Dairy Foods back issues from October 2003:
Keeping up in a changing world.(Industry Editorial)
Oct 01, 2003; ... This month's Worldwide Food Expo offers a glimpse into the state of the global food and beverage industries--and the U.S. dairy industry's opportunities within those industries. What a different picture we see today in technology and marketing compared with just five or 10 years ago! ...
Calendar.(Calendar)
Oct 01, 2003 ... October 15-16 Food Allergens: Issues and Solutions for the Food Product Manufacturer, Chicago. Contact Pauline Galloway University of Nebraska-Lincoln, at 402/472-9751 or pgalloway2@unl.edu. 29-Nov. 1 Worldwide Food Expo 2003, McCormick Place, Chicago Visit ...
Bravo! Foods International Corp., North Palm Beach, Fla.(People)(appointed Mark R. Schacht)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Bravo! Foods International Corp., North Palm Beach, Fla.--Mark R. Schacht will join the company as executive v.p. Schacht is a senior executive with a 22-year history in the food and beverage industry. He has extensive experience in sales, distribution and operations in both, national and ...
The International Dairy Foods Assn., Washington.(People)(appointed Kristin Pearson Wilcox and promoted three staff members to senior directors)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... The International Dairy Foods Assn., Washington--Kristin Pearson Wilcox joins the IDFA staff as senior director of legislative affairs. In her new post, Wilcox will manage and strengthen IDFA's relationships on Capitol Hill and help develop association positions on federal legislation ...
Friendly Ice Cream Corp., Wilbraham, Mass.(People)(appointed Lawrence Rusinko)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Friendly Ice Cream Corp., Wilbraham, Mass.--Lawrence Rusinko, joins as senior v.p., marketing. Rusinko will be responsible for restaurant ...
Charkit Chemical Corp., Darien, Conn.(People)(appointed Robert Magnus)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Charkit Chemical Corp., Darien, Conn.--Robert Magnus joins as a sales consultant in the company's flavor and fragrance business ....
Hansen Technologies Corp.(People)(appointed Ulrich Klauck )(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Hansen Technologies Corp.--Burr Ridge, Ill.--Ulrich Klauck appointed regional mgr. for Europe and the ...
3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc., McLean, Va.(People)(appointed Nathaniel (Nate) Wall)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc., McLean, Va.--Nathaniel (Nate) Wall appointed director, technical affairs for 3-A SSI. He will be responsible for overseeing the modernization of the 3-A Standards ...
Crown Holdings Inc., Philadelphia.(People)(appointed Jim Wilson)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Crown Holdings Inc., Philadelphia--Jim Wilson joins as vice president of sales of the U.S. packaging affiliate. Wilson brings nearly 20 years of industry experience to Crown. Most ...
Chr. Hansen, Inc., Milwaukee.(People)(appointed Paul Duddleston )(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Chr. Hanson, Inc., Milwaukee--Paul Duddleston appointed vice president of sales, dairy. His primary responsibility is to provide a centralized, uniform, and consistent strategy for the development of the company's dairy business in the United States. Duddleston was previously the manager ...
YoCream up 6%.(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... YoCream International, Inc. repotted last month that third quarter sales increased 5.5% to $6.64 million from $6.29 million in the third ...
Nestle in Poland.(closing down its fresh milk-based production )(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Nestle Polska is closing down its fresh milk-based production in Poland and has sold its dairy plant in Kobylinica by Slupsk, north Poland to the Polish ...
e-Grocery drops off.(Publix Super Markets Inc.)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Publix Super Markets Inc., Lakeland Fla., is ditching its online grocery shopping and delivery service after nearly two years, saying the ...
Wimm-Bill-Dann down 21%.(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods, the major Russian dairy and juice processor, posted a net profit to U.S. GAAP of $17.7 million in the ...
Wendy's gets healthy with grab-and-go milk.(Newsline ...)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... DUBLIN, Ohio--Wendy's Restaurants has begun offering 8 oz, plastic grab-and-go containers of milk as an option in its Kids' Meals. A test launched last month in parts of Ohio, South Florida and North Carolina will help the hamburger chain jump on the healthier-food bandwagon by ...
