Dairy Foods back issues from March 2006:
Milk goes to school.(Industry Editorial)
Mar 01, 2006; ... Imagine a nutrition education program so compelling that a middle school teacher requests the installation of a milk machine on campus so students have healthier beverage choices at snack time. That is exactly what happened at Mitchell Senior Elementary School in Atwater, ...
Hanson Logistics.(People and Calendar)(Hanson Logistics promotes James A. Reits and Andrew B. Janson )(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Hanson Logistics, St. Joseph, Mich. -- James A. Reits is promoted to executive v.p. and CFO and Andrew B. Janson is promoted to executive v.p. of business development. Both Reits and Janson were ...
Mastertaste.(People and Calendar)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Mastertaste, Teterboro, N.J. -- Lynn Brown is sr. account mgr. for its flavors ...
The Solae Company.(People and Calendar)
Mar 01, 2006 ... The Solae Company, St. Louis, Mo. -- Thomas Damiano will lead the organization's global food platform strategy, resigning his position as v.p ....
Organic Valley.(People and Calendar)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Organic Valley, LaFarge, Wis. -- Lowell Rheinheimer joins as a regional pool coordinator to educate interested farmers ...
Frutarom.(People and Calendar)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Frutarom, North Bergen, N.J. -- Kobi Levy is now executive v.p. and mgr. of the ...
Solvay Chemicals, Inc.(People and Calendar)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Solvay Chemicals, Inc., Houston, Tex. -- James Daly is ...
People and calendar.(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2006 ... March 14-16 Advanced HACCP Short Course, Cornell University/IDFA Syracuse, N.Y.; Phone: 607-255-2893; Website: foodscience.cornell.edu 15-16 SmartMarketing 2006, Westin Casuarina Hotel, Las Vegas, Nev.; Phone: 202/220-3557; E-mail: register@idfa.org Website: ...
Norseland, Inc.(People and Calendar)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Norseland, Inc. -- John J. Sullivan takes over as president and will ...
ESE, Inc.(People and Calendar)
Mar 01, 2006 ... ESE, Inc., Marshfield, Wis. -- Vernon Spaulding is named v.p. Strategic Business ...
New at Dreyer's.(Tony Sarsam joined Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc.)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Along with some new products hitting the store shelves this month, Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream has a new leader in its logistics department. Tony Sarsam, 44, joins Dreyer's as ex. v.p. of operations and supply chain, coming ...
Valio building in Russia.(Briefly ...)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Finland's Valio Ltd. is building a milk plant in Leningrad Oblast, Russia and hopes to have production by next year. The ...
Aria buys in Wisconsin.(Briefly ...)
Mar 01, 2006 ... The Swedish-Danish dairy group Aria Foods has agreed to acquire its U.S. manufacturing partner White Clover ...
Carvel maps it.(software usage)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Carvel Ice Cream has found a way to connect with expatriate East Coasters who may still be brand loyal to Carrel. The 70-year old company is using ...
Pepsi to market Ben & Jerry's shakes.(Newsline ...)(PepsiCo Inc. signs a marketing agreement with Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream UK)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... If PepsiCo can introduce flavored milk under the Quaker brand, then marketing a Cherry Garcia milk shake ought to be a snap. That seems to be the logic as the nation's No. 2 soft drink company has signed a multi-year U.S. licensing agreement with Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream to sell premium ...
Bravo to have west coast production.(Bravo! Foods International Corp.)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Bravo! Foods has signed a five-year agreement with a California company for production of its various lines of shelf-stable, single-serve flavored milk beverages. Aseptic Solutions USA, Corona, Calif., expects to receive FDA approval to produce aseptic low acid shelf-stable dairy products ...
Danone profit nearly triples.(DANONE Group)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Groupe Danone, Paris, said last month that its profit almost tripled last year, helped by a gain on the sale of its sauces unit. Net income rose to $1.7 ...
