Dairy Foods back issues from May 1993:
A formula for labeling success. (food labeling) (Editorial)
May 01, 1993; ... "Know the regulations. Know your products. Know the marketplace." After three months of analyzing FDA's new food labeling regulations and focusing on the specific needs of dairy manufacturers, I've come to the conclusion that the above approach is the key to labeling success.By ...
Cultured crusade: ACDPI tackles the technical and marketing challenges of cultured products. (American Cultured Dairy Products Institute's meeting to boost cottage cheese consumption)
May 01, 1993; ... Finding ways to breathe new life back into the cottage cheese category has become a burning crusade for the industry's leading cottage cheese manufacturers. The cause even prompted the International Dairy Foods Association's Milk Industry Foundation (MIF) to organize the Cultured Products ...
One on one. (bills by Sen. Russell Feingold challenging use of bovine somatotropin)
May 01, 1993; ... After 10 years in the Wisconsin Senate, Russ Feingold goes to WashingtonMeet Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., a newcomer to the hallowed halls of the U.S. Senate. But please call him Russ. At 40, the Wisconsin native may seem like a Congressional youngster, but in fact he's a ...
Magic milks: strategic positioning and new products are driving value-added milk sales. (includes related article)
May 01, 1993; ... You know the milk business is getting more specialized when cat owners have a choice of reduced-lactose milk products for their feline friends. No kidding: The marketers of Alpo Dairy Cat and Whiskas Ultramilk are targeting kitties with weak stomachs.Product options for human milk ...
Quality needs more than lip service. (strategies to improve sales of cottage cheese) (Dryer on Marketing) (Column)
May 01, 1993; ... Quality is in the "tongue" of the beholder. Quality is flavor. Quality is texture. Quality is physical appearance. Quality is freshness. Quality is aroma.All too often dairy foods manufacturers and marketers have let consumers down when it comes to quality. And I have the research ...
The colors of money. (1993 Capital Equipment and Supplies Survey)(includes listing of firms that participated in survey) (Cover Story)
May 01, 1993; ... The DFISA/Dairy Foods capital investment survey enlightens the spending spectrumFor Wells' Dairy, it's green, red and orange. For Broughton Foods, it's blue, white and pink. For Avonmore West, it's silver."It" is money. It comes in the form of the tri-colored Bomb Pop ...
Are the Wells running dry? Not a chance. (Wells Dairy Inc.)(includes related article)
May 01, 1993 ... New ice cream plant paves way for a wealth of new products from Wells' DairyCustomers are going Looney Tunes over Wells' dairy products--possibly because the dairy is going Looney Tunes (and I don't mean crazy). Wells' recently introduced a line of Looney Tune cartoon character ...
Let the utilities pay for equipment. (cost-saving technique for electric utilities) (Shop Talk) (Column)
May 01, 1993; ... Believe it or not, electric utilities across the country are offering millions of dollars to industrial companies to not use electricity. Called demand side management (DSM), these programs essentially pay part of the cost of equipment installed by companies to reduce their use of ...
The story behind the story: two dairy processors tell a tale of fruits, flavors and nuts. (Dean Foods Co.; Ben and Jerry's Homemade Inc.)
May 01, 1993; ... Fruit, nut and flavor ingredients have a story to tell in regard to their healthfulness and ability to entice customers. However, how these ingredients are selected for use in a dairy product is a story in itself.In the following sections, two R&D managers discuss approval ...
Emerging frozen dessert technology: ingredient company experiments with pre-whipping advantages. (Germantown U.S.A. Co.)
May 01, 1993 ... The financial success of any frozen dairy dessert depends, in part, on the development and production of consistent quality products. Stabilizer ingredients and the mix freezing step play crucial roles in characteristics and quality of frozen desserts.Germantown (U.S.A.) Co., ...
Tuning the package at both ends: successful packages must combine technical excellence with marketplace acceptance. (milk packages)(includes related article)
May 01, 1993; ... Packaging in the dairy industry, more than most other segments of the food industry, has evolved to meet specific needs, both on the processor and consumer ends. For example, extended-shelflife technology is a processor-driven develpment; pour-spouts on the other hand address consumer ...
Wrapped up in quality: at Zimmer Paper, customer service begins in the lab. (Zimmer Paper Products Inc.)
May 01, 1993 ... Walk through the customer service department at Zimmer Paper Products Inc., Indianapolis, and you'll notice a large sign on the wall: "If our customer has a problem, we have a problem."Granted, other companies display similar messages. But probably few take the words as seriously ...
True colors: Flav-O-Rich's spirited milk jugs are turning heads in Kentucky and Tennessee. (Flav-O-Rich Inc.)_
May 01, 1993; ... In the fluid milk business, creative packaging ideas don't come along very often. But when they do, the results can be dramatic.Flav-O-Rich Inc., Louisville, Ky., is rolling out an original and possibly trend-setting milk packaging idea that has the industry buzzing. The concept is ...
Doing it better: IDFA's annual conference highlights the need to be more efficient. (International Dairy Foods Association)
May 01, 1993; ... A reporter at the Dairy Distribution Conference, held Mar. 10-13 in Orlando, Fla., heard several attendees remark that this year's meeting was the best ever--high praise considering the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) has been staging the event for some 20 years. ...