foods nurtures an industry and a culture.(corporate close-up)(Company Profile)(Cover Story)
Mar 01, 2005; ... "Our family's passion is cheese"--that's the bold declaration on every package, press release and business card at Sargento Foods Inc. And that's clear, based on the innovative value-added cheese products that have been coming out of the Plymouth, Wis.-based company for the ...
A cut above: Sargento's Plymouth, Wis., plant turns ordinary cheese into extraordinary value-added products.(plant close-up)
Mar 01, 2005; ... The street address of Sargento Foods says it all--this is One Persnickety Place. From the high standards used to select only the finest natural cheeses to the innovative processes used to transform them into a multitude of formats, the folks at Sargento know exactly how they want things ...
Coming of age: converging market forces and trends lead to greater diversification in the category.(focus feature)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Like wine, cheese has always had a sentimental, romantic appeal, made with a centuries-old technique and reflecting a dedication to heritage and craftsmanship. What was once a relatively basic foodstuff, however, now includes an ever-broadening spectrum of products designed to ...
Cheese flavor development: how to help processors achieve the taste they're seeking.(SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Degussa has a long history of working closely with cheese manufacturers to optimize cheese flavor development. Starting 60 years ago with the identification of lipase enzymes and their mode of action, and continuing with the development of the Continuous Use[TM] Bulk Culture systems and ...
Wisconsin cheese industry conference.(show preview)(Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association)
Mar 01, 2005 ... The Wisconsin Cheese Industry Conference returns to the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wis., April 20-21, 2005. Here, more than 1,000 cheese industry leaders from around the nation will gather to gain information about the latest in cheese technology, product marketing and dairy issues ...
Target market: processors and industry organizations appeal to the tastes of youth.(special report)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Young adults possess incredible purchasing power. And dairy processors have discovered the value of putting a sizeable portion of their budgets up against this demanding, and often finicky, demographic. There is an incredible array of products in the dairy case for kids and ...
Marketing to kids from the ground up.(special report)
Mar 01, 2005 ... The Geppetto Group, a firm based in New York City that handles marketing geared toward children, teens, young adults and moms, has developed a proprietary discipline called Echo Branding. It's a process that begins with the creation of a unique, "meaningful insight" that's owned ...
Brandless marketing: education programs help processors improve school milk and teach children to make healthy food choices.(special report)(Milk Processor Education Program)
Mar 01, 2005 ... The Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP) is offering several regional seminars as part of its school improvement program to help milk processors make even more headway with schools. The seminars, scheduled from March through May in cities across the country, will feature an overview ...
Milk expands its reach: vend channel plays key role in marketing to kids.(special report)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Recent findings show that milk is inching out other beverage choices in school vending machines throughout the country, especially in America's Dairyland--Wisconsin. Indeed, two-thirds of Wisconsin's high schools have milk vending machines. And milk product selections in today's ...
Safe keeping: easy-to-open packaging and sensors help products maintain quality and integrity.(packaging technology)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Even before September 11, consumers worried about food safety. They want to know that what they re eating is safe, but they also want assurances the food is fresh and of the highest quality. While tamper evidence is significant for food safety, it's important to consumers that ...
Turning up the volume: filling technology expands and improves, mirroring dairy productivity.(processing technology)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Volume is critical to success in the dairy industry, but so too are the mechanisms that control product volume itself. Filling equipment has evolved in form and function to meet dairy processors' needs, which include speed, versatility, durability and hygiene. Filling machines ...
Promoting probiotics: a wave of dairy products is hitting shelves with these live, active cultures.
Mar 01, 2005; ... For years, experts within the dairy industry have been waiting for the potential of probiotics to break wide open. Several market factors indicated that probiotic popularity was imminent, including the growing embrace of yogurt as inherently healthy, the widespread acceptance of ...
Did they know?(DAIRYLOGUE)
Mar 01, 2005; ... It seems like the dairy industry may have a potential "tobacco litigation" scenario on its hands. According to a statement released by Samuel Epstein, M.D., and the Cancer Prevention Coalition and the Organic Consumers Association, Monsanto's recombinant bovine growth hormone ...
Splenda marketer McNeil Nutritionals has struck back against the Sugar Association and its members and the trade group's public relations firm, charging them in a lawsuit with making false claims to harm the sweetener's reputation.(R&D NEWS)
Mar 01, 2005 ... * Splenda marketer McNeil Nutritionals has struck back against the Sugar Association and its members and the trade group's public relations firm, charging them in a lawsuit with making false claims to harm the sweetener's ...
St. Louis-based The Solae Co. has reached a settlement in an isoflavone concentrate patent infringement lawsuit the company filed in 2003 against Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) (ADM), Decatur, III., and Amerifit Nutrition Inc., Bloomfield, Conn.(R&D NEWS)
Mar 01, 2005 ... * St. Louis--based The Solae Co. has reached a settlement in an isoflavone concentrate patent infringement lawsuit the company filed in 2003 against Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM), Decatur, III., and Amerifit Nutrition Inc., Bloomfield, Conn. The lawsuit claimed ...
