Dairy Field back issues from March 2006:
Glorious cheese.(editorial)(Editorial)
Mar 01, 2006; ... "Cheese: milk's leap toward immortality." --Clifton Fadiman He may be right, and considering the number of new plants coming on line, cheese just may live forever. For example, the new Southwest Cheese super-plant in New Mexico expects to consume so much ...
Leadership support: IDFA commends pro-growth focus of 2007 budget.(market watch)(International Dairy Foods Association)
Mar 01, 2006 ... The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) commended President Bush last month for his pro-growth budget that emphasizes targeted spending to help meet the most pressing challenges facing America's agricultural sector and the economy as a whole. "We applaud the president's leadership ...
Milk Processor Education Program.(IMAGE MAKERS: product and promotion news)(International Dairy Foods Association)(Milk Processor Education Program )(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... The Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP) unveiled the details of one of its largest teen programs ever, "Body by Milk," during a special session at the International Dairy Foods Association's (IDFA) SmartMarketing conference this month in Las Vegas. Body by Milk is a back-to-school ...
Sargento Foods Inc.(IMAGE MAKERS: product and promotion news)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Plymouth, Wis.-based Sargento Foods Inc., maker of the official cheese of the Green Bay Packers, rang in the new year by donating $50,000 through its Touchdowns for Charity program. The program is a partnership between Sargento and the Hunger Task Force designed to help feed Wisconsin ...
The Chairman's Award, the most prestigious award presented at the annual National Milk Producers Federation's (NMPF) Cheese Contest, was presented to Davenport, Iowa-based Swiss Valley Farms for its Regular Swiss.(IMAGE MAKERS: product and promotion news)(Swiss Valley Farms Co.)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... The Chairman's Award, the most prestigious award presented at the annual National Milk Producers Federation's (NMPF) Cheese Contest, was presented to Davenport, Iowa-based Swiss Valley Farms for its Regular Swiss. The winning cheese was produced at the company's Luana, Iowa, plant and ...
Beginning April 1, producer-handlers in the Pacific Northwest and Arizona-Las Vegas marketing areas will only be exempt from Federal Milk Marketing Order pricing and pooling requirements if they market less than 3 million pounds of fluid products per month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says.(Federal Milk Marketing Order pricing)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Beginning April 1, producer-handlers in the Pacific Northwest and Arizona-Las Vegas marketing areas will only be exempt from Federal Milk Marketing Order pricing and pooling requirements if they market less than 3 million pounds of fluid products per month, the U.S. Department of ...
Milk production continues to surge, and commercial demand appears sluggish at best, according to a February report from Bob Yonkers, chief economist for IDFA.(NEWSWIRE)(International Dairy Foods Association)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Milk production continues to surge, and commercial demand appears sluggish at best, according to a February report from Bob Yonkers, chief economist for IDFA. Wholesale dairy ...
Land O'Lakes Inc.(NEWS WIRE)(Land O'Lakes Inc.)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Land O'Lakes Inc. has announced it will focus its future on four core areas--dairy foods, feed, seed and agronomy--and intends to exit areas where it does not hold a leading position. "I'm a believer in fewer but bigger things," says Land O'Lakes' new president and chief executive, ...
The flip side: latest budget proposal troubles dairy farmers.(market watch)
Mar 01, 2006 ... The 2007 fiscal year budget proposal released in February by the White House includes major areas of concern for dairy farmers and agriculture in general, says the dairy farmer leadership of Dairy Farmers of America Inc. (DFA). "If the package was voted on today, dairy farmers ...
Uncle Matt's Organic Inc.(IMAGE MAKERS: product and promotion news)(McLean Marketing Inc.)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Uncle Matt's Organic Inc., Clermont, Fla., has introduced a new gourmet look for its organic orange juice line with a unique 59-ounce carafe-style bottle. Made from clear PET #1 plastic, the new bottle offers an upscale, trendy look while guaranteeing great juice quality and taste. "We ...
