Dairy Foods back issues from March 2004:
What's in a name.(Industry Editorial)(Manchego cheese)
Mar 01, 2004; ... In the pursuit of a well-rounded knowledge of dairy foods, many readers have probably tasted authentic Manchego cheese. A true Spanish Manchego is made from 100% whole milk from sheep raised in the La Mancha region of Spain and it has a distinct flavor and appearance. The wild ...
Westby Cooperative Creamery.(People)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Westby Cooperative Creamery, Westby, Wis. -- Peter Kondrup hired as general manager. Most recently, Kondrup was vice president of manufacturing for a New Jersey cheese factory. There he oversaw day-to-day operations in manufacturing and distribution of specialty cheese and yogurts, and ...
3-A Sanitary Standards.(People)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... 3-A Sanitary Standards Inc., McLean, Va. -- Four industry professionals, including the first European-based representative, attained accreditation as a Certified Conformance Evaluator (CCE). The credential is required for those wishing to perform independent inspections of equipment for ...
Chr. Hansen Inc.(People)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Chr. Hansen Inc. Milwaukee, Wis. -- James Dodson appointed v.p. of sales for animal health and Nutrition. Dodson will be responsible for directing the overall development of the sales activities of the company's Animal Health and Nutrition business in the USA. He comes to Chr. Hansen with ...
Hi-Speed Checkweigher Co.(People)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Hi-Speed Checkweigher Co. -- Jeff Adams joins as general mgr. Adams is responsible for providing the strategic and operational leadership for the company's business, which is focused primarily in North America and Latin America. Adams has more than 20 years experience within the Mettler ...
Koelnmesse Inc.(People)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Koelnmesse Inc., Chicago -- Mette Petersen has been named president and managing director. Koelnmesse, Chicago is a subsidiary of Koelnmesse GmbH, one of the world's largest international trade show organizers in Cologne, Germany, Inthis position, ...
Calendar.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2004 ... March 24-26 Flexible Packaging Conference 2004, Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Visit www.iopp.org. 25-28 IAFIS Annual Conference, Camelback Inn Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa, Scottsdale, Ariz. Visit www.iafis.org. 29-April 2 Wisconsin Cheese Technology Short ...
Dreyer's scoops shops.(Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc.)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc. has acquired the final piece of the U.S. Haagen-Dazs ice cream business last month with the purchase of General Mills Inc.'s Haagen-Dazs shops in the ...
Irish McDonald's.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... The health board in Ennis Town, Ireland, has lodged an objection with the town council over plans for a new McDonald's there ....
Home in Wisconsin.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... After a five-year stay in California, the Marschall Cheese Seminar is returning to the Midwest this year. Rhodia, Inc., sponsor of the seminar, will combine it ...
Joining the show.(International Society of Beverage Technologists)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... The International Society of Beverage Technologists, the only organization whose sole interest is the technical and scientific aspects of soft drinks and beverages, has entered into an agreement with the organizers of BevExpo 2004 to become a "supporting association" of the ...
"Got milk?" Ruling overturned by federal appellate court.(Newsline ...)
Mar 01, 2004 ... PHILADELPHIA -- A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling in the case of a Pennsylvania farming couple who are suing to be exempted from the dairy industry's check-off program. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found last month that the generic advertising ...
Kraft taking harsh steps toward recovery.(Newsline ...)(Kraft Foods Inc.)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Kraft Foods Inc., plans to axe 6,000 jobs or 6% of its staff, and close up to 20 plants over the next three years in a global turnaround plan expected to cost $1.2 billion. Kraft, which reported a 6.7% decline in net profit for the fourth quarter of 2003, said the plan would ...
Parmalat meltdown reaches U.S.(Washington Watch)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Parmalat USA Corp., a unit of the troubled Italian dairy company Parmalat Finanziaria SpA, filed for bankruptcy-court protection from creditors late last month, listing assets and debts of at least $100 million U.S. each. The U.S. shockwaves came less than two weeks after the ...
Dean tops $9 billion in 2003.(Washington Watch)(Dean Foods)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Dean Foods' net income rose 37% for the fourth quarter of 2003 thanks to acquisitions, higher selling prices and a strong performance by subsidiary White Wave. The Dallas-based processor said net income for the quarter totaled $86.5 million, compared with $63.1 million in fourth ...