Earnings reports turn gloomy.(financial reports of Saputo Inc., Dean Foods Co., and Land O' Lakes Inc.)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Saputo Inc. reported a steep drop in its third-quarter earnings last month as lower cheese prices and a high Canadian dollar are into its U.S. revenue. But CEO Lino Saputo said the entire dairy industry in the United States is stressed by weak markets and high commodity prices. ...
Unilever sticks with ice cream.(News and Trends)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Seems Anglo/Dutch Food and consumer products giant Unilever plan to stay in the ice cream game. News last month that it was shedding some of its frozen vegetable business was accompanied by a proclamation that it has no intention of getting rid of any of its ...
Ice cream guru Bruce Tharp honored.(News and Trends)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Bruce Tharp was to be honored with a lifetime award at IDFA's Ice Cream Technology Conference early this month. Tharp, who along with Steve Young, writes a quarterly column for Dairy Foods, has been a part of the industry for more than 40 years. IDFA's V.R of Regulatory Affairs, ...
South Korea targeted for exports.(WASHINGTON WATCH)
Mar 01, 2006; ... Dairy exporters are hailing the opening of new talks with South Korea, aimed at creating a Free Trade Agreement between the two trading partners. The Asian nation is already the sixth largest importer of U.S. agricultural products. Food industry representatives say the potential exists for ...
Arab boycott hits Arla, may help rivals.(Arla Foods)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Arab owned and affiliated grocery stores in the Middle East are boycotting products from Denmark in response to Danish newspapers' publishing of controversial cartoons depicting the Muslim prophet Mohammed. That's bad news for Swiss-Danish Arla Foods, one of Europe's largest ...
Hilmar reaches new agreement with regulators.(Hilmar Cheese Company Inc.)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... California water regulators last month announced a revised tentative settlement agreement with Hilmar Cheese Co. The reconfigured $3 million pact, if approved by members of the Central Valley Regional Water Quality ...
Bush budget hailed by IDFA.(News and Trends)
Mar 01, 2006 ... IDFA last month commended President Bush for what it calls a "pro-growth budget that emphasizes targeted spending." "We applaud the president's leadership in calling for more restrained spending on dairy subsidy programs while managing for better results, investing in efforts to ...
California cheese production reaches milestone.(News and Trends)
Mar 01, 2006 ... California's cheese production passed the 2 billion-pound mark for the first time in 2005, reaching a record 2.14 billion pounds. A preliminary report by the state's Department of Food and Agriculture also notes that the state's cheese production grew 7.1% last year, nearly ...
Study says low fat diets are no help.(News and Trends)
Mar 01, 2006 ... The largest trial ever to ask whether eating a low-fat diet reduces your risk of getting a serious disease like cancer or heart disease has found that the diet has no effect. The eight-year $415 million federal study involved nearly 49,000 women ages 50 to 79. In the end, those ...
Horizon to help transition New York farmers.(Horizon Organic Holding Corp.)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Horizon Organic has introduced a program to help New York dairy producers transition to organic. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton joined with the company in late January to unveil the Horizon Organic Producer Education (HOPE) Program. The statewide initiative is said to offer ...
Lipid Nutrition, a division of IOI-Loders Croklaan Group B.V., has acquired PharmaNutrients' CLA One[R] business last month.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Lipid Nutrition, a division of IOI-Loders Croklaan Group B.V., has acquired PharmaNutrients' CLA One[R] business last month. As a result, Lipid Nutrition reinforces its position as a dominant player in ...
Cannon Equipment, Rosemount, Minn. and Mission Controls, Costa Mesa, Calif., have formed a strategic alliance to bring dramatically improved production processing and technology solutions to America's fluid milk processing industry.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Cannon Equipment, Rosemount, Minn. and Mission Controls, Costa Mesa, Calif., have formed a strategic alliance to bring dramatically improved production processing and technology solutions to America's fluid milk processing industry. Cannon Equipment, is a leading design, engineering and ...