Prairie Farms' Southwell retires.(Newsline ...)(Leonard Southwell )(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... CARLINVILLE, Ill. -- Leonard Southwell senior v.p. of Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. has retired after a tenure of 53 years. Southwell left the Illinois-based dairy cooperative September 30. He began his employment with Equity Union Creamery of Pana, Ill., which later merged with Prairie Farms ....
Dean CEO discloses motive for stock move.(News & Trends)(Gregg Engles plans to sell 15% of his holdings of Dean common stock)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... In a press conference last year. executives at Dean Foods Co., Dallas, said they planned to be as open as possible about the company's finances in light of the Enron scandal. Who would have thought the disclosure would get so personal The nation's largest milk company announced ...
Production growth expected to slow.(News & Trends)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... World milk production is expected to grow to 600 million tons this year, just seven million tons more than in 2002. The figures were revealed to over 700 delegates at the World Dairy Summit in Bruges, ...
Kraft to sell Italian holding.(News & Trends)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Northfield, Ill. -- Kraft Foods Inc. intends to sell its Invernizzi branded cheese business in Italy to Groupe Lactalis, a leading French producer of dairy products, subject to ...
Trade group scrutinizes MPC use.(Washington Watch)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... The International Trade Commission has begun sending out detailed questionnaires to cheese manufacturers, asking about their use of milk protein concentrates (MPC), casein, caseinates and other dairy proteins in their production. The surveys appear to be part of the government's ongoing ...
Slippery slope.(Washington Watch)
Oct 01, 2003; ... The Food Industry Environmental Council is asking for clarification regarding the federal definition of oil under the EPA's Spill Prevention. Control. and Countermeasures program. The rule covers "oil in any kind or form," including fats, oils and greases from animal sources. EPA's ...
Stonyfield teams up with soccer star Kristine, Lilly.(News & Trends)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Londonderry, N.H. -- Stonyfield Farm has partnered with Boston Breakers' and US Women's Team Soccer star, Kristine Lilly, to bring its Strong Women message to young women and girls. This fall, Stonyfield is offering a chance to have Lilly run a soccer clinic for a lucky drawing ...
California schools getting more vending machines.(News & Trends)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Students at 16 California high schools will be chugging more milk and less soda on their campuses this year. The high schools are participating in a state-funded pilot project that adds milk vending machines to compete with the racks of soft drinks and sports drinks. ...
Milk is golden in Happy Meal test.(News & Trends)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... The MilkPEP foodservice test said the slightest promotional efforts could boost milk sales at restaurants. There's more evidence now, as milk has become a big winner under the golden arches. Milk sales at McDonald's restaurants were up over 20% as a result of recent GOT ...
Degussa Food Ingredients.(Supplier News)(reorganized with a new name)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Degussa has reorganized with a new name. Degussa Food Ingredients is a Business Unit of Germany-based Degussa, a multinational corporation with core strength in highly effective system solutions that are tailored to the requirements of its customers. Degussa's food ingredients business was ...
ExxonMobil Chemical.(Supplier News)(completed an expansion of its oriented polypropylene (OPP) film manufacturing plant in Shawnee, Oklahoma)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... The Films Business of ExxonMobil Chemical, Macedon, N.Y., recently completed an expansion of its oriented polypropylene (OPP) film manufacturing plant in Shawnee, Okla. The installation of a specialty 6.6-meter orienter line gives ExxonMobil Chemical an additional 30 million lbs of annual ...
Tetra Pak.(Supplier News)(earned a Gold Award in the food category of the 16th annual DuPont Awards for Innovation)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Tetra Pak, Vernon Hills. Ill., has earned a Gold Award in the food category of the 16th annual DuPont Awards for Innovation in food processing and packaging, The international industry competition, which recognizes food and non-food industry advances in the use of plastics, honors Tetra ...
Evergreen Packaging Equipment.(Supplier News)(and AVE Industries S.p.A. developed a long-term strategic agreement)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Evergreen Packaging Equipment, a business unit of International Paper; and AVE Industries S.p.A. of Spinea (Venice), Italy have developed a long-term strategic agreement that will allow Evergreen to manufacture, sell, and service rotary bottle filling equipment utilizing AVE electronic ...
Blue Bell Creameries.(Etcetera)(will open new distribution facility in Tampa, Florida)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Blue Bell Creameries will open a new $1.5 million, 40-employee distribution facility in Tampa, Fla., next month, allowing the Brenham, Texas-based ice cream maker to ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service.(Etcetera)
Oct 01, 2003 ... The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service will host a USA Food Pavilion, March 9-12, 2004 at the FoodEx Japan 2004 trade ...
David Hettinga, vice president and chief technical officer, of Land O'Lakes, Inc.'s Corporate Research, Technology and Engineering division is retiring this month after 20 years with the company.(Etcetera)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... David Hettinga, vice president and chief technical officer, of Land O'Lakes, Inc.'s Corporate Research, Technology and Engineering division is retiring this month after 20 years with ...
Massachusetts supermarket industry.(Etcetera)(supermarket industry warns that retail price of milk could result in higher prices)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... A report prepared for the Massachusetts supermarket industry warns that legislation designed to cap the retail price of milk is shortsighted, and could result in higher prices. The legislation requires state officials to investigate any retail milk price that exceeds 200% of the farm ...
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Assn.(Etcetera)(phony coupons)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Assn. says the number of bogus manufacturers' coupons circulating on the Internet is on the rise. ...
Sudmo North America.(Supplier News)(will exhibit this year at Worldwide Food Expo)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Sudmo North America, Rockford, Ill., a leading supplier of sanitary flow, will exhibit at booth #S5632 at this year s Worldwide Food Expo. As a market leader in PMO mix proof technology, Sudmo will show its full range of mix proof valves, including the recently launched Cheese Curd Outlet ...
Pechiney Plastic Packaging, Inc.(Supplier News)(awarded The National Food Processors Association certification of six of its plants: Menasha, Wis., Joplin, Mo., St. Louis Park, Minn., Minneapolis, Neenah, Wis. and Des Moines, Iowa)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Pechiney Plastic Packaging, Inc. (PPPI), Chicago, a global leader in creating value-added flexible packaging, has been awarded The National Food Processors Association (NFPA) NFPA-SAFE (SupplierAudit for Food Excellence) certification of six of its plants: Menasha, Wis., Joplin, Mo., St ....
Valio Ltd. and Swisslog Oy.(Supplier News)(signed an agreement on the automation )(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Valio Ltd. and Swisslog Oy have signed an agreement on the automation of order picking processes at Valio's production facilities in Jyvaskyla and Riihimaki, Finland, Swisslog's automation systems will manage the material flow of milk products for dip patch from the production to the ...
Metron Instruments/On-Line Instrumentation.(Supplier News)(developed and launched a website for its dairy standardization equipment and lab analysis instrumentation)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Metron Instruments/On-Line Instrumentation, Cleveland, has developed and launched a website for its dairy standardization equipment and lab analysis instrumentation. The web address for the new site is www.metroninstruments.com. The site provides product and company information, news ...
New England Extrusion.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... New England Extrusion's Turners Falls, Mass, facility recently underwent a rigorous ISO 9001:2000 audit and was certified as being compliant. NEX is an approved dairy industry supplier of polyethylene films. According to Laurie Ford, NEX director of quality assurance, in addition to being ...
Rhodia Inc.(Supplier News)(raised prices)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Rhodia Inc. has raise prices for a wide range of food grade potassium, calcium, ammonium and sodium phosphates effective Oct. 1, or as contracts allow. The increases range from 5-10% depending on the product. Higher prices are required to offset increased production costs and to support ...
Business line Bioactives--Cultures & Enzymes.(Food Ingredients)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Appropriately located in Americas dairyland--Wisconsin--and surrounded by dairy farms, is the U.S. based headquarters for Degussa Food Ingredients' product line Cultures & Enzymes. Dedicated to dairy product manufacturing, this product line provides the industry with a broad range of ...
Business line Texturant Systems.
Oct 01, 2003 ... Change ... this is what life is all about. And right now, the food and beverage industry is in a period of evolutionary change, where the dynamics of the retail and food service environments are demanding that product developers formulate foods and beverage to better meet the demands of ...
Business line Flavors & Fruit Systems--Maxens[TM].
Oct 01, 2003 ... Convenience, health and wellness, and obesity ... these topics challenge product developers in their efforts to formulated foods for today's, and tomorrow's consumers. And it is these consumer market demands that drive innovation at Maxens[TM], the flavor brand product line of Degussa Food ...
Business line Flavors & Fruit Systems--Sweet Ovations[TM].(Company Profile)
Oct 01, 2003 ... For Degussa Food Ingredients' product line Fruit Systems, manufacturing fruit and non-fruited sweet ingredients is as much of an art as it is a technology. The product line Has production Facilities on both coasts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and in Gardena, California--and ...
Wells' Dairy's Utah plant up and running: Western operation expected to help grow markets.(Inside the News)(Company Profile)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Blue Bunny[R] Ice Cream's expansion to national brand status got a boost the end of July when Wells' Dairy's new ice cream production facility went on line in St. George, Utah. It's a significant move for the Le Mars, Iowa-based company, makers of the Blue Bunny brand, as the plant is the ...
Study finds no link between dairy and body fat in teenage girls.(Inside the News)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Rosemont, III. -- There's more good news about dairy and obesity. A new study published in the September issue of the International Journal of Obesity (IJO) concludes that dairy consumption in adolescent girls is not associated with a higher body mass index (BMI) or an increase in ...
Wild ways for teens & tweens to get calcium.(Inside the News)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... According to government recommendations, kids ages 9 to 18 need 1,300 mg of calcium each day. Unfortunately, nearly 9 out of 10 teenage girls and 7 out of 10 teenage boys fail to get enough calcium in their diets. Here are some tips to help make sure that teens get the calcium they need ...
Cowgirl creamery takes best of show at ACS conference.(Inside the News)
Oct 01, 2003 ... SAN FRANCISCO -- A California creamery has walked away with Best of Show at the 20th annual conference of the American Cheese Society. Cowgirl Creamery in Point Reyes Station, owned by Sue Conley and Peggy Smith, won for its organic washed rind cheese called Red Hawk. One judge called Red ...
The world comes to Chicago! Four days of programs, exhibits and networking await this year's WWFE attendees.(Worldwide Food Expo)
Oct 01, 2003; ... The U.S. dairy industry's most important tradeshow is just around the corner, and Worldwide Food Expo '03 appears to be shaping up into what will be a smashing success. "It is great to see that our vision of a U.S.-located 'world-wide, food-wide' show is becoming a reality. This ...
Schedule at-a-glance.(Worldwide Food Expo)(Calendar)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Wednesday, October 29 8 am-9:30 am Educational Program 9:30 am-10:30 am IDEA and Joint Partners Opening General Session 10:30 am-5:00 pm Exposition Open 6 pm-7:30 pm IDFA & IAFIS "Welcome to Chicago" Reception Thursday, October 30 ...
Health claims workshop call help dairy processors beat the drum.(Worldwide Food Expo)
Oct 01, 2003 ... In conjunction with Worldwide Food Expo '03, IDFA will conduct a new workshop "A Healthy Pitch: Compelling Health Claims for Your Dairy Products." The all-day workshop will teach dairy processors how to understand and apply new flexibility in federal rules on food health claims ...
Spending some time in Chicago! WWFE's Chicago location offers big opportunities for site seeing.
Oct 01, 2003; ... If you can pencil in a few hours of free time, or add a day or two to your trip, there's plenty to sec in Chicago outside of Worldwide Food Expo. How about bears, lions, and sharks? The bears are the NFL variety, as for lions you have a couple of options, but sharks? ...
Where to wine and dine in the Windy City.
Oct 01, 2003 ... Need to have a breakfast meeting, client dinner, or a strategy session over a cocktail? There are plenty of great restaurants to pick from in Chicago. For breakfast, there's no better place than the Original Lou Mitchell's for huge omelets, pecan rolls and thick French toast. ...
Carbonated fruity milk drink.(International)(Britvic Soft Drinks Ltd.)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Company: Britvic Soft Drinks Location: United Kingdom Introduced: February 2003 Details: U.S. soda companies are not the only ones getting involved with dairy-based beverages. U.K.'s Britvic Soft Drinks offers Freekee Soda, a carbonated blend of fruit ...
Smoothie snack cups.(New Product Review)(Kraft Foods Inc.)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Company: Kraft Foods Location: Northfield, Ill. Introduced: June 2003 Details: Fruit meets milk in a new portable, spoonable treat from Kraft Foods. Jell-O[R] Smoothie Snacks are sold in six packs of 4-oz cups in the dairy case. Each cup contains 100 ...
Mini cheese bars.(New Product Review)(Saputo Inc.)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Company: Saputo Inc. Location: Saint-Leonard, Quebec, Canada Introduced: June 2003 Details: Snacking cheese experts are making on-the-go snacking a little more adult-like with new Frigo Cheese Heads Mini Bars of 100% ...
Flavored milk-based beverage.(New Products & Marketing)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Company: The Coca-Cola Co. Location: Atlanta Introduced: August 2003 Details: When students went back to school this fall they were introduced to Swerve, a new milk-based beverage in three flavors: Chocolate, Vanana (vanilla and banana) and Blooo ...
Inclusion-packed Cone novelty.(New Products & Marketing)(Matterhorn Co.)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Company: Matterhorn Ice Cream Co. Location: Caldwell, Idaho Introduced: October 2003 Details: Research shows that consumers want more of the "good stuff" in their novelties, so Matterhorn figured out a way to give consumers what they want. The new Cherry ...
Based in Dublin, Ireland, Excite! Beverage Co., along with its American partner, The Sparkling Milk Co., Ft. Lauderdale Fla., rolls out Sparkling Cow carbonated fruity dairy beverages.(Noteworthy Introductions)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Based in Dublin, Ireland, Excite! Beverage Co., along with its American partner, The Sparkling Milk Co., Ft. Lauderdale Fla., rolls out Sparkling Cow carbonated fruity dairy beverages. Fat free and enriched with vitamins A, C and D, ...
Byrne Dairy.(Noteworthy Introductions)(made flavored milks--Creamy Chocolate and Iced Cappuccino)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byrne Dairy, Syracuse, N.Y. has made its two most popular single-serve flavored milks--Creamy Chocolate and Iced Cappuccino--available in ...
Grupo Leche Pascual S.A.(Noteworthy Introductions)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Madrid, Spain-based Grupo Leche Pascual S A., extends its shelf-stable yosport fruit juice and yogurt drink to include a strawberry variety, ...
BelGioioso Cheese Inc.(Noteworthy Introductions)(American Grana[R] is produced by BelGioioso Cheese Inc.)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2003 ... A new Italian-style hard cheese with an Old World heritage but made in a truly all-American fashion has entered the marketplace. American Grana[R] is produced by BelGioioso Cheese Inc., Denmark, Wis. Made with cultured milk and imported rennet ...
Redesign (and rename) by design: Byrne Dairy brings excitement to its products, and benefits with an increase in sales.(Package of the Month)
Oct 01, 2003; ... Gone are the days of Vanilla, Chocolate Chip and Strawberry. Say hello to the days of Holy Cow, Gimme S'More and Razzle Dazzle ... if you want to move ice cream product, that is. And no one knows and understands the industry better than Byrne Dairy, Syracuse, N.Y. The Byrne ...
Rich man, poor man: the Economic Research Service division of the USDA has issued a report comparing food purchases by U.S. households of different income levels. Despite facing generally higher prices, low-income shoppers spend less on food purchases.(New Products & Marketing)
Oct 01, 2003; ... Walking down the aisles of a supermarket, low-income shoppers must consider a number of factors including quantity, price, quality and nutritional differences when selecting food products. Food-purchase decisions by the poor often entail tradeoffs among taste, preference and quality ...
Insights: surprise! surprise!(New Products & Marketing)
Oct 01, 2003; ... Per capita cheese sales kept right on going higher last year. After hitting 30 lbs during 2001, usage moved up to 30.56 lbs during 2002, according to new U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates. Sales have doubled in 25 years. If you know anything about the cheese business, ...
Staples losing ground.(Dairy Market Trends)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Two staple commodity dairy products are slumping at retail outlets, while yogurt sales keep growing. Dollar sales of skim/low-fat milk, as well as American cheese are off 4.1% and 3.8% respectively, for the 52 weeks ended August 10, according to Information Resources Inc. Unit ...