The Minnetonka, Minn.-based company that makes proprietary, corn-based plastic resins marketed under the NatureWorks[R] PLA and Ingeo[TM] fiber brand names will be known as NatureWorks LLC.(R&D NEWS)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... * The Minnetonka, Minn.--based company that makes proprietary, corn-based plastic resins marketed under the NatureWorks[R] PLA and Ingeo[TM] fiber brand names will be known as NatureWorks LLC. The name change follows Cargill's decision to acquire Dow Chemical Co.'s interest in Cargill Dow ...
Milwaukee-based Chr. Hansen has strengthened its presence in China by establishing a factory that mixes and manufactures food color solutions, tailor-made for the Chinese market.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... * Milwaukee-based Chr. Hansen has strengthened its presence in China by establishing a factory that mixes and manufactures food color solutions, tailor-made for the Chinese market. This comes after officially establishing a sales office in Beijing last year. The factory will be Iocated in ...
Drinkable dairy.
Mar 01, 2005 ... The newly released Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 recommend dairy products without added sugars. In response to the increased demand for high-quality sugar-free products, SPI Polyols has developed a new ...
Vanillin replacement.(Creators Briefs)
Mar 01, 2005 ... With vanillin prices rising over the last year, David Michael offers its Supervan[R] as a captive, in-house ingredient. It was developed in the late 1960s and used to make cost-reduced versions of artificial vanilla flavors. Supervan is an artificial flavor that is a one-to-one replacement ...
Alpha-lipoic acid.(CREATORS BRIEFS)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Degussa Food Ingredients launches its new alpha-lipoic acid formulation with improved product properties, in cooperation with Wacker Fine Chemicals. The product consists of alpha-lipoic acid microencapsulated on a molecular level with alpha-cyclodextrin. The patent-pending product is ...
New product ticker.(new products)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
Mar 01, 2005 ... <Pre> NEW PRODUCT TICKER NUMBER NUMBER CATEGORY OF REPORTS OF SKUS Ice Cream, Novelties and Frozen Yogurt 39 103 Cheese 821 ...
Dreyer's/Edy's Dibs [TM].(Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings Inc's new products)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Company: Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings Inc., Oakland, Calif. Distribution: National. Suggested Retail: $1.75 per single-serve cup of 26 bite-sized pieces. Ingredients: (Vanilla ice cream with chocolate coating) Coating (coconut oil, sugar, partially ...
Weight Watchers[R] giant cookies & cream bar.(new products)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Company: Wells' Dairy Inc., LeMars, Iowa. Distribution: National. Suggested Retail: Varies per market. Ingredients: Milk fat and nonfat milk, cookies (bleached wheat flour, sugar, vegetable shortening, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, cocoa processed ...
Oberweis low fat chocolate milk.(new products)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Company: Oberweis Dairy, North Aurora, III. Distribution: Midwestern United States at Oberweis Ice Cream and Dairy stores, through home-delivery service and select retailers. Suggested Retail: $1.95 per 1-quart bottle. Ingredients: Nonfat milk, cocoa ...
Breyers[R] Swirls! soft serve.(Unilever Ice Cream's new product)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Company: Unilever Ice Cream, Green Bay, Wis. Distribution: National. Suggested Retail: Varies per market. Ingredients: (Vanilla) Milk, sugar, cream, whey, nonfat milk, natural flavor, disodium phosphate, mono- and diglycerides, guar gum, carrageenan, ...
Back to the future.(dairy companies)
Mar 01, 2005 ... A.T.S. Engineering provides innovative solutions for dairy processors in hard and plastic packaging. Founded in 1994, the company specializes in high-quality filling machines, sealers and overcappers. Founder Anthony Subryan parlayed his experience in redesigning and modifying filling ...
Kingsport, Tenn.-based Eastman Chemical Co. has launched Centaurs International Inc., a diagnostics business dedicated to providing rapid microbiology testing solutions to food, dairy, meat and nutraceutical processing, as well as other industrial markets.(SUPPLIER'S NEWS)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Kingsport, Tenn.--based Eastman Chemical Co. has launched Centaurs International Inc., a diagnostics business dedicated to providing rapid microbiology testing solutions to ...
Facilities Design & Construction Co.(affiliation of Webber/Smith Associates of Lancaster)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Columbia, Pa.--based Facilities Design & Construction Co. has formalized an affiliation with Webber/Smith Associates of Lancaster, Pa., merging its engineering and design services under the ...
Henningsen Cold Storage Co.(new facility)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... * In a move to strengthen its position as a leading third-party logistics provider, Oregon-based Henningsen Cold Storage Co. has opened a cold-storage operation in Kent, Wash., a suburb of Seattle. The Kent ...
DTN Dairy[TM].(Data Transmission Network Corp. offers online service)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Omaha. Neb.--based DTN has launched DTN Dairy[TM], the industry's leading source of comprehensive dairy-specific market, weather and ...
DuPont Packaging.(SUPPLIER'S NEWS)
Mar 01, 2005 ... * DuPont Packaging, Wilmington, Del., in cooperation with Campden and Chorleywood Food Research Association, Gloucestershire, England, and the National Food Processors Association, Washington, D.C., has announced its call for entries for the 18th DuPont Awards for Innovation in Packaging ....