Dairy Foods back issues from March 2005:
The shrinking industry and other myths.(dairy products industry)(Editorial)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Consolidation was the story of the 1990s in the dairy business, and throughout the food industry--small and medium players gobbled up by a broad vision and a fat check book. The frenzy was either driven by or in anticipation of a similar pattern in retail. Regional grocery ...
Sargento Foods Inc.(People and Calendar)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Sargento Foods Inc., Plymouth, Wis. -- Mike McEvoy promoted to trade promotion mgr.-sales service. He is now responsible for supporting corporate-wide ...
Velvet Ice Cream Co.(People and Calendar)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Velvet Ice Cream Co., Utica, Ohio -- Tom Wengerter promoted to director of sales, and will oversee Velvet's grocery and convenience store multi-chain accounts as ...
Shuttleworth Inc.(People and Calendar)(promotes Chris Parke)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Shuttleworth Inc., Huntington, Ind. -- Chris Parke promoted to sr. v.p. In this role, he will assist the pres./CEO with the strategic direction of the company, manage the ...
Ameri-Seal Inc.(People and Calendar)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Ameri-Seal Inc., Chatsworth, Calif. -- Mark Erkkila and Rebecca Weinberg join as packaging/sales consultants. Both are based out of Ameri-Seal's corporate ...
Driggs Farms of Indiana.(People and Calendar)(promotes Tom Settle)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Driggs Farms of Indiana, Decatur -- Tom Settle promoted to v.p.of procurement and relations. Settle has been with Driggs Farms for more than 5 years, and most recently was in charge ...
Calendar.(Calendar of events of Diary products industry)(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2005 ... March 14-15 MilkPEP Sales Meeting, Westin Buckhead, Atlanta, Phone: 202/737-4332, www.idfa.org 14-16 13th biennial United States Championship Cheese Contest, Midwest Airlines Center, Milwaukee, Phone: 608/828-4550, www.wischeesemakersassn.org 15-17 ...
Invensys Process Systems.(People and Calendar)(hires Virginia Burnell)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Invensys Process Systems, Foxboro, Mass. -- Virginia Burnell has been appointed president of the company's North America operations. Burnell previously served in a variety of managerial and executive positions at Honeywell International, including ...
The 100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance (RPA-100%).(People and Calendar)
Mar 01, 2005 ... The 100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance (RPA-100%), Washington, D.C. -- Paul Schutes joins as executive director of the trade group representing more ...
Givaudan Flavors.(People and Calendar)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Givaudan Flavors, St. Louis -- Roger McFarlane has joined the company as key account executive, Midwest region, for the Dairy Business ...
GTC Nutrition.(Barbara Homs appointed)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... GTC Nutrition, Golden, Colo. -- Barbara Homs named mgr. of marketing and customer service. Horns' new responsibilities will include the design, implementation and management of an enhanced company--wide customer service program. This newly created position underscores GTC Nutrition's ...
Tillamook says Monsanto is playing hardball.(Tillamook County Creamery Assn.,)(Illustration)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Tillamook County Creamery Assn., says that its decision to ask its farmers to forgo the use of artificial bovine growth hormone has led to an "aggressive intrusion" by Monsanto Corporation into the association's decision-making process. Last month Tillamook issued a press ...
Brand fever?(BRIEFLY ...)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Popular, branded milk products are beginning to elbow out private-label milk in grocery store dairy cases, according to a recent article in Supermarket News. One dairy case ...
Cool niche.(BRIEFLY ...)
Mar 01, 2005 ... A former financier to the tech industry is manufacturing and marketing a unique ice cream product that just went to the Super Bowl. ...
Unilever shift.(BRIEFLY ...)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Coming off a losing fourth quarter, Unilever says it will change its Co-CEO structure, with ...
Dairy in motion.(BRIEFLY ...)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Dairyfoods.com has added a streaming video tie-in with Dairy Foods plant features. Currently, video ...
CoolBrands names new chief after co-CEO dies.(News and Trends)(CoolBrands International Inc.'s David Stein)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... CoolBrands International Inc., Toronto, was quick to name a new CEO after Richard Smith, co-chairman and co-CEO of the company died last month. A company spokesman said Smith, 64, died at a hospital outside NewYork City after an operation for an undisclosed ailment. CoolBrands' ...
Dean surpasses $10 billion in sales, but earnings are lower.(Newsline ...)
Mar 01, 2005 ... DALLAS -- Dean Foods Co. reported lower earnings for 2004, although sales were on the rise. Executives said volatile raw milk prices caused the Dairy Group, which accounts for 80% of Dean's business to underperform. They also pointed to stronger fourth quarter performance as a sign of good ...