Procurement Workshop this month.(Washington Watch)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... There is still time to register for Milk 101 IDFA's Milk Procurement Workshop slated for March 30-31, at Embassy Suites O'Hare, Rosemont, IL. The workshop is designed specifically to instruct dairy staff on the structure of the dairy industry and how dairy pricing mechanisms ...
Producers and processors winning on trade deals.(Washington Watch)
Mar 01, 2004; ... Dairy industry representatives have been keeping a close eye on negotiations for two new trade deals, in an effort to head off negative impact on U.S. producers and processors. As of now, they seem to have been successful. Jerry Kozak, CEO of the National Milk Producers ...
Upstate Farms looking to build.(News & Trends)(Upstate Farms Cooperative Inc. plans in West Seneca)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Upstate Farms Cooperative, Buffalo, N.Y., is planning to build a new plant in nearby West Seneca. According to a Buffalo newspaper, the co-op is seeking tax incentives to help fund the $27 million, 165,000-sq ft facility. The success of its cultured dairy products line, ...
Dairy Foods was thrilled to present its 2003 Processor of the Year award to Stonyfield Farm at January's IDFA Dairy Forum in Boca Raton, Fla.(News & Trends)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dairy Foods was thrilled to present its 2003 Processor of the Year award to Stonyfield Farm at January's IDFA Dairy Forum in Boca Raton, Fla. Joseph O'Neill ...
The president and chief executive of the Northwest Dairy Association and its subsidiary, WestFarm Foods, resigned last month amid the company's months-long Teamsters lockout.(Etcetera)(John Mueller)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... The president and chief executive of the Northwest Dairy Association and its subsidiary, WestFarm Foods, resigned last month amid the company's ...
Monsato Co.(Etcetera)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Monsanto Co. has begun severely rationing the genetically engineered growth hormone somatotropin, designed to increase milk production. After federal regulators ...
Lifeway Foods Inc.(Etcetera)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Lifeway Foods Inc. last month declared a two-for-one split of its common stock. Lifeway, which manufactures cultured, ...
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream.(Etcetera)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream last month shut down the last production line at its Union City, Calif ....
Nestle.(Etcetera)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... On the International front, Nestle got a boost from a heat wave in Europe last summer, and the resulting ...
Jim Oberwies, the Republican Senatorial candidate in Illinois, and part owner of the Oberwies Dairy Co., continues to cause a stir with television ads.(Etcetera)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Jim Oberwies, the Republican Senatorial candidate in Illinois, and part owner of the Oberwies Dairy Co., continues to cause a stir with television ads. Oberwies first drew fire because the dairy ran spots which critics claimed were thinly disguised campaign ...
California Department of Food and Agriculture.(Etcetera)(natural cow's milk cheese production)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... According to preliminary estimates from the California Department of Food and Agriculture, California's production of natural cow's milk ...
Dean Food's Melody Farms.(Etcetera)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... In a move to streamline production, Dean Foods' Melody Farms laid off 31 of 170 workers at its Lansing plant last month. The Lansing plant processes milk, orange juice, drinking water and flavored drinks. Melody Farms said ...
International-Dairy-Deli Bakery Association.(Etcetera)
Mar 01, 2004 ... The theme for the 40th annual seminar and expo of the International-Dairy-Deli Bakery Association is "A Monumental Experience." Dairy-Deli-Bake 2004, will be held June 6-8 in ...
Dairy Distribution conference to return in 2005.(News & Trends)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... The Dairy Distribution and Fleet Management Conference will not take place this year, due primarily to health issues faced by the conference's organizer. The conference will be back in one form or another in 2005, says Don Wilson, president of the Wilson Group. Wilson underwent ...
Low-carb consumer trends being measured.(News & Trends)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... A consumer research group has concluded a survey of 1,800 U.S. adults and determined that as many as 30% of American are either participating in or contemplating a low-carb diet. Among the key findings of the survey by Opinion Dynamics Corporation of Cambridge, Mass., are: ...