GolinHarris announced last month that is the new public relations representative for Good Humor-Breyers, a division of Unilever Ice Cream and the largest manufacturer and marketer of branded packaged ice cream and frozen novelty products in the United States.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... GolinHarris announced last month that is the new public relations representative for Good Humor-Breyers, a division of Unilever Ice Cream and the largest manufacturer and marketer of branded packaged ice cream and frozen novelty ...
Graceland Fruit Inc., Frankfort Mich., and Milne Fruit Products Inc., Prosser, Wash., are partnering in the production and sales of fruit juices as Graceland Fruit continues expanding its product line of industrial food ingredients.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Graceland Fruit Inc., Frankfort Mich., and Milne Fruit Products Inc., Prosser, Wash., are partnering in the production and sales of fruit juices as Graceland Fruit continues expanding its product line ...
Chr. Hansen.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Chr. Hansen is nearing completion of a $7.4 million upgrade to its culture plant in Milwaukee. The largest single expansion ever in ...
Cargill.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Cargill says the first North American maltitol plant is now in full operation at the company's corn milling biorefinery campus in Blair, Neb. The ...
Cologne to host food equipment show in April: Anuga FoodTec 2006 to draw from worldwide food industries.
Mar 01, 2006 ... COLOGNE, Germany -- Next month the international food technology sector will be meeting in Cologne for Anuga FoodTec, the international trade fair for food and drink equipment technology. Scheduled for April 4-7 the Fourth Anuga FoodTec will feature more than 1,100 suppliers ...
Advanced Nutrition Concepts.(New Product)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... This new product comes from Advanced Nutrition Concepts, San Ramon, Calif., a company made up of a bunch of folks who spent a lot of years in the ice cream business. They came together with the goal of formulating a frozen snack that not only kept out the bad stuff, but was jam-packed with ...
Protica, Inc.(Actinase[R])(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Protica, Inc., LaFayette Hill, Pa., introduces Profect[R], the world's first capsulized protein beverage. Patients with special medical needs, as well as dieters, health enthusiasts and even snack food addicts can benefit from the 25-gram dose of hypoallergenic protein Profect delivers in ...
SuperValu Inc.(Stone Ridge Creamery)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Private label continues to go upscale as is apparent with innovative flavors of cream cheese, which are distributed by SuperValu Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn. Sold under the Stone Ridge Creamery ...
Ya-Cool LLC.(NOTEWORTHY INTRODUCTIONS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Distributed by Ya-Cool LLC, Chicago, new Yal-Cool cultured dairy drinks are similar in name and design to the popular shot-style cultured drink Yakult. Sold in ...
Dawn Foods, Inc.(dairy-based dips)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Just in time for Super Bowl Sunday, Dawn Foods, Inc., Portage, Wis., introduced an extensively line of premium dairy-based dips. Starting with either sour cream or cream cheese, the six variety line' includes Cajun Krab, Chili con ...
Danone Canada Inc.(Cardivia[R] yogurt launched)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Danone Canada Inc., has launched its first 0% fat yogurt product called Cardivia[R], which contains MEG-3[R] brand omega-3 fatty acids. "We see real value in co-branding our Cardivia yogurt with MEG-3 because it ...
Jalna Dairy Foods.(Pro Heart launched)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006; ... In Australia, Jalna Dairy Foods has introduced a 500g blueberry-flavored yogurt called Pro Heart, which claims to promote heart health. Along with blueberries, the yogurt contains vitamins A, C, E and folate, the cultures acidophilus, bifidus and casei, and long chain omega 3 ...
Rupp Cheese.(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006; ... Rupp Cheese in Poland has introduced a new cheese product that has very kid-friendly packaging. The product is a cheese snack packaged in a small net containing five football (or ...
Fonterra.(milk)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006; ... New Zealand's Fonterra has launched a new fresh lime-flavored milk that claims to be "sustained energy in a bottle." Primo milk is 98.5% fat free and boosted with vitamins A and D and calcium. The milk also contains less than 5% added sugar and is a natural ...
