Dairy Foods back issues from November 2005:
What's new.(Industry Editorial)
Nov 01, 2005; ... "What's new?" It's a simple two-word question that means so much. In the news business it's sometimes modified to "what's news?" For a "mature" industry, dairy has lots of new things to talk about: New ingredient, equipment, and packaging technologies ...
Tillamook County Creamery Assn.(People and Calendar)(appointment of Jay Allison )(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Tillamook County Creamery Assn., Tillamook Ore.--Jay Allison appointed v.p. of sales and marketing. Allison has been TCCA national sales manager since 1995, and has extensive experience in dairy product ...
B&H Labeling Systems.(People and Calendar)(appointment of Guillermo de la Fuente Prieto)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... B&H Labeling Systems, Ceres, Calif.--Guillermo de la Fuente Prieto appointed to the position of Mexico parts sales mgr. Based in the new B H Labeling Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. office in Mexico City, Mr. de la Fuente will manage the company's extensive new ...
Glanbia Foods USA.(People and Calendar)(appointments)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Glanbia Foods USA, Twin Falls, Idaho--Several new hires and promtions. Scott Algate joins as site safety mgr., responsible for safety programs at both the Twin Falls and Richfield plants. He brings 15 years of safety work experience to Glanbia. Cullen C. Gaskill will serve as ...
Calendar.(People and Calendar)(Calendar)
Nov 01, 2005 ... November 8-9 Sensory & QA Workshop, Randolph Associates, St. Louis; Phone: 205/595-6455; E-mail: us@randolphconsulting.com 10-11 Symposium on Milk Genomics & Human Health, COPIA: The American Center for Food, Wine & the Arts, Napa, Calif.; Phone: 415/254-4549; ...
Solvay Chemicals Inc.(People and Calendar)(appointment of Richard Hogan)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Solvay Chemicals Inc., Houston--Richard "Dick" Hogan named president and CEO. of Solvay America, Inc. Hogan joined Solvay Minerals, Inc. in 1991 as v.p. in charge of commercial ...
XTRA Lease.(People and Calendar)(Kim Franjesh promoted)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... XTRA Lease, St. Louis--Kim Franjesh promoted to head the Nashville branch location. As branch manager, Franjesh will be responsible for all rental and lease activity for XTRA Lease in the Nashville area. She will operate one of the company's busiest southeast locations. Franjesh joined ...
SPI Polyols Inc.(People and Calendar)(Mitch Krukar appointed as national accounts manager of sales team)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... SPI Polyols Inc., New Castle, Del.--Mitch Krukar joins sales team as national accounts mgr. Krukar has more than 20 years experience in the food ingredients and flavors industry. He ...
GTC Nutrition.(People and Calendar)(Bart Dunsford appointed as senior account manager)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... GTC Nutrition, Golden Colo.--Bart Dunsford, Ph.D. has been named senior account manager--animal nutrition. In this newly created role, Dunsford will direct GTC Nutrition's commercial and companion animal feed sales activities in the United States and ...
Friendship Dairies Inc.(People and Calendar)(Danieal Hayes joins as regional sales manager)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Friendship Dairies Inc., Jericho N.Y.--Danieal Hayes joins as regional sales mgr., responsible for further expansion into the Atlatic Coast/Mid-Atlantic region. Hayes will handle ...
Beer wars.
Nov 01, 2005 ... Brewmaster and beer/food author Garrett Oliver, of the Brooklyn Brewery recently conducted a series of tastings that he calls "The Cheese Wars--Beer vs. Wine With Cheese." Oliver and his friend, ...
Deja Moo again.
Nov 01, 2005 ... Great Plains Dairy Partners LLC has taken over the former Schultz Creamery in Bismarck N.D. and revived the Deja Moo brand. What secured the ...
Channel boost.
Nov 01, 2005 ... Kefir marketer Lifeway Foods saw a 26% jump in sales in a recent quarter as it continued to ...
Southwest Cheese begins trial runs.(Newsline ...)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... CLOVIS, N.M.--Southwest Cheese Co. received its first delivery of milk in October and has begun test production on one of the lines of its enormous new plant. As construction continues, the company, a joint venture between Dairy Farmers of America, Glanbia Foods and Select Milk ...