Danisco has signed an agreement with French Rhodia to negotiate exclusively for the takeover of Rhodia's food ingredients business, excluding the company's food phosphates business.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Danisco has signed an agreement with French Rhodia to negotiate exclusively for the takeover of Rhodia's food ingredients business, excluding the company's food phosphates business. Rhodia's food ingredients business is a global supplier of cultures, naturaltexturants, and food protection ...
Integra-Seal Industries.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Integra-Seal Industries has relocated its offices and manufacturing plant to a new 30,000 square foot facility just south of Kingsport, Tenn. In conjunction with the move, the company has expanded its capacity by more than 50% with the addition of new molds, injection molding machines and ...
Urschel Laboratories Inc.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Urschel Laboratories Inc., Valparaiso, Ind., a worldwide leader in the manufacturing of food cutting equipment, is further expanding resources in Asia. Urschel Asia, the Urschel product test cutting facility located in Singapore, has doubled the size of its staff and focus. This facility ...
McCormick Flavor, a unit of McCormick & Company, Inc., Hunt Valley, Md., has partnered with Exopack, LLC to co-develop new packaging to be used for McCormick Flavor's dry flavor systems; spices, herbs, seasonings, coatings, breaders and batters.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... McCormick Flavor, a unit of McCormick & Company, Inc., Hunt Valley, Md., has partnered with Exopack, LLC to co-develop new packaging to be used for McCormick Flavor's dry flavor systems; spices, herbs, seasonings, coatings, breaders and batters. The patent-pending, tamper-evident packaging ...
White Systems, Kenilworth, N.J., an FKI Logistex member company and market leader in designing and building high-speed automated material storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), has signed an agreement with Pacific Integrated Handling, Tacoma, Wash., making PIH its exclusive distributor in 13 western states.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... White Systems, Kenilworth, N.J., an FKI Logistex member company and market leader in designing and building high-speed automated material storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), has signed an agreement with Pacific Integrated Handling, Tacoma, Wash., making PIH its exclusive distributor in ...
Markem Corp.(Supplier News)(Number One Best Large Company)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Markem Corp., Keene, N.H. has been recognized as one of the best companies to work for in New Hampshire. Business NH magazine named Markem the Number One Best Large Company in its December issue. Markem, ...
Orion Packaging Systems.(Supplier News)(new web site)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Orion Packaging Systems, manufacturers of a complete line of stretch wrapping systems, is proud to unveil its redesigned Web site, www.orionpackaging.com. The new site combines ...
Silliker Inc. and IDFA have formed a new strategic alliance to provide enhanced laboratory, technical and training services to the industry.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Silliker Inc. and IDFA have formed a new strategic alliance to provide enhanced laboratory, technical and training services to the industry. The agreement, announced late last year, will allow the two ...
Ground was broken on the new Southwest Cheese Company LLC facility in Clovis, N.M. on February 6.(News & Trends)
Mar 01, 2004 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ground was broken on the new Southwest Cheese Company LLC facility in Clovis, N.M. on February 6. New Mexico's Governor Bill Richardson, local ...
Heluva Good hits the small screen.(News & Trends)(from Heluva Good Cheese Inc.)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Heluva Good Dip made a national appearance on NBC's Today Show recently. Several Heluva Good Dips were included in a special feature on snacks for the Super Bowl. NBC weatherman Al Roker, who co-hosted the feature with supermarket analyst Phil Lempert, pointed out that he knows Heluva Good ...
Kozy Shack Inc.(New Product Review)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Recognizing the opportunity to provide pudding lovers a ready-to-eat, lower-sugar offering Kozy Shack Inc., Hicksville, N.Y., has formulated Kozy Shack[R] By Request. This no-sugar-added pudding line, which comes in two flavors--chocolate and vanilla--uses a proprietary blend of inulin, ...
SouthWest Dairy.(New Product Review)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Once again leading the industry through innovation, SouthWest Dairy, Tyler, Texas, is the first U.S. dairy to use Portola Packaging Inc.'s new snap cap. The cap is a one-step, tamper-evident closure that resembles the pull-ring fitment closures used on gable-top cartons. The new snap cap, ...
Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream.(Noteworthy Introductions)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream, Green Bay, Wis., has added an ice cream sandwich to its line of Klondike[R] CarbSmart[TM] frozen novelties for use as part of a low-carb diet. The new vanilla ice cream sandwich offers ...
Promised Land Dairy.(Noteworthy Introductions)(Marvelous Mocha milk )(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... San Antonio, Texas-based Promised Land Dairy, the home of all-natural Jersey cows milk, introduces its newest flavor, Marvelous Mocha. Made from 2% milk, chocolate and coffee, the new flavor is sold in traditional glass quart bottles. Promised Land Dairy milk is ...
The Dannon Co.(New Product Review)(Light 'n Fit Carb Control)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Tarrytown, N.Y.-based The Dannon Co., enters the lower-carb category with the rollout of Light 'n Fit Carb Control. This is the first nationally available, reduced-carbohydrate cultured dairy snack found in the yogurt section of supermarkets. Light 'n Fit Carb Control come in four ...
NutriJoy Inc.(New Product Review)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... CAL-C[R] is a new calcium-rich beverage that combines skim milk and natural fruit juices. Marketed by NutriJoy Inc., Manhattan, Kan., NutriJoy was created and supported by the efforts of Mid-America Commercialization Corp., and Kansas State University through technology donations from The ...
International.(New Products & Marketing)
Mar 01, 2004; ... Recent media attention surrounding cholesterol created a new market for dairy products that work to reduce the level of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) or "bad cholesterol" levels found in the body. Glanbia Dairies introduced an innovative product in the United Kingdom called Heartily ...
It's not just the carbs.(Insights)(low-carbohydrate foods)
Mar 01, 2004; ... The food business is jumping on the low-carb bandwagon like it was the last parade in town. In my opinion, low-carb dieting is just the current Grand Marshall. Remember fat? Remember obesity? Remember trans-fatty acids? These one-time Grand Marshalls are all still lined up right ...
Just say cheese: mark your calendars! The nation's largest exposition dedicated to cheese takes place in April. You won't want to miss it.(Cheese Trends Spring 2004)
Mar 01, 2004; ... Individuals and companies involved in all facets of the cheese industry will come together on April 20-22 for a variety of educational and social events, including a packed exposition hall where suppliers to the industry will feature their latest and greatest technologies. This ...
Cheese--a natural: consumption continues to increase, consumers are buying more of the good stuff and a few "gimmes" get thrown the cheese industry's direction.(Cheese Trends Spring 2004)
Mar 01, 2004; ... According to the most recent data from USDA Economic Research Service, per capita consumption of natural cheese increased almost 2% from 2001 to 2002. More impressively, during the last quarter of the 20th century, when fluid milk consumption was rapidly declining, cheese consumption ...
Reduce mold growth and extend shelflife.(Cheese Trends Spring 2004)
Mar 01, 2004 ... In order to boost cheese sales for retailers and provide consumers with higher quality cheese products, Dairy Management Inc.[TM] (DMI) is leading research efforts to retard mold growth on the surface of cheeses. Researchers Joseph Marcy and John Koontz, both from Virginia ...
A look into the future: vatless cheesemaking.(Cheese Trends Spring 2004)
Mar 01, 2004 ... The ancient practice of cheesemaking just got an upgrade using a new process that leverages a combination of membrane filtration systems and coagulators instead of the traditional vats that cheesemakers have relied upon for decades. This vatless system facilitates the production ...
Anyway you slice it.(Cheese Trends Spring 2004)(cold laser so slice cheese)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Researchers at the University of Wisconsin, Madison--Xiaochun Li, a mechanical engineering professor, and Hongseok Choi, an engineering graduate student--have identified a way to use a laser to slice cheese. They've adapted the same kind of laser used for eye surgery to slice cheese. Using ...
Marth receives NCI Laureate Award.(Cheese Trends Spring 2004)(Elmer Marth)
Mar 01, 2004 ... At the 2004 Dairy Forum, the National Cheese Institute (NCI) awarded its highest honor, the NCI Laureate Award, to Elmer Marth, professor emeritus of the University of Wisconsin, Madison. NCI Chairman Lou Gentine, teaching cheese safety. (Phyliis and Elmer Marth are pictured in the center, ...