A flurry of dairy-based drinks has hit the market in the past few months and will continue to be introduced throughout the year.(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... A flurry of dairy-based drinks has hit the market in the past few months and will continue to be introduced throughout the year. PepsiCo Inc. recently announced its partnership with ice cream giant Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., South Burlington, Vt., to produce ready-to-serve milkshakes ...
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc.(NEWSWIRE)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Winn-Dixie Stores Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., announced last month it will sell or close 35 more stores, bringing total closures to 361 since the regional ...
Monsanto Co.(NEWSWIRE)(Monsanto Co.)(University of California)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... St. Louis-based Monsanto Co. will pay at least $200 million to the University of California as royalties for Monsanto's usage of a dairy cow growth hormone originally developed by U-Cat researchers in 1979. The hormone--somatotropin--became one of the first biotech patents ever sought in ...
A Dallas-based investment firm has bought Green Bay Cheese Co., Green Bay, Wis. Fairmount Food Group LLC announced in February that it has acquired the Wisconsin cheese facility.(NEWSWIRE)
Mar 01, 2006 ... A Dallas-based investment firm has bought Green Bay Cheese Co., Green Bay, Wis. Fairmount Food Group LLC announced in ...
Calendar.(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2006 ... MARCH 27-31: Wisconsin Cheese Technology Short Course, University of Wisconsin-Madison, contact Dr. Bill Wendorff, (608) 263-2015. 28-29: Dairy 101: Milk Procurement Workshop, International Dairy Foods Association, Westin O'Hare, Rosemont, Ill., www.idfa.org. ...
Alto Dairy.(PROCESSORS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Alto Dairy--Greg Pollesch has been named vice president of finance and ...
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings Inc.(PROCESSORS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings Inc.--Tony Sarsam has been named executive ...
Glanbia Foods Inc.(PROCESSORS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Glanbia Foods Inc.--Carl Garcia has been promoted to director of whey operations, and Jason Dains has been promoted to associate accountant for ...
Norseland Inc.(PROCESSORS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Norseland Inc.--David Brohel has stepped down as president of the Stamford, Conn.-based company but will remain ...
Charles Ross & Son Co.(PROCESSOR SUPPLIERS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Charles Ross & Son Co.--Christine Angos has joined the ...
Fabri-Kal.(PROCESSORS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Fabri-Kal--Mike Roeder has been appointed president and ...
Solvay Chemicals Inc.(PROCESSOR SUPPLIERS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Solvay Chemicals Inc.--James Daly has been named vice ...
Turover-Straus Group Inc.(PROCESSOR SUPPLIERS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Turover-straus Group Inc.--Christopher Wolf has joined the ...
W.M. Sprinkman Corp.(PROCESSOR SUPPLIERS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... W.M. Sprinkman Corp.--Marty Coggins has joined the Franksville, Wis.-based ...
Westfalia Technologies Inc.(PROCESSOR SUPPLIERS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Westfalia Technologies Inc.--Gary Frank has been named vice ...
Givaudan.(R&D SUPPLIERS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Givaudan--Mike Davis will retire as the global head of the Givaudan's Flavors ...
Main Street Ingredients.(R&D SUPPLIERS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Main Street Ingredients--Joe Kretschmer has joined the ...
Obituaries.(Obituary)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Randolph Associates Inc.--Paul Johnson, 72, died January 25. Johnson worked as a consultant on microbiological problems for Diversey Corp. (later Johnson Diversey) in Illinois and Michigan ...
Reversing the trend: milk processors continue battling to regain share of stomach at home and school.(sales and trends of dairy products)
Mar 01, 2006; ... In the black-and-white world of "Leave it to Beaver," milk was a given at the dinner table. Fast-forward to the 1970s and "The Brady Bunch"--even though the times, they were a-changin', Greg, Marcia, Peter, Jan, Bobby and Cindy nearly always opted for a glass of milk. But as ...
