Dairy Foods back issues from March 2003:
Dairy industry caught in a storm. (Industry Editorial).(child health and nutrition debate may impact dairy industry)(Editorial)
Mar 01, 2003; ... The Surgeon General's call to action to manage obesity as a public health "epidemic" reignited good food/bad food debates in health circles and reenergized initiatives to limit food choices in some venues, beginning with schools. The good food/bad food discussion is picking up ...
Denali Flavors Inc. (Suppliers).(Wally Blume assumes CEO role)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Denali Flavors Inc., Wayland, Mich.--Co-owner Wally Blume, assumes the new role of CEO. Neal Glaeser appointed president, and Paul ...
Chr. Hansen Inc. (Suppliers).(Reggie Jones joins company as account manager for California dairy customers )(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Chr. Hansen Inc., Milwaukee--Reggie Jones joins as account mgr. for dairy customers in California. Mr. Jones has more than 12 years experience in the dairy industry, most recently with Evolutionary Ingredient Group, where he was responsible for directing all operations of the company's ...
Scherping Systems. (Suppliers).(appointed Pete Behrends operations manager for the sales and manufacturing facility)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Scherping Systems, Winsted, Minn.--Pete Behrends appointed operations mgr., for the sales and manufacturing facility. Behrends will be responsible for the management of Scherping's engineering and manufacturing ...
Swisslog Inc. (Suppliers).(appointed Remo Brunschwiler chief executive officer)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Swisslog Inc., Buchs/Aarau, Switzerland--Remo Brunschwiler appointed chief executive officer. Brunschwiler was the head of the Eurocargo business and a ...
Wixon U.S. (Suppliers).(Siegfried J. Behm joins company as food technologist)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Wixon U.S., St. Francis, Wis.--Siegfried (Zeke) J. Behm joins as a food technologist. Roni L. Eckert promoted from food technician to food technologist. Behm is working in research and development in the company's Bud ...
Tetra Pak Inc. (Suppliers).(Scott Walls joins company as product manager of cheese equipment)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Tetra Pak Inc., Vernon Hills, Ill.- Scott Walls, joins as new product mgr. of cheese equipment. An 11-year veteran to the dairy industry, Walls is working with Tetra Pak's current customer base to help them modernize ...
Pliant Corporation. (Suppliers).(appointed Len Azzaro president of flexible packaging)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Pliant Corporation, Schaumburg, Ill.--Len Azzaro appointed president of flexible packaging. Azzaro will be responsible for leading Pliant's printed and converted film and packaging businesses, as well as the barrier film, ...
3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc. (Associations).(executive director selected)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc., McLean, Va.--Timothy R. Rugh, CAE, has been selected as executive director of the new 3-A entity, by its board of directors. Rugh officially opened the doors of the new entity on January 2, 2003. Under Rugh's leadership, 3-A Sanitary ...
Cheese Group sold. (Briefly).(Wisconsin Cheese Group bought by Main Street Capital Holdings)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Wisconsin Cheese Group of Monroe, Wis., has been sold to a Pittsburgh-area private equity firm that plans to increase the business and eventually sell it to a larger food ...
Chicago price fix case dismissed. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... A district court judge in Illinois recently threw out a class-action lawsuit that accused the Chicago area's two largest grocery chains, Jewel-Osco and Dominick's Finer Foods, of conspiring to fix the price of ...
Schepps promises. (Briefly).(Schepps Dairy has pledged a percentage of consumer purchases of its dairy products to fund college-savings programs)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Schepps Dairy of Dallas has pledged a percentage of consumer purchases of its dairy products to fund ...
Marschall seminar scheduled. (Briefly).(Marschall Cheese Seminar)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... The 40th annual Marschall Cheese Seminar has been scheduled for September 17 and 18. The show will again be held ...
Stonyfield purchases Brown Cow. (Newsline).(Stonyfield Farm Inc. acquired Brown Cow West Corp.)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... LONDONDERRY, N.H. -- Stonyfield Farm Inc., the nation's largest organic yogurt producer, has purchased California's Brown Cow West Corp., maker of Brown Cow Organic Yogurt. "Brown Cow is a national treasure and a much respected and revered natural brand," said Gary Hirshberg, ...
Two IDFA veterans selected for key USDA posts. (Newsline).(International Dairy Foods Association's Mike Torrey and Floyd Gaibler to join the U.S. Department of Agriculture)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Two JDFA staff members are slated to serve in key USDA positions. Mike Torrey, currently IDFA's v.p. of legislative affairs, will serve as the department's deputy assistant secretary for congressional relations, where he will coordinate legislative affairs for USDA. Floyd Gaibler, ...
Dreyer's DSD to remain open? (News & Trends).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003; ... OAKLAND, Calif.--The venerable direct store delivery distribution system of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc., may remain open to competitors even after the company merges with Nestle. At least that's the way it sounded when the company's CFO was quizzed last month during a conference call ...
Organic Valley calls for 'Organic Restoration Act'. (News & Trends).(Organic Valley Family of Farms lobbies Congress)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003; ... In an effort to reverse an anti-organic rider that was passed into law last month, Organic Valley Family of Farms, Lafarge, Wis., is asking Congress to pass a hastily prepared "Organic Restoration Act". George Siemon, Founding Farmer/CEO of Organic Valley Family of Farms and ...
Bush looks to boost Food Safety spending. (Washington Watch).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003; ... The Bush Administration's proposed 2004 budget contains a big increase in spending for USDA's Food Safety Inspection System. As part of the increasing ...
Hazmat inventories. (Washington Watch).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003; ... Dairy manufacturing plants should have met a March 1 deadline to report all hazardous chemical inventories to meet EPA requirements. The mandate is part of EPA's Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, requiring individual food production facilities to account for their ...
On forward contracting. (Washington Watch).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003; ... A report issued by USDA suggests forward contracting reduces volatility in milk prices. Forward contracting is the practice of allowing milk handlers to contract with either farmers or co-ops through the end of 2004 for non-Class I milk at prices different from federally regulated prices ....
Wisconsin joins challenge of California system. (News & Trends).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... The Dairy State has joined the fight against California's milk pricing system. The Wisconsin Department of Justice is filing a friend of the court brief in support of the challenge to California's system by dairy producers in Arizona and Nevada. There are now seven states making ...
IAFIS foundation awards two $10,000 Rath Fellowships. (News & Trends).(International Association of Food Industry Suppliers )(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... McLEAN, Va. -- The Foundation of the International Association of Food Industry Suppliers (IAFIS) has awarded two annual $10,000 V. Duane Rath Graduate Research Fellowships to Kendra Kerr Nightingale of Cornell University and Lisa Papageorge of North Carolina State University. Nightingale ...
Dean's quarterly income nearly triples. (News & Trends).(Dean Foods Co.)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... DALLAS -- Dean Foods Co., posted substantially higher fourth-quarter profits as it closed its first year after the merger with Suiza Foods Corp. The Dallas-based industry leader said last month that net income almost tripled in the quarter to $63.1 ...
Foodservice test brings 42% spike in milk sales. (News & Trends).(Milk Processor Education Program study)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON -- Results from a study released today by the Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP) illuminate a significant opportunity for increasing milk sales in restaurants. During the test, the overall average increase for each foodservice location was an impressive 42% in milk ...
Polytainers Inc. (Supplier News).(recognized by International Association of Printing House Craftsmen with a Gold and Silver award in the International Gallery of Superb Printing Awards competition)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Polytainers Inc., Toronto, was recently recognized by International Association of Printing House Craftsmen with a Gold and Silver award in the International Gallery of Superb Printing Awards competition. Out of nearly 3,000 entries submitted in more than 95 ...
Rtech Labs. (Supplier News).(offering new library services )(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... rtech Labs, Arden Hills, Minn., is offering new library services to customers. Services include patent and scientific literature searching, document delivery, current awareness updates and news alerts ....
TTI Plastics. (Supplier News).(produces dairy crates)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... TTI Plastics, located in Erie, Pa. is currently up and running and producing 16-qt and 24-qt dairy crates. The facility is 60,000 sq ft ...
GEA Filtration. (Supplier News).(growth plan for cross-flow membrane filtration)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Following the integration of different GEA Membrance business units into one organization, GEA Filtration, Hudson, Wis., has begun the next phase of its growth plan for cross-flow membrane filtration. The European structure of GSA Filtration ...
Swedish Glace non-dairy frozen dessert. (New Product Review).(introduced by Perry's Ice Cream Co. )(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Company: Perry's Ice Cream Co. Location: Akron, N.Y. Introduced: January 2003 Details: Through a partnership with Carlshamn Mejeri of Sweden, Perry's Ice Cream adds Swedish Glace to its product offerings. Imported from Sweden, Swedish Glace is a rich and ...
Flavored buttermilk. (International).(introduced by Swiss Dairy Food AG)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Company: Swiss Dairy Food AG Location: Switzerland Introduced: September 2002 Details: Chilled buttermilk is a popular drink in many northern European countries. Swiss Dairy Foods, under ...
Sugar-free fruit ice bars. (New Product Review).(introduced by HP Hood)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Company: HP Hood Location: Chelsea, Mass. Introduced: March 2003 Details: Veryfine Inc., Littleton, Mass., teams up with HP Hood to offer a smooth and spoonable frozen dessert featuring Veryfine's popular [Fruit.sub.2]O beverage. HP Hood is producing, ...
No-name dairy drinks. (New Products Review).(new from Brain Twist)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Company: Brain Twist, div. of The Coca-Cola Co. Location: Atlanta Introduced: October 2002 Details: It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's unnamed dairy drinks from Brain Twist. "A great-tasting product and cool packaging were the goals, not some catchy ...
Flavorful dairy case pudding. (New Product Review).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Company: Carousel Foods of America Inc. Location: Farmingdale, N.Y Introduced: September 2002 Details: The proof of the pudding is in the eating, according to Carousel Foods with regard to its new ready-to-eat dairy case Cloud 10 Pudding. Sold in ...
Oberweis Dairy. (Noteworthy Introductions).(is offering 12-oz single-serve plastic bottles of milk in five reduced-fat varieties)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Oberweis Dairy North Aurora, III., now offers 12-oz single-serve plastic bottles of milk in five reduced-fat varieties--Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate, Reduced-Fat Two Percent and Fat Free--through its Oberweis Ice Cream and Dairy Stores, Oberweis home delivery and at Chicago-area Jewel ...
The Dannon Co. (Noteworthy Introductions).(introduces Fruit Blends low-fat yogurt)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Tarrytown, N.Y.-based The Dannon Co., introduces Fruit Blends, rich an creamy low-fat yogurt that guarantees fruit in every spoonful. Fruit Blends come in 6-oz individual cups and in six-packs of 4-oz cups. The new product includes Dannon's ...
Wells' Dairy Inc. (Noteworthy Introduction).(introduced Blue Bunny Blue's Clues ice cream)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Wells' Dairy Inc., Le Mars, Iowa, is giving Blue her very own ice cream flavor--a yummy blue vanilla ice cream dotted with Blue's Clues paw print sugar cookies ....
Anderson Erickson Dairy Co. (Noteworthy Introductions).(adds Pineapple Orange Banana flavor to its Fat Free Yogurt with Soy Protein line)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Anderson Erickson Dairy Co., Des Moines, Iowa, adds Pineapple Orange Banana flavor to its Fat Free Yogurt with Soy Protein line. Each ...
Moo-ving into milk: the world's No. 3 soft drink manufacturer starts selling flavored milk. (Product of the Month).
Mar 01, 2003; ... After years of selling carbonated soft drinks, No. 3 global soda producer Dr. Pepper/Seven Up Inc. (DPSU), Piano, Tex., decided the time was right to add dairy to its beverage portfolio and this month began rolling out Raging Cow[TM], a five-flavor line of single-serve milk drinks. ...
Hats off to Elsie and her keepers. (Insights).
Mar 01, 2003; ... The milk production business in this country is nothing short of capitalism at its finest. It is a story of unrelenting gains in efficiency and productivity. My hat is off to Elsie and her keepers. All of this has been accomplished, in my opinion, despite a nightmarish ...
Sitting pretty: as Unilever and Nestle claim a bigger stake, the U.S. ice cream market is flourishing. (2003 Ice Cream Outlook).
Mar 01, 2003; ... A few years ago, the frozen dairy segment was populated by family-owned businesses, overgrown full-line dairies and a couple of big American companies that focused on one region or another. In 2003 the segment is becoming an arena for two huge international consumer products companies ...
Inclusions unlimited: suppliers of those yummy things that go into frozen desserts know no boundaries. (2003 Ice Cream Outlook).
Mar 01, 2003; ... Candies, baked pieces, swirls, nuts, fruits and crunchies--all are inclusions that provide frozen dessert manufacturers with innovative add-in options to tempt consumers' taste buds. Every year inclusion suppliers continue to out-do the previous year with their offerings. Some innovations ...
Cheese--it's what consumers want: Americans' strong and growing appetite for cheese has them choosing cheese for many occasions, including dessert. (Cheese Supplement).
Mar 01, 2003; ... Could it be true that cheese is the No. 1 food craving in-America, even beating out chocolate? As the cover photo illustrates, cheese is replacing chocolate in the hearts (and maybe the spring baskets) of consumers. It's true! Independent research on behalf of Dairy Management Inc., ...
Trends keeping the cheese segment sizzling. (Cheese Supplement).
Mar 01, 2003 ... Here's the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board's "What's Hot" list in cheese for 2003 1 Made in America--The cheesemaking industry in America is undergoing a renaissance much like California's wine industry did 20-some years ago. American-made cheeses today stand rind-to-rind with ...
Promoting pride and heritage: new Wisconsin cheese logo is the first step in long-term branding strategy. (Cheese Supplement).
Mar 01, 2003; ... Last fall, the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) introduced a new logo and strategic positioning campaign designed to take the national marketing of Wisconsin cheese to the next level. The logo, which visually depicts Wisconsin's cheesemaking pride and heritage, is now being added to ...
New cheese products: recent introductions focus on convenience forms of flavorful, specialty cheeses, as well Hispanic offerings. (Cheese Supplement).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... * Treasure Cave offers a long overdue packaging concept for the blue cheese category--crumbles in single-serve portion cups. The flavorful blue cheese crumbles are sold in four-packs of 0.75-az white plastic cups that are heat-sealed with peelable lids decorated in a blue and white color ...
Valley Queen Cheese leaders receive NCI Laureate Awards. (Cheese Supplement).(National Cheese Institute )(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... The National Cheese Institute (NCJ) bestowed its highest honor, the NCI Laureate Award, on two cheese industry leaders at the 2003 Dairy Forum. NCI Chairman Lou Gentine, chairman and CEO of Sargento Foods, Plymouth, Wis., presented the awards to Max Gonzenbach and Rudy Nef of Valley Queen ...
Lab talk: regulatory-driven innovations. (Ingredient Technology).
Mar 01, 2003; ... While FDA intensifies it warnings to manufacturers adding botanical ingredients to foods because either they are not approved food additives or not considered Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS), it makes sense to play it safe when formulating new value-added, nutritionally enhanced dairy ...
Opportunities for Lutein in dairy: Lutein overcomes technical and regulatory challenges and is now the perfect fortifying ingredient for dairy foods. (Ingredient Technology Focus).
Mar 01, 2003; ... The eye nutrient lutein has seen steady growth in the dietary supplement aisle for more than five years. Now this yellow carotenoid is poised to heat up dairy sales too, as more food and beverage manufacturers investigate fortifying with a market-proven winner, Applications research at ...
Polydextrose for adding fiber: this specialty carbohydrate is 90% fiber and has application in many dairy foods. (Ingredient Technology Focus).
Mar 01, 2003; ... Most Americans only consume about half of the recommended amount of fiber in the diet, but are becoming increasingly aware of fiber's health benefits. Consumers are seeking convenient foods containing fiber, which still taste delicious, as part of a healthier life style. Given the rapid ...
Fortifying with resistant maltodextrin: digestion-resistant maltodextrin is a versatile, useful and economic water-soluble dietary fiber used to fortify dairy foods. (Ingredient Technology Focus).
Mar 01, 2003; ... Digestive health has never been more important than it is today. Studies indicate good digestive health influences most all other nutritional issues from bioavailability to absorption to direct and indirect impact on nutritional well being. The macronutrients that most directly and ...
Carob fiber for dairy foods: for fiber enrichment, lowering cholesterol or antioxidative potential, a little carob fiber does the trick.
Mar 01, 2003; ... Today's health-conscious consumers increasingly recognize that high-fiber foods contribute to a well-balanced diet. Carob fiber helps boost the fiber levels of everyday foods. In addition, with its cholesterol-lowering abilities and antioxidative potential, insoluble dietary fiber derived ...
Verifying allergen control programs: simple, rapid tests are a small investment with a big return. (Applied Technology).
Mar 01, 2003 ... People who do not know someone with a P food allergy may have little idea how life-threatening a food allergy can be, as well as how challenging it is to identify "safe foods" to eat. Consumers with food allergies - rely on manufacturers to produce 100% allergen-free foods when labels do ...
Pint-sized automation: boutique ice cream operations face unique challenges. (Plant Operations).
Mar 01, 2003; ... The ice cream industry seems particularly well suited to classic mom-and-pop success stories. National markets may be dominated by multinationals like Unilever (Ben & Jerry's), Nestles (Haagen-Dazs), and Allied Domecq (Baskin-Robbins). But myriad smaller, niche-market ice cream makers ...
At the heart: filler technolgy is at the center of the milk line, and as milk has changed, so have the fillers. (Plant Operations).
Mar 01, 2003 ... Next to the process system, the filler is the heart of any milk line in a dairy plant. Whether it's a simple 6-head rotary filler, or a high-speed multilane linear machine with a hepafiltration chamber, the filler is the center of tine activity. Today's processors are doing more ...
Stretch, sleeve, or in-mold; labels do more. (Packaging Technology).
Mar 01, 2003 ... Labels do more than ever to sell dairy products. Whether it's a roll fed stretch sleeve on a gallon or a single-serve bottle, a shrink sleeve for contoured bottles or in-mold labeling, which may be just around the corner labels have come a long, long way. Yes, pressure sensitive ...
Natural Dairy Calcium's milky flavor. (Ingredients, R&D).
Mar 01, 2003 ... Natural Dairy Calcium's milky flavor and essential mineral components make it ideal for a wide variety of applications including dairy products, energy bars, cultured products, bakery goods, as well as supplements. It contains 27% calcium and 14% phosphorus in roughly the 2:1 ratio that is ...
With the support of the National Research Council of Canada. (Ingredients, R&D).
Mar 01, 2003 ... With the support of the National Research Council of Canada, Alberta Research Council and AVAC Ltd., SciMed Laboratories has developed an enzyme immunoassay kit to detect and quantify Vitamin A and D levels in fortified fluid milk samples. The technology has been granted a provisional ...
Swiss Institute confirms high relative bioavailability of novel Iron supplement. (Buyers Mart).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Iron is an essential nutrient often lacking in the diet, especially for infants and women of childbearing age. Many iron sources that exhibit the best bioavailability adversely affect product quality by accelerating lipid oxidation, producing unfavorable color or flavor and causing severe ...
For ice cream, new Buckeye Bites are miniature low-melt chocolates. (Ingredients, R&D).
Mar 01, 2003 ... For ice cream, new Buckeye Bites are miniature low-melt chocolates, which are best described as smooth dark chocolate surrounding a visible creamy peanut butter center. Peanut Butter Bear Nuggets are similar in appearance and flavor to Buckeye ...
The Non-GMO Source listed National Starch's specialty starches. (Ingredients, R&D).
Mar 01, 2003 ... The Non-GMO Source listed National Starch's specialty starches in its 2003 edition. This directory enables food manufacturers and others to locate suppliers of ingredients and products that are produced or formulated without genetically ...
Cones from The Cone Guys. (Ingredients, R&D).
Mar 01, 2003 ... Cones from The Cone Guys are a gourmet blend of flavorful ingredients, which can add a new dimension to ice cream cone novelties. Varieties include Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Cookie Wafer, ...
Ottens Plus[TM] Flavor Potentiators and Enhancers. (Ingredients, R&D).
Mar 01, 2003 ... Ottens Plus[TM] Flavor Potentiators and Enhancers are unique functional foods that enhance sweetness while also fortifying product flavor. Testing has shown that these flavors help reduce bitterness and off-notes sometimes found in food and beverage products. Ottens Plus Potentiators are ...
The new FS and PS stainless steel scales. (Plant Operations).
Mar 01, 2003 ... The new FS and PS stainless steel scales from Universal Weight (UWE), the are built to withstand wash down conditions in food preparation areas. The display electronics are housed in a robust stainless steel indicator protected by a one-piece rubber seal. The indicator pillars are built to ...
A complete line of C-Series vacuum conveyors. (Plant Operations).
Mar 01, 2003 ... A complete line of C-Series vacuum conveyors is available from PIAB Vacuum Conveyors, Hingham, Mass. The C-series conveyors are ideal for applications in the pharmaceutical, food and dairy industries. Powered by the company's highly regarded pneumatically driven vacuum pumps, these systems ...
A 28mm Flat Cap from Rexam Closures. (Plant Operations).
Mar 01, 2003 ... A 28mm Flat Cap from Rexam Closures provides a secure, tamper-evident seal for any container with a standard CSD finish, including those with water, juice, sports drink and dairy products. The Flat Cap features a flexible bead, tamper-evident system that minimizes application torque while ...