Irish-based food and dairy company Glanbia started construction of a new $190 million cheese and whey products facility in Clovis, N.M.(Bits & Pieces)(Southwest Cheese Co.)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Irish-based food and dairy company Glanbia started construction of a new $190 million cheese and whey products facility in Clovis, N.M. The facility is being built through a joint venture called Southwest Cheese Co., which is between ...
The Tillamook County Creamery Assn., Titlamook, Ore., has moved to trademark the Tillamook name and require numerous other companies to remove the name from their products.(Bits & Pieces)
Mar 01, 2004 ... The Tillamook County Creamery Assn., Titlamook, Ore., has moved to trademark the Tillamook name and require numerous other companies to remove the name from their products. Since Tillamook is the name of a county where the cheese ...
One of the dairy industry's best-known traditions is returning to its roots.(Bits & Pieces)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... One of the dairy industry's best-known traditions is returning to its roots. After a five-year stay in California, the Marschall Cheese Seminar returns to Wisconsin this year. Rhodia Inc., Cranbury, N.J., sponsor of the seminar, will combine the Marschall Cheese Seminar with the Wisconsin ...
In 2004, there will be major promotions for milk, cheese and 3-A-Day of Dairy throughout the year.(Bits & Pieces)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... In 2004, there will be major promotions for milk, cheese and 3-A-Day of Dairy throughout the year. For example, in January and February, the American Dairy Assn., partnered with General Mills Inc., Minneapolis, on the 2004 Bake-Off[R] Contest, the biggest, most trusted recipe contest ...
Vitamin D-fortified cheese.(Cheese Trends Spring 2004)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Vitamin D is important in bone health. Leading public health experts are getting concerned that of general population is not getting enough as a result of decreased consumption of milk and increased use of sunblock. (The body makes vitamin D when unprotected skin is exposed to sunlight.) ...
Direct case in measurement for cheese.(Chesse Trends Spring 2004)
Mar 01, 2004; ... Many cheesemakers manage moisture and maximize yield by controlling their cheese milk casein-to-fat ratio based on a protein and fat measurement. The results, however, are not optimal because they estimate casein by multiplying the protein measurement by a periodically defined casein ...
Looking for a churn around: sales have softened in the past year, but ice cream makers have rolled out a slew of better (for you) products designed to resurrect the category.(2004 Ice Cream Outlook)
Mar 01, 2004; ... Low carb. Slow churned. Spenda[R]. Who would have thought these would be the buzzwords going into 2004 ice cream season? But they are. Those consumers who wait until the weather warms to visit the ice cream aisle will be in for a shock this summer. Sure there will be some new ...
Ben & Jerry's takes the holistic approach to better-for-you.(2004 Ice Cream Outlook)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2004 ... While it might be surprising that Ben & Jerry's is entering the better-for-you scrap, it's no surprise that it has done so with its trademark aplomb. "Less body ... more soul" is how the gurus of superpremium describe four new lines of products that have less bad stuff. ...
On being a leader in ice cream.
Mar 01, 2004 ... Top-10 Formulating TRENDS Formulating ice cream products that complement current, as well as forecasted trends, positions a company for market success. To help you be a winner in the freezer, Dairy Foods magazine interviewed numerous ice cream industry experts and analysts and ...
Growing up tastefully: Brigham's Ice Cream celebrates 90th anniversary.(2004 Ice Cream Outlook)
Mar 01, 2004 ... New Englanders scream for it--premium Brigham's ice cream, that is. This year, the Arlington, Mass., company celebrates its 90th birthday, reflecting on a rich, flavorful legacy of producing and marketing high quality dessert products to loyal consumers for nearly a century. Generation ...
Authentic gelato at retail: typically made fresh in a gelateria, now authentic gelato can be purchased packaged at retail.(2004 Ice Cream Outlook)
Mar 01, 2004; ... Gelato [jeh-LAH-toh], the Italian word for ice cream, varies significantly by region in Italy. In the south, particularly in Sicily, gelato is made with milk and no egg yolks, and sometimes includes a thickener such as cornstarch. In central Italy, such as in Tuscany, it is made from a ...