All in the family: devotion to kin and employees provides bedrock for Gossner Foods' success in the cheese industry.
Mar 01, 2006; ... Interested in buying Gossner Foods? Save yourself the trouble. "We have opportunities constantly to sell the company, and I don't even return the phone calls," says Dolores Gossner Wheeler, president and chief executive officer of the Logan, Utah-based manufacturer of cheese, ...
Magic show: New Idaho plant lets Gossner Foods boost capacity to meet demand for cheese.(future expansion of plant)
Mar 01, 2006; ... "We don't know what the future holds, but weve got a lot of room to expand," Dolores Gossner Wheeler says, surveying the open space in the make room of her company's new Swiss cheese plant in Heyburn, Idaho. It could be used to make more Swiss cheese, says the president and ...
Block party: the buzzwords are fresh, flavorful and friendly in today's cheese category, and the industry expands to meet demand.(nutritional aspects)
Mar 01, 2006; ... The U.S. cheese market, as it turns out, is the wheel deal. Or maybe it reflects a slice of today's lifestyles as manufacturers shred tradition to create building blocks to the future. All cheesy puns aside, the reality is that consumer demand for cheese in all of its varieties ...
Key channel: vending continues to play an important role in milk marketing.(Vending machines are part of the business framework)(vending programs to the school foodservice)
Mar 01, 2006; ... Vending machines are part of the business framework. Specific to dairy, however, they are essential to the milk marketing game, especially when trying to win the copious consumption of this wholesome beverage by kids, 'tweens and teens in schools across the nation. And promoting ...
Stop the presses: printers and labelers keep up with dairy's packaging demands.(dairy product packaging)
Mar 01, 2006; ... When it comes to dairy product packaging, colors bloom brighter, metallics pop and photographs of food look so realistic you could pluck them off the label and eat'em. Take that, soft drinks. Dairy processors continue to realize that packaging sells as much as what's ...
Flow chart: pumps, valves and fittings keep things moving in dairy plants.(usage of control equipments)
Mar 01, 2006; ... In a successful dairy plant, one thing leads to another. Pumps, valves and fittings link all sorts of processes, from fluid transfer to powder handling to tank washing. As the virtual nuts and bolts of so many systems, pumps, valves and fittings are a regular focus of ...
2006 Achieving excellence marketing award winner.(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... HP Hood LLC Hood earned the highest overall score among this year's entries for its television ad promoting its LightBlock Bottle[R]. The processor reinforced its promise and commitment to providing the best-tasting, most-nutritious dairy products to its customers and consumers ...
Billboard/transit ad.(marketing management of dairy products industry)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Best Overall: Meadow Gold Dairy-Las Vegas The company's 2005 billboard portrayed a complex message to viewers stating that milk was "processed this morning" but that Meadow Gold was "established in 1901," even though new to the Las Vegas market with a brand-new, state-of-the-art ...
Direct mail.(surveys of Wells' Dairy Inc.)(marketing management of IPL Inc.)(services of Oakhurst Dairy Inc.)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Best Overall: SleeveCo Inc. This piece aimed to remind recipients of FDA labeling mandates, boost company awareness, provide actual product samples and offer a useful giveaway. The countdown clock offered an eye-catching way to remind processors of the labeling deadline, bundled ...
Display/point of sale.(products from Sorrento Lactalis Inc. and Brown's Dairy)(dairy bar and kiosk from Meadow Gold Dairy)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Best Overall: Sorrento Lactalis Inc. In 2005, Sorrento launched a fresh mozzarella product, something many consumers had tried in restaurants but were unfamiliar with at the retail level. To educate consumers on how to find, use and prepare the product, Sorrento used bold ...
New product.(lightly salted for best taste)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Best Overall: Sorrento Lactalis Inc. Fresh mozzarella had been offered as a specialty cheese but not a mainstream consumer product, so Sorrento aimed to make it more accessible and educate consumers on its use. The 8-ounce ball is lightly salted for best taste and vacuum sealed ...
Package design.
Mar 01, 2006 ... Best Overall: Shamrock Farms With the launch of its new premium ice cream, Shamrock Farms aimed to stand out from its national competitors. The new line's theme is "Inspired by Arizona. Loved by Everyone," giving birth to flavors like Grand Butter Pecanyon and Rocky Route 55 ....
Package redesign.(taller bottle with a vertical milk splash)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Best Overall: Shamrock Farms Seven years after launching its single-serve "mmmmilk" line of white and flavored milks, Shamrock Farms researched how the product's packaging was competing in the marketplace. Results showed great product equity but room for improvement in perceived ...
Ethnic marketing piece.(2006 Achieving Excellence)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Best Overall: McNeil Nutritionals Geared toward the African-American consumer, Lactaid milk's "Pass Those Cookies" TV spot features a woman talking about how she loves to drink milk even though she knows it will upset her stomach; Lactaid allows her to enjoy one of her favorite ...
Print ad.(2006 Achieving Excellence)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Best Overall: Meadow Gold Dairy-Las Vegas The 2005 print ad for Meadow Gold Las Vegas portrayed a complex message to viewers stating that the milk was "Processed this morning but established in 1901." Visually, the ad is simple, just an image of a milk glass with the Meadow Gold ...
Radio ad.(2006 Achieving Excellence)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Best Overall: Garelick Farms The target consumers of Over the Moon milk are whole and 2% milk drinkers interested in the health benefits of lower-fat milk but are unwilling to sacrifice the rich, creamy taste and texture they love. This target milk drinker would not necessarily ...
Television ad.(2006 Achieving Excellence)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Best Overall: HP Hood LLC This year's overall winner also took top honors in the TV Ad category. Featuring the proprietary benefits of its LightBlock Bottle[R] in a 30-second spot, Hood's objectives were to reinforce the brand's point-of-difference in the fluid milk category by ...
Web site.(internet services)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Best Overall: Saputo Cheese USA Inc. The objectives of the new Frigo[R] Cheese Heads[R] site, launched in July 2005, were to maximize effectiveness by using a variety of techniques to keep it fresh and interesting for boys and girls age 6 to 14; introduce a more robust, active, ...
Promotion.(marketing campaigns of dairy products industry)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Best Overall: Creamland Dairies Inc. The company wanted to create a highly effective campaign that would produce a clear distinct position for Creamland's new premium ice cream to stimulate retail traffic and generate a high level of awareness for the dairy's premium ice cream ...
Mixed media--single product/product line.(dairy products industry)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Best Overall: Purity Dairies Inc. The Zero Plus introductory campaign was anchored by what has become one of the most popular Purity television spots since the days of Jim Varney's "Ernest" character. The television message and images were supported with outdoor vinyl bulletins ...
Mixed media--multiple Products.(Desert's Dairy campaign)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Best Overall: Meadow Gold Dairy-Las Vegas In the 2005 television spot for the Desert's Dairy campaign, Meadow Gold thanked Las Vegas for its warm welcome. A kind neighbor hears that Meadow Gold is new to town, and as a good citizen, bakes fresh cookies and brings them to the ...
Public relations.(management)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Best Overall: Shamrock Farms Shamrock launched its "Real Farm. Real Fresh. Real Fit" promotion as part of a multilayered campaign to complement MilkPEP's efforts. Both promotions leveraged the appeal of weight loss in the New Year through dieting with dairy. The processor ...
Ethnic marketing campaign.(2006 Achieving Excellence)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Best Overall: Oak Farms Dairy "La Receta de Abuelita"--My Grandmother's Recipe--established a connection between generations of Oak Farms consumers and the processor, an extension of the overall marketing message, "Como de la Familia" (Like Part of the Family). The recipe ...
School marketing piece.(2006 Achieving Excellence)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Best Overall: Wells' Dairy Inc. The School Cool Daze program was designed to make both buyers and consumers aware that Blue Bunny offers healthier alternatives to snack and dessert options that also fulfill nutritional guidelines. As school nutrition programs aim to eliminate ...
School marketing campaign.(2006 Achieving Excellence)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Best Overall: Blue Ridge Paper Products Strategy focused on promoting the success of the St. Louis School Milk Test, in partnership with Prairie Farms and IDFA, which resulted in a significant boost in school milk sales through updated carton graphics, better flavors and basic ...
Culture clash.(providing consumers with information about healthier products)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006; ... I've always thought it is slightly disheartening that sometimes in our industry we must sneak in the back door when providing consumers with information about healthier products. Probiotic cultures are a perfect example. Because it was the determined that consumers weren't open ...
Probiotic pandemonium: the buzz about probiotics and their health effects is becoming louder.(health aspects of diary products)
Mar 01, 2006; ... It seems that we are nearing the long-awaited probiotic revolution at last. After hearing for several years of an imminent probiotics proliferation in dairy products, finally probiotic cultures are making a splash, as witnessed with Dannon's new Activia product and its accompanying ...
Sweet Ovations LLC.(R&D NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Philadelphia-based Sweet Ovations LLC launches its new e-commerce Web site, www.sweetovations.com, which features the company's lines of smoothie ...
Main Street Ingredients.(R&D NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Main Street Ingredients, LaCrosse, Wis., has opened a new research and development center in part of a new 40,000-square-foot addition to its manufacturing facility. In ...
London-based Tate & Lyle recently completed its acquisition of Continental Custom Ingredients, Sycamore, Ill.(R&D NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... London-based Tate & Lyle recently completed its acquisition of Continental Custom Ingredients, Sycamore, Ill. With operations in Mexico and Canada, CCI manufactures dairy stabilizers and emulsifier systems, and ...
Chr. Hansen.(adding of fermentor and ultra-high temperature sterilizer)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Chr. Hansen is nearing completion of a $7.4 million upgrade to its culture plant in Milwaukee. The largest single expansion in the plant's history, it will increase fermentation capacity by 35 ...
Low glycemic index diets: separating fact from fiction.
Mar 01, 2006; ... Glycemic index--a measure of how carbohydrate-containing foods affect blood-sugar levels--is getting much coverage in the consumer press as well as in health and nutrition journals. The popular notion is that low GI diets help with weight-loss efforts, control blood-sugar levels after ...
Swirl into something tasty.(CREATORS BRIEFS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Kerry Americas showcases its expanded flavor layering capabilities with the Macadamia Macaroon Swirl ice cream flavor concept. It features coconut-flavored ice cream with texture-enhancing stabilizers, macaroon mini cookie inclusions, macadamia ...
Fighting obesity.(usage of prebiotic ingredient )(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Orafti's new study has demonstrated that Beneo[TM] oligofructose, a prebiotic ingredient from the chicory root, can act as a trigger limiting hunger feeling and energy intake. Research in animal models previously found that metabolites originating from the fermentation of Beneo ...
Have a Fiesta.(Chocolate or Cappuccino flavors)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... With Fiesta! Tres Leches[TM] liquid mixture, it's easy to create profitable tres leches desserts. Elgin Dairy Foods' Fiesta! Tres Leches is an authentic mixture with unique Hispanic flair that's made with real dairy ingredients--Grade A milk, cream and ...
Cabot[R] 50% Light Pepper Jack.(new products)(Cabot Creamery Cooperative Inc.)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Company: Cabot Creamery Cooperative, Montpelier, Vt. Distribution: National. Suggested Retail: $2.29 per 8-ounce block. Ingredients: Pasteurized lowfat milk, cheese cultures, jalapeno peppers, salt, enzymes, vitamin A palmitate. Nutrition Information: ...