New milk calcium's advantage--it's unsettling.(Newsline ...)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... PHILADELPHIA -- Dairy processors have an opportunity to win back some of the calcium franchise thanks to a new study reinforcing milk's position as a superior source of the bone builder. A study published last month in Nutrition Today finds milk is the most reliable source of ...
MILC legislation debate heats up.(Milk Income Loss Contract)
Mar 01, 2005; ... A battle is brewing in Congress between milk processors and producers over renewal of the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC), which provides a government subsidy to farmers. Legislation was introduced in early February that would double the size of the MILC subsidy. The legislation, ...
Cargill Dow, the company that makes the proprietary, corn-based plastic resins marketed under the NatureWorks[R] PLA and Ingeo[TM] fiber brand names will be known as NatureWorks LLC.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Cargill Dow, the company that makes the proprietary, corn-based plastic resins marketed under the NatureWorks[R] PLA and Ingeo[TM] fiber brand names will be known as NatureWorks LLC. The name change follows Cargill's decision ...
SPI Polyols, Inc.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(Peter Jamieson to attend conference)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Peter Jamieson, mgr., food applications and technical service at SPI Polyols, Inc., will speak on "Polyol Usage in Confectionery Applications" at the PMCA Technical ...
Harte Foods , a dessert manufacturing company specializing in ingredients and food service, announced the completion of its acquisition of Chalet Desserts, a provider of gourmet cheesecakes and other high-end desserts.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Harte Foods, a dessert manufacturing company specializing in ingredients and food service, announced the completion of its acquisition of Chalet Desserts, a provider of gourmet cheesecakes and other high-end desserts. Products produced by the combined ...
Solae Company.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(makes settlement with Archer Daniels Midland Co. and Amerifit Nutrition Inc.)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005; ... The Solae Company has reached a settlement in an isoflavone concentrate patent infringement suit the company filed in 2003 against Archer Daniels Midland Company and Amerifit Nutrition, Inc. According to the terms of the settlement, ADM agreed to purchase The Solae Company's global ...
Serac, Inc.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(meets FDA standards)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Serac, Inc., a manufacturer of filling and capping equipment was recently informed that its six-year-old ESL R24V12/1080 machine owned by Smith Dairy Products, Richmond, Ind., meets ...
School milk test has students thinking about flavors and colors.(News and Trends)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Students in St. Louis-area school lunch rooms are part of a study of new flavors and packaging to see if they can be persuaded to drink more school milk from an improved gabletop package. Prairie Farms Dairy Inc., the Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP), and the St. Louis ...
Importer using TV marketing for Jarlsberg.(News and Trends)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... For only the second time in its 40-year U.S. history, classic Jarlsberg cheese has embarked on a major television ad campaign. Imported and distributed exclusively by Norseland Inc., Stamford, Conn., this best-seller will be heavily promoted ...
IDFA's Plant Ops Conference approaches.(International Dairy Foods Association)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... The latest innovations in filtration technology, and the most current security practices and technologies will be part of the discussions at IDFA's Plant Operations Conference April 26-27 in Chicago. The conference is ideally suited for plant and plant ...
CoolBrands International Inc.(ETCETERA)(settles lawsuit with Weight Watchers and Wells' Dairy)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... CoolBrands International Inc. reached a settlement agreement with Weight Watchers and Wells' Dairy and will no longer manufacture or sell Weight Watchers and Smart Ones trademarks as of May 1 ....
Dutch dairy Campina.(ETCETERA)(upgrading facilities)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Dutch dairy Campina, is investing roughly $75 million into its whey processing and food ingredient facilities in Veghel, The Netherlands. The major part of the ...
Hilmar Cheese Co.(ETCETERA)(fined for illegal wastewater disposal)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... A California state water regulation agency has fined Hilmar Cheese Co. $4 million for what it describes as illegal wastewater disposal on area fields. Hilmar ...
Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen.(ETCETERA)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen spent a recent afternoon working the counter at a company ...
Brazilian milk product exports.(ETCETERA)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Brazilian milk product exports in January grew by 258.8% to $11.5 million, the Brazilian National Confederation of Agriculture said recently. Meanwhile, Brazilian imports of milk ...
Dairy Council of California selects new board members.(News and Trends)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... The Dairy Council of California has elected Mike Newell its board chairman for 2005. Newell, president of Crystal Cream & Butter Co., has served on the Dairy Council board since 1999. "Newell's experience in the industry and his commitment to the Dairy Council and our mission of ...
British feta makers peeved at UK government.(News and Trends)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... A family of English cheesemakers is angry that the British government recently offered no help with its fight to protect the country's feta cheese business. Judy and Nigel Bell have been told to stop making feta cheese at their farm as the European Commission ruled three years ...
Spanish functional yogurt sales taking off.(News and Trends)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Those in the U.S. dairy industry often wonder aloud if functional yogurt can get a foothold in the States. Well, it's happened in Spain. One of every eight Spanish dairy companies is exploring the functional yogurts market as the sector's sales are forecast to grow 17% annually ...
General Mills Inc.(New Product Review)(Healthy Heart yogurt)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Here's a category first: Minneapolis-based General Mills Inc., adds Healthy Heart[TM] to its Yoplait[R] cup yogurt line. The product is low-fat yogurt with plant sterols. Packages contain the following statement: ...
Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream.(New Product Review)(new icecreams)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Breyers[R] ice cream introduces the first light ice cream products for use as part of a low-carbohydrate diet. Breyers CarbSmart[TM] Light Vanilla Fudge Sundae and Breyers CarbSmart Light Chocolate Peanut Butter have half the fat and 40% fewer calories than regular ice cream per half-cup ...
J&J Snack Foods Corp.(NOTEWORTHY INTRODUCTIONS)(rolls out Fanta Freeze)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Pennsauken, N.J.-based J&J Snack Foods Corp., has expanded its licensing agreement with The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta and is rolling out Fanta[R] Freeze[TM] frozen novelty treats. Available in four bold citrus and tangy fruit flavors--grape, orange, pineapple and ...
Velda Farms.(NOTEWORTHY INTRODUCTIONS)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Velda Farms, Lakeland, Fla., markets 10-oz plastic bottles of fat-free and tow-fat milk under the new Healthy Cow[TM] brand. Fat-free flavored varieties are ...
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc.(New Product Review)(Fruit Fuel ice cream)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Oakland, Calif.-based Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc., debuted a line of Nestle-branded frozen water-ice novelties made with real fruit juice in early February. Featuring a bold new colorful look, products include Fruit Fuel[TM], which are fruit juice-powered bars containing 100% of the ...
Brain Twist Inc.(New Product Review)(new beverage)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... New York City-based Brain Twist Inc., has created a new beverage category ... or is it a new breakfast cereal concept? The drink innovation, described by some as "sip-able cereal," is Liquid Cereal[R], a beverage that smoothly blends real cereal and fat-free milk into a delicious drinkable ...
Nestle.(INTERNATIONAL)(Chamyto Day and Night dairy beverages)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Probiotic fermented dairy drinks appear in most countries outside the United States. As the product's form and benefits become more widely understood and embraced, we have begun to see new twists on this basic product. For example, in Brazil, Nestle has rolled out ...
Probiotic yogurt are getting twisted.(Danone A.S and Bioferme Oy introduce products with probiotic bacteria)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Probiotic yogurts are getting twisted, too! Danone in Ireland offers Activia yogurt multi-yogurt, serve container (450g) that contains not only probiotic bacteria, but also fruit and cereal. The cereal content is relatively low (1.1%), and provides less than 2g of fiber per ...
Mayumi Trading.(new product introduced)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Yogurt comes in a variety of forms in other countries, as well. In the Philippines, Mayumi Trading has its Genki Yakuruto Jelly Yoghurt. This is a yogurt ...
A-27.(INTERNATIONAL)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Refrigerated dairy-based desserts are quite popular outside the United States. One of the newer introductions in Germany comes ...
It is somewhat unusual to see dairy products that contain spirits or other alcohol, but two companies have introduced desserts with added alcohol.(Biofrost and DANONE Group launch desserts with alcohol)
Mar 01, 2005; ... It is somewhat unusual to see dairy products that contain spirits or other alcohol, but two companies have introduced desserts with added alcohol. In Greece, Biofrost now offers Jamaican Rum Cup, which is a box of six individual frozen ...
Bongrain.(INTERNATIONAL)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Cream cheese for snacking or spreading on toast or bagels now comes in a variety pack in Austria. Bongrain's Fromarsac offers Selection Tartare cream cheese ...
From trash to treasure.(demand for lactose and whey products)
Mar 01, 2005; ... No! This is not a story about one of my favorite consignment shops along Florida's Route A1A. Instead, it is a story about dairy proteins and milk sugars, i.e., whey proteins and lactose. Most folks in the dairy business can recite that history in their sleep, so I won't spend much time ...
Surf's up for lighter ice cream: the food industry is moving toward the center with products that offer true nutritional balance. Frozen desserts will not be left behind as new waves of better-for-you products emerge.(ice cream demand)(Industry Overview)
Mar 01, 2005; ... When Ronica Tucker and Heather Boyett concocted their first batch of lowfat, vitamin fortified ice cream treats in the fall of 2002, they had no idea that they were violating an unwritten rule of the dairy industry. They also had no idea that it would put them in front of ice cream's ...
Kemps tickles the Doughboy: Pillsbury line, licenses with General Mills part of strategic initiatives for HP Hood's Kemps division.(Kemps Foods Inc. introduces Pillsbury Doughboy Ice Cream)
Mar 01, 2005 ... The 2005 ice cream season will offer some sure-fire hits, but perhaps none with more blockbuster potential than a new line that is "in production" in Minnesota. Kemps Foods is introducing a line of Pillsbury Doughboy Ice Cream. The heavily researched, highly promoted roll out is ...
Cheese 2005: trends and innovations: a lot is going on in the area of cheese flavor and functionality technology; learn about the research and the trends driving the science.(Industry Overview)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Consumers, food manufacturers and the foodservice industry are buying more cheese these days. Witness the latest American Dairy Association statistics: U.S. cheese sales were up 3% in the first nine months of 2004, compared with the same period the year before. Sustaining that ...
Cabot Creamery Cooperative.(introduced light garlic & herb cheddar)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Inspired by Vermont's summer gardens, Cabot Creamery Cooperative, Cabot, Vt., combines fragrant herbs and a touch of roasted garlic to its award-winning 50% Light Cheddar, creating new Cabot 50% Light Garlic & Herb Cheddar. Available nationally, the new variety is sold in random-weight ...
Sargento Foods Inc.(introducing cheese products)(Bistro Blends)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Cooking enthusiasts looking for simple, exciting ways Io infuse their favorite dishes with bold flavors without spending hours in the kitchen will appreciate the creativity offered by new Sargento[R] Bistro[TM] Blends shredded cheeses. Sargento Foods Inc., Plymouth, Wis., offers three ...
Rondele Specialty Foods.(2005 Cheese Trends)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Merrill, Wis.-based rondele Specialty Foods recently updated the packaging for its Deli Cup line. The new designer cup ...
Specialty Cheese Co.(introduced Popped Cheese[TM] which tastes like popcorn)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Specialty Cheese Co., Lowell, Wis., once again takes cheese to a new level. Popped Cheese[TM] tastes like popcorn without the carbohydrates or the corn. When a kernel of the company's natural cheese is put ...
Kaserei Champignon.(Champignon de Luxe Pfeffer from Kaserei Champignon Hofmeister GmbH und Company KG )(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Founded in 1909, situated high in the Bavarian Alps within an exquisite countryside, premier Kaserei Champignon is still the innovator. In the past year, the company has rolled out Champignon de Luxe Pfeffer, a ...
Trois Amis LLC.(The Cultured Way[R] Yogurt Cheese line)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Ranch is the newest flavor in The Cultured Way[R] Yogurt Cheese line. Crafted by a Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker and distributed by Trois Amis LLC, Iselin, N.J., all The Cultured Way Yogurt Cheeses ...
Talking Cheese in La Crosse: record number of tabletop exhibits at Wisconsin Cheese Industry Conference.(2005 Cheese Trends)
Mar 01, 2005; ... One of the rites of spring for cheesemakers is attending a conference in Wisconsin, and the 2005 Wisconsin Cheese Industry Conference is right around the corner. By several measures, the show will be the largest since the format was created in 1995, says John Umhoefer, exec ....
Schedule of events.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2005 ... The conference Registration Desk will open at 7 a.m. Wednesday in the lobby of the La Crosse Center and remain open until 7:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY APRIL 20 9 am. to Noon Opening Seminar: Ideas from the Demand Side, Hosted by Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, Wisconsin Center for ...
Formulating with fruit: not only does fruit contribute to a dairy product's vitamin and mineral profile, fruits are virtually free of fat and also provide fiber.
Mar 01, 2005; ... The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005, issued in January, suggests some key dietary changes for consumers. For starters, the guidelines encourage every American more than eight years of age to consume three servings of low-fat or fat-free dairy products each day. In addition, they also ...
Leveraging tea's benefits.(Lab Talk)
Mar 01, 2005; ... What do milk and tea have in common? Well, they both just happen to be some of the most favorably talked about commodities in the food and beverage industry today. The science and intellectual properties focusing on milk and tea are immense. Specifically with tea, since 2001, more than ...
Innovations in whey proteins.(Dairy Detective)(Interview)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Q What's new in whey proteins? A Today's food formulators can select from a universe of specialty whey proteins that have been modified or processed to provide unique functional and nutritional properties in food systems. For example, Monroe, Wis.-based Glanbia ...
Service is key in filtration separation: regular service keeps membranes in top operating condition.(Plant Operations Technology)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Several years ago, a large U.S. cheese plant added an ultrafiltration system to recover whey proteins. The plant was specified to run 2 million lbs of whey per day, producing an 80% whey protein concentrate. But upon startup, the WPC was only 75-77%. The lower quality concentrate had to be ...
Milk pasteurization: the effects of time and temperature.(Quality on the Line)
Mar 01, 2005; ... The dairy industry in the United States has a long history of producing a safe, wholesome, and convenient beverage for consumers. This enviable record is the result of the industry's ability to adapt its processing, packaging, and handling of this complex product to meet food safety ...