MILC Program may find new life.(Newsline ...)(Milk Income Loss Contract )(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... WASHINGTON D.C.--Three weeks after the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program's expiration date, New England and Midwestern legislators were working to resuscitate the program, calling it a safety net for small farms. The program, which in 2002 replaced the Northeastern Dairy ...
PCRM files lactose intolerance lawsuit.(Newsline ...)
Nov 01, 2005 ... WASHINGTON--Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) has filed another lawsuit against dairy, this time relating to lactose intolerance. In its latest legal action, the anti-meat anti-milk animal rights group is trying to get lactose-related warning labels placed on ...
Schreiber buys yogurt company.(Newsline ...)(Schreiber Foods Inc. acquires Hilltop Valley Dairy)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Schreiber Foods Inc. is entering the yogurt market by purchasing Hilltop Valley Dairy, a single-facility operation in Richland Center, Wis. "Hilltop Valley Dairy's products fit with our current product line," said Deborah Van Dyk, Schreiber's v.p. of industry and regulatory ...
Bush to cut subsidies for WTO.(WASHINGTON WATCH)
Nov 01, 2005; ... The Bush Administration has signaled its desire to slash long-standing agricultural subsidies as part of the next WTO pact. U.S. Trade representative Robert Portman is suggesting cuts of up to 60% in U.S. subsidies to producers, which drew enthusiastic support from dairy manufacturers' ...
Marathon Cheese building in Idaho.(News and Trends)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Wisconsin-based Marathon Cheese, Co. has plans to build a $27 million packaging plant on a 40-acre site in southwestern Idaho. Marathon will ship cheese from other facilities and will cut and wrap for other marketers including Kraft, ...
New got milk? Messages spoof steroid scandals.(News and Trends)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... A series of new "got milk'?" ads continues the departure from the milk-deprivation approach of past campaigns and instead skewers the recent baseball steroids scandal, depicting milk as a performance enhancer. Five new 30-second spots from the California Milk Processor Board ...
Japanese company plans to build large cheese plant.(News and Trends)
Nov 01, 2005 ... TOKYO--Meiji Dairies Corp. said last month it will spend more than $100 million to construct a natural-cheese operation that will have an annual output capacity of 20,000 tons, one of the largest in Japan. The plant is to be built on a plot of ...
Ben and Jerry's returns to grassroots, supports MILC.(News and Trends)(Milk Income Loss Contract)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Saying that it is "putting its money where its mantra is" Ben & Jerry's is debuting a powerful television ad tackling the issue of the rapid disappearance of America's farms. The commercial, highlighting the struggles of small-scale family farming in the face of the growth of ...
Stonyfield looks to New Zealand for organic milk.(News and Trends)(Stonyfield Farm )(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... CONCORD, N.H.--Stonyfield Farm has developed such a need for organic milk it wants to pay state inspectors to travel to New Zealand dairy farms so it can import milk products to boost its organic yogurt production. New Hampshire's legislative Fiscal Committee voted in September ...
Safeway closing stores in Texas.(News and Trends)
Nov 01, 2005 ... With its market share in Texas continuing to slip, Safeway announced Tuesday that it is closing 26 Randalls and Tom Thumb stores, including 15 Randalls in the Houston area. The nation's third-largest grocery chain, Safeway said it is closing stores that it considers ...
Cool chairman.(ETCETERA)
Nov 01, 2005 ... CoolBrands International Inc., has appointed independent board ...
Japan's Snow Brand Milk Products Co.(ETCETERA)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Japan's Snow Brand Milk Products Co. said recently that it was finishing its rehabilitation plan in September, six months earlier than an originally set deadline of March 2006, due to improving performances and financial ...
Kraft Foods Inc.(ETCETERA)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Kraft Foods Inc., says it may raise prices after posting lower third-quarter earnings. Kraft also cut its full-year profit outlook, pressured by rising costs for packaging, fuel and ingredients such as nuts. The maker of Kraft Cheese and Oreo Cookies now expects commodity ...
Organic Valley Family of Farms.(ETCETERA)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Organic Valley Family of Farms, has been named Start Magazine's Mid-Market Manufacturer of the Year. The business ...
Saputo.(ETCETERA)(Saputo Cheese USA plans to close its cheese production site )(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Saputo plans to close its cheese production site near Allentown, Pa. and lay off 115 employees. The plant was scheduled to stop making cheese Oct. 29 and end production of other milk products by ...
Tate & Lyle.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(forms a new group)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Tate & Lyle has formed a new Global Food Ingredients Group responsible for global food ingredients marketing and growth opportunities. The group will be led by Mark White, currently chief executive of sugars, Europe ....
Monument Advisors, an Indianapolis-based private equity fund, has acquired Separators, Inc., also located in Indianapolis.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Monument Advisors, an Indianapolis-based private equity fund, has acquired Separators, Inc., also located in Indianapolis. Separators, Inc. specializes in the reconditioning and manufacturing of industrial centrifuge equipment used in various industries including dairy, and juice, Monument ...
Danisco.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... In order to keep in pace with market growth, Danisco is investing $3.5 million (EUR 3 million) to significantly increase the capacity of its production facility in Sassenage, France. The new manufacturing facilities will be made available gradually with full capacity being reached by the ...
Chr. Hansen rides the bus to Paris.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Paris is the world's fashion capital, and this year Chr. Hansen, Milwaukee arrives in style. At Food Ingredients Europe 2005, the centerpiece at the international ingredient company's stand will be an 18-ton truck fully equipped for presentations and product showcases. The FIE ...
National Starch Food Innovation.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(food and pharmaceutical starches)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... National Starch Food Innovation, Bridgewater, N.J., is raising prices in North America on its food and pharmaceutical starches, effective Nov. 7. The increase is the result of 18 months of substantial and escalating cost pressures, and will range from 8% to 10%, depending on the level of ...
Intralox.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(returns to normalcy after Hurricane Katrina, 2005)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Louisiana-based Intralox, one of the world's largest suppliers of modular plastic conveyor belts, is working its way back to normalcy after being shut down by Hurricane Katrina. Despite the destruction in the New Orleans area, Intralox's facilities remained dry and undamaged--including the ...
American Conveyor Corp.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Johanna Foods, of Flemington, New Jersey, whose popular brands include La Yogurt, Tree Ripe Juices and Ssips drink boxes, is known for setting the highest standards for product excellence and value. This year American Conveyor Corp. was honored as a vendor that adheres to and delivers on ...
FKI Logistex[R].(SUPPLIER NEWS)(White Systems acquired by Management Capital LLC)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... FKI Logistex[R], a global leader in integrated material handling solutions, has sold its White Systems unit in a management buyout in conjunction with Management Capital, LLC. The company says that as part of the global realignment of products and ...
RefrigiWear.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(Outstanding Warehouseman Award)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... RefrigiWear, a leading manufacturer of insulated industrial work wear, accessories and equipment is honoring 10 winners of its sixth annual Outstanding Warehouseman Award. Included in the group is Thomas Mahoney of Edy's Ice Cream's Lawrenceville, Ga. facility. The winners, nominated by ...
AEA Investors LLC has acquired substantially all of Pactiv Corporation's protective and flexible packaging business units for approximately $530 million.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2005 ... AEA Investors LLC has acquired substantially all of Pactiv Corporation's protective and flexible packaging business units for approximately $530 million. Effective immediately, the acquired businesses will operate as Pregis Corporation. The acquisition includes diverse protective, flexible ...
With expectations that the lactic acid and lactic acid derivatives market will continue to grow by more than 10% annually, Purac, a subsidiary of CSM, has started construction of a lactic acid plant in Thailand.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2005 ... With expectations that the lactic acid and lactic acid derivatives market will continue to grow by more than 10% annually, Purac, a subsidiary of CSM, has started construction of a lactic acid plant in Thailand. The investment in the new site will be more than $100 million (Euro 98 ...
New evidence bolsters weight loss claims.(News and Trends)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... A new study published in the August 2005 issue of Obesity Research, adds some weight to the dairy industry's weight loss claims. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic found that obese adults can include up to four servings of dairy foods per day in a reduced-calorie diet, combined with ...
Danone very active.(News and Trends)(joint venture of DANONE Group and Yakult Honsha Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Groupe Danone stayed in the news last month, even without further speculation about takeover bids. Third quarter results for the French dairy and food giant were strong; it is moving forward with partnerships and market expansions in India and Egypt; and it plans to introduce a ...
Best new products 2005: what fun ... They're less than one!
Nov 01, 2005; ... A great deal has happened since Dairy Foods last published its Best New Products of the Year feature article one year ago. The low-carb movement slowed, and flavor fusion made its way into cheese. Yogurt--in all shapes and forms--refrigerated and frozen, with inclusions or with plant ...
Crowley Life.Style[TM].(New Products Company 2005)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Crowley Foods, Binghamton, N.Y. And the gold medal goes to ... Crowley Foods. There's no doubt that when J.K. Crowley purchased his dairy in 1904 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and founded the Crowley Dairy Company, he had great ambitions. Today he must be very proud, as the ...
Northfield Ill.(New Product Review)(Kraft Foods Inc. introduces To Go)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... To Go! from Kraft Foods, Northfield, III., is a new convenient cheese and cracker snack pack for adults. Sold in two packs, each To Go! is a 1.5-oz tray of cheese and crackers. It comes in two combinations: mini Triscuit[R] crackers with natural marbled Colby and Monterey Jack ...
Family-owned Steuben Foods Inc., Jamaica, N.Y., has established another business--Whitney Foods Inc.--to market its new line of aseptic, single-serve smoothies.(New Product Review)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Family-owned Steuben Foods Inc., Jamaica, N.Y., has established another business--Whitney Foods Inc.--to market its new line of aseptic, single-serve smoothies: Yo on the Go[TM]. Sold exclusively through the Costco club store chain, these strawberry smoothies are packaged in 8.25-oz prisma ...
Organic Farm Marketing Inc.(NOTEWORTHY INTRODUCTIONS)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Organic Farm Marketing Inc., Thorp, Wis., markets new Wisconsin Organics[TM] butter. The salted, sweet cream butter ...
Lakeview Farms.(NOTEWORTHY INTRODUCTIONS)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... With milk and cream listed as the first two ingredients, Delphos, Ohio-based dairy foods marketer and manufacturer Lakeview Farms strays lust a bit from its famous single-serve, dairy dessert product lines. For ...
Meyenberg Goat Milk Products.(New Product Review)(specialty Cheddar and Jack cheeses)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... A leading marketer of goat milk, Meyenberg Goat Milk Products, Turlock, Calif., enters the gourmet cheese market with specialty Cheddar and Jack cheeses, which the company believes will change the way Americans think of goat cheese. Four goat milk Jack cheese varieties, an aged goat milk ...
Brown Cow Farm.(New Product Review)(low-fat yogurt smoothie )(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... You can pour it over cereal or toss in some fresh fruit. You can drink it by the glass guilt free thanks to all natural, low-fat ingredients and less sugar than the leading yogurt smoothies. Consumers can satisfy the whole family and save some money, too. Antioch, Calif.-based Brown Cow ...
Asda.(INTERNATIONAL)(ASDA Group PLC introduces Popcorn Flavoured Milk)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005; ... Asda in the United Kingdom has recently introduced 1-liter bottles of Popcorn Flavoured Milk, a limited edition milk that is said to be free from artificial colors. Unique to the States, ...
Latteria Sociale Merano.(INTERNATIONAL)(Bionessere Henri Chenot Anti-Oxidant Yogurt Drink)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005; ... New from Latteria Sociale Merano in Italy is Bionessere Henri Chenot Anti-Oxidant Yogurt Drink, a papaya- and guava-flavored, reduced-lactose and fructose-sweetened probiotic drink containing a high level of polyphenols from grape seeds. It is ...
Central Lechera Asturiana.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005; ... Central Lechera Asturiana in Spain has introduced its new Natur Jalea, a milk drink enriched with royal jelly and aloe vera. Packages describe the drink as "the secret to vitality." This particular company is becoming ...
Fromarsac.(P'tit Louis cheese assortment release)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005; ... In France, Fromarsac released P'tit Louis cheese assortment, which is a package containing seven cheese portions, including two goats milk, three cows milk and two sheeps milk cheeses. The cheeses are packaged in a ...
Standard Dairy.(INTERNATIONAL)(Yoplait Perle de Lait Original Flavor Yogurt Drink)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005; ... In Taiwan, Stardard Dairy launched Yoplait Perle de Lait Original Flavor Yogurt Drink, a low-sugar yogurt drink containing lactoferrin, which is said to promote iron absorption and immunity enhancement, particularly for children. It is also said to help regulate the physique, making it an ...
Packaging points: mega-trends and opportunities for packaging.(Marketing Through Packaging)
Nov 01, 2005; ... Datamonitor has listed the top 10 mega-trends and all have packaging relevance. As a matter of fact, packaging will be an important enabler to these trends in many ways. Everything is about convenience. While not brand new, Folger's Plastic Coffee Can is easy to hold, easy to ...
Dairy market trends: novelties, ice cream go cold.(New Products & Marketing)
Nov 01, 2005 ... It's enough to send a chill up the spine of an ice cream marketer? Ice cream and sherbet sales remain flat, and what's worse, novelty sales are now also showing a steady pattern of negligible declines. The most recent figures from Information Resources Inc. show that ...
New ice cream marketer offers gourmet appeal.(New Products and Marketing)(SheerBliss Ice Cream LLC introduces SheerBliss)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... HALLENDALE, Fla.--SheerBliss[TM] a new super premium ice cream packaged in a distinctive tin can, has been making a splash in gourmet ice cream circles this year. SheerBliss was introduced in the Los Angeles and New York markets in April by a group of South Florida businessmen ...
Ice cream essentials: Danisco USA Inc.(New Ingredient Profiles)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Danisco, the world's leading provider of flavors to the coffee industry, has expanded its offerings to the frozen dairy industry with several new coffee flavor ice cream concepts. Rich, authentic coffee flavors from a variety of beans such as Arabica and Robusta provide a great balance of ...
Natural and organic products: Elan Vanilla Company.(New Ingredient Profiles)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Elan Vanilla Company produces the highest quality natural and organic products. Standard product list (pure Bourbon, Indonesian, all other growing regions and blends) includes: Pure Vanilla Extract (1-Fold, 2-Fold, 3-Fold and 10Fold), Vanilla-Vanillin ExtractCat II (2 and 4-Folds), Natural ...
Litesse[R] II polydextrose and Grindsted Pectin AMD 384: Danisco.(New Ingredient Profiles)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Hi-Fi, a long-life, low pH protein drink was introduced by Danisco at Worldwide Food Expo to showcase the company's Litesse[R] II polydextrose and Grindsted[R] Pectin AMD 384. The Hi-Fi formulation supplies approximately 25% of the recommended daily intake of fiber. Litesse II, a 1 Kcal/g ...
Chocolate milk powder: Forbes Chocolate.(nutritional formulations )(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... As today's school districts become increasingly demanding when it comes to nutritional requirements, it can be difficult to provide a chocolate milk that is sweet enough for kids to drink. That's why Forbes Chocolate has come up with formulations that can help satisfy those demands while ...
Whey ingredient systems: G.C. Hahn & Co. USA, Inc.(New Ingredients Profiles)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Hamulsion" systems from G.C. Hahn and Co. are specifically designed as solutions for whey demands. HAHN has many formulation possibilities in all food sectors including Dairy Products, Convenience Foods, Bakery Items and Meat Emulsions utilizing all whey ingredients from acid whey (from ...
Concentrated CLA: Lipid Nutrition.(conjugated linoleic acid)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Clarinol[TM] CLA is the highest concentrated form of conjugated linoleic acid which has been shown in clinical studies to reduce body fat and increase lean muscle. CLA is found naturally in dairy products but at low levels. Clarinol CLA is an ideal ingredient to fortify dairy products and ...
Brownie fudge toffee sandwich: Kerry Ingredients.(New Ingredient Profiles)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2005 ... A match made in heaven--that's the way Kerry Ingredients describes its latest novelty innovation, which delectably combines Jana's Classics baked cookies and Guernsey Bel confectionery inclusions to create a most out-of-this world novelty. Dipped in a rich ...