Dairy Foods back issues from April 1998:
Powerful cheese: cheese consumption increases steadily with the introduction of new products, packages and promotions.(Cheese Stands on its Own)
Apr 01, 1998; ... The dynamics surrounding the power of cheese are manifold, and include such influences as creative forms and flavors, upscale package graphics and features, target marketing and integrated promotions.Cheese is a vibrant category showing annual growth in both production and per ...
Promoting cheese: largest-ever, fully integrated generic advertising campaign designed to stimulate cheese demand and increase at-home usage. (Dairy Management Inc's 'Behold the power of cheese' campaign)(Cheese Stands on its Own)
Apr 01, 1998; ... Based on the apparent success of MilkPEP, the dairy industry recognizes the impact of generic promotion, and knows a successful campaign can improve perception and increase consumption. As a result, this year, America's dairy farmers are launching their largest-ever, fully integrated ...
Olson honored by cheese industry. (1998 National Cheese Institute Laureate Award received by University of Wisconsin Professor Norman Olson)(Cheese Stands on its Own)
Apr 01, 1998; ... This past January at the International Dairy Foods Assn.'s Dairy Forum in Scottsdale, Ariz., Norman Olson, University of Wisconsin professor emeritus, received the 1998 National Cheese Institute Laureate Award."The Laureate is bestowed upon industry leaders, researchers or ...
Half the country in compacts? (19 states to join six states in Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact)(Editorial)
Apr 01, 1998; ... It's spring, and it's starting to look like dairy pricing compacts may start popping up like daffodils. In all, 19 more states are considering joining the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact or starting their own. With the six states already in the Northeast Compact, that could mean 25 states ...
Frozen balancing act: Haagen-Dazs balances indulgence with fat in its new reduced-fat ice cream bars. (Haagen-Dazs Co.)
Apr 01, 1998; ... Superpremium ice cream leader Haagen-Dazs Co., Minneapolis, believes it is giving consumers exactly what they want with the debut of the company's superpremium reduced-fat ice cream bars.For one, superpremium ice cream bars continue to show exceptional growth in the frozen novelty ...
Cultural growth: annual data shows an increase in retail dollar and volume sales for all key cultured dairy foods categories - even cottage cheese! (cultured dairy products)
Apr 01, 1998; ... Product developers of today's cultured dairy foods are expanding beyond fat replacement technology to formulate new products. They are turning to flavor and stabilizer suppliers for ingredients to set their product apart from the competition, as well as health-beneficial cultures to meet ...
FDA eases up on labels.
Apr 01, 1998; ... The FDA Modernization Act of 1997 is a major piece of legislation focused on reforming the regulation of food, medical products and cosmetics. It was signed by President Clinton on Nov. 21 and went into effect Feb. 19. The act makes significant amendments to the Federal Food, Drug and ...
Warehousing distribution excellence. (Blue Bell Creameries' warehousing and distribution facility in Brenham, Texas)
Apr 01, 1998; ... Facility includes five hardening systems and 125,000 sq ft of frozen warehouse/distribution centerThe warehousing/distribution department at Blue Bell Creameries' headquarters facility in Brenham, Texas, is responsible for storage, inventory and distribution operations for the ...
The faster I go, the behinder I get. (increasing packaging line production)(Column)
Apr 01, 1998; ... Packaging lines bring out the speed drivers in all of us. Eons ago, back when I was a project engineer at Kraft, my main objective for every packaging line I worked on was to increase production. And the obvious way to increase production was to run the line faster. Unfortunately, at some ...
Capping it off: Richfood's new closures improve efficiency productivity, customer satisfaction. (Richfood Dairy's new snap-on, screw off closures Snaploc from Clayton Corp)
Apr 01, 1998 ... Cost savings and customer satisfaction are typical reasons for switching to a new supplier of closures. Richfood Dairy, Richmond, Va., says bottling line efficiency also has improved with the change of the closures on its gallon and half-gallon milk jugs.Richfood started running ...
Smoother sour cream: liquid ring centrifugal pump imparts exactly right amount of shear to product. (Schneider's Dairy's processor Firstam FZX Series pump delivers smoother sour cream)
Apr 01, 1998 ... Demand for sour cream was outpacing production at Schneider's Dairy, Pittsburgh. The product had always been a small-volume item that was manufactured in small batches that were transferred to the filler by hand.Schneider's Dairy is a 63-year old family business that produces ...
Dairy Farmers of America.
Apr 01, 1998; ... Dairy Farmers of America has 22,000 members in 42 states and produces more than 21% of the milk in the United States. Estimated sales are $6.9 billion.DFA has been busy since its Jan. 1 debut as the nation's largest dairy co-op. In mid-February, it defended the $13.50 floor for the ...
Suiza Foods. (Suiza Foods Corp acquires several distribution-oriented food businesses)
Apr 01, 1998; ... If there was a machine driving the consolidation of the dairy industry in the past year, Suiza Foods Corp. was it. The "Dallas-based consolidator of distribution-oriented food businesses," as it calls itself, added seven dairies since June of 1997: Dairy Fresh, Garelick Farms, Country ...
Federal order reform and the futures market. (US Dept of Agriculture's Proposed Rule on Federal Milk Marketing Order Reform)(Cover Story)
Apr 01, 1998; ... In an industry where change was, just a short time ago, a rare commodity, rapid transitions - consolidation, competition, market reform and price volatility - are driving uncertainty mixed with anxiety among both processors and producers. Not just a sign of the times, this is the climate of ...
Kraft Foods.(Cover Story)
Apr 01, 1998; ... The company that gave America the blue box and made the shakeable green can a household staple moves out new products and line extensions on nearly a weekly basis - to the tune of 38 alone in its cheese division in 1997.Kraft Foods Inc., the North American food business of Philip ...
Saputo Group. (acquires Stella Foods)(Cover Story)
Apr 01, 1998; ... Two new leaders emerged on the Canadian landscape last year through acquisitions. A year ago, Saputo Group was a successful but very private company. Entirely held by the Saputo family, the Montreal dairy firm had sales of C$400 million (US$250 million), almost all in cheese, and almost all ...
Umpqua Dairy. (Roseburg, OR-based Umpqua Dairy Products Inc)(Cover Story)
Apr 01, 1998; ... When Bob Feldkamp died of cancer in 1988, some thought his sons were not ready to take over the family dairy. Nevertheless, Doug Feldkamp, then 28, stepped into the job of president of Umpqua Dairy Products Co., and brother Steve, 32, became executive vice president.Ten years ...