Agusha.(Agusha Agu-Mama, yogurt drink for pregnant women)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006; ... To address health concerns at an early age, there are an increasing number of functional food and drink products targeted specifically to pregnant and nursing women. Presumably this aims to improve the level of nutrients being received either directly ...
Nipponluna.(Dr. Drink Yogurt)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006; ... Blood health continues to be the newest area of contention for functional dairy products, but while many are focused on reducing cholesterol and lowering blood pressure, the Dr. Drink Yogurt for High Blood Sugar from Nipponluna in Japan has tried a new approach. It is a certified ...
A whey to make some money.(demand for whey products)(Column)
Mar 01, 2006; ... Whey proteins make a positive contribution relative to numerous contemporary health and wellness issues including, but not limited to: Bone growth, muscle metabolism, body composition, blood pressure, satiety, digestion, and immune response. Whey proteins are well established as ...
Lowfat milk sales slumping, cottage cheese brands grow.(Dairy Market Trends)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Lowfat milk sales are in a bit of slump after having undergone some measurable growth early in 2005. The second half of the year saw volume sales drop by as much as 3% per quarter. Meanwhile some brands of lowfat milk, in particular organic and other value-added milk products recorded ...
Light 'n' easy does it: the evolution of the light category continues and convenience forms emerge while indulgence maintains its place.(trends in icecream and sherbet)(Cover story)
Mar 01, 2006; ... When consumers look to satisfy their cravings for ice cream this year they will find more great-tasting light and better-for-you choices than ever. They will also find convenience, with bite-sized frozen dessert forms that allow real on-the-go enjoyment. Yes, there are other trends evident ...
Grows up: farmstead, artisan and specialty cheesemaker are developing real markets, upgrading facilities and even partnering with the big boys.(specialty cheese)(Mateo Kehler of Jasper Hill Farm, and Jed Davis of Cabot/McCadam)
Mar 01, 2006; ... Mateo Kehler and Jed Davis inhabit different planets in the cheese galaxy. Kehler is a co-founder of Jasper Hill Farm, where cheese is made by hand from the milk of 35 Ayrshire cows. Davis works for Cabot/McCadam, the processing subsidiary of Agri-Mark Inc., cooperative. That ...
Cheesy stuff: new products and packages; innovative marketing programs.(Cheese Trends Spotlight)
Mar 01, 2006; ... Retailers are actively promoting cheese throughout their stores thanks to innovations by today's leading cheese marketers. For example, Vermont's Cabot Creamery, widely known and venerated for generations for its extra sharp Cheddar, has taken its award-winning expertise to the mild ...
Tillamook's Mac and Cheese Contest back for seconds.(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Its a year older and twice as big! Tillamook Cheese and McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants are poised to begin judging submissions for the 2006 Macaroni and Cheese Recipe Contest. Winners of local cook-offs in eight cities will mix it up [the ingredients, that is) for a chance to ...
Sargento invests in new look.(Cheese Trends Spotlight)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Sargento Cheese, Plymouth, Wis., has a new look! The 52-year-old cheese company is at the forefront of creating new visual appeal in the cheese case. New Sargento packages, a uniform burgundy color scheme with scenic illustrations, are the result of a two-year research initiative to more ...
An appetite for cheese: a food futures forecast.(cheese trends spotlight)(Column)
Mar 01, 2006; ... The American palate for cheese is changing. Consumers are leaving the sanctuary of traditional cheese varieties, such as mild Cheddar and Swiss, to indulge in more artisan, farmstead, ethnic and organic type cheeses. As evidence, in Wisconsin, specialty cheese production rose by ...
Cheese technology coming to Madison: 2006 International Cheese Technology Expo scheduled for April.(cheese trends spotlight)
Mar 01, 2006 ... International cheese, butter and whey manufacturers will gather April 25-27 in Madison, Wis., for the largest cheese industry event in the United States. The International Cheese Technology Exposition (ICTE) combines world-class seminars, exciting special events and the nation's largest ...
Getting more unique fruits into dairy: as consumers try to eat more fruit daily, dairy processors should make it available in their offerings.(ingredient feature)
Mar 01, 2006; ... Overall fruit and vegetable consumption is on the rise for the first time in nearly 15 years, with a combined increase of 1% in annual eatings per capita between 2002 and 2004, according to a report issued by Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH), Wilmington, Del. (Note: the number of ...
Nutrition claims on dairy products: what can we say? A growing number of nutrition-conscious consumers are looking for health-related benefits when purchasing food products.(ingredient technology focus)(Column)
Mar 01, 2006; ... Over the past 20 years, nutrition research has greatly expanded our understanding of the role that nutrients, foods, and ingredients play in health and disease. This has led to an increasing trend of health-related claims on food labels as a marketing tool to communicate diet and health ...
My tea party.(demand and trends un tea)(Column)
Mar 01, 2006; ... Practically all of the world's tea is grown in places that require an American to have a passport to visit. That has not kept tea from being a very significant part of the American culture and diet. (For the record, there's only one tea producer in the United States--the Charleston Tea ...
What's new in cheese for the children's market?(Dairy DETECTIVE)
Mar 01, 2006; ... Moms want "nutritious" and kids want "fun." And cheese is the answer on both scores. Innovative food companies are stretching the limits to produce cheese in new shapes, colors and flavors that appeal to children. At the same time, a new federal regulation has expanded the options for ...
Wells' overhauls packages for new products: rigid plastic package features in-mold-labeling and secure-fitting lid.(packaging technology)
Mar 01, 2006; ... When Wells' Dairy introduces its reformulated Blue Bunny Light ice cream this season it will be all dressed up in a new package. The package which Le Mars is calling an E56 (read: Elliptical 56 oz container), is made from rigid plastic, with in-mold-labeling and a proprietary ...
Identifying spoilage bacteria and potential shelf-life problems.(HR-1 Stress Test and HR-2 Shelf-Life Test to maintain the quality of dairy products)(Column)
Mar 01, 2006; ... The dairy industry loses millions of dollars every year from product deterioration caused by spoilage bacteria. Spoilage bacteria result in shorter shelf life and decreased quality for milk products. By identifying the specific types and numbers of microbes involved, we can improve shelf ...
Gertrude Hawk's panning process.(Buyers Mart--R&D Ingredients or Plant Equipment)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Gertrude Hawk's panning process is helping to produce sweet and savory coatings. Whether crispies, flakes or rings, the inclusions can easily be added to cereals and yogurts. The company's micro-thin special coating over ...
Danisco's DairyHox[TM] enzyme offers cheese makers, cheese shredders and pizza manufacturers the ability to eliminate mold and produce pizza cheese that bakes with less browning.(Buyers Mart--R&D Ingredients or Plant Equipment)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Danisco's DairyHox[TM] enzyme offers cheese makers, cheese shredders and pizza manufacturers the ability to eliminate mold and produce pizza cheese that bakes with less browning. The enzyme in the presence of oxygen has the ability to oxidize residual sugars found ...
Kerry's new frozen dessert technologies include Omega-3 fortified walnut bark chips, blended with bittersweet chocolate; origin-specific chocolate coatings; and Enrich[R] 301, an all-natural, cultured dairy product in powder form.(Buyers Mart--R&D Ingredients or Plant Equipment)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Kerry's new frozen dessert technologies include Omega-3 fortified walnut bark chips, blended with bittersweet chocolate; origin-specific chocolate coatings; and Enrich[R] 301, an all-natural, cultured dairy product in powder form. Enrich has gum-like properties with functions to improve ...
Chr. Hansen's probiotic cultures.(Buyers Mart--R&D Ingredients or Plant Equipment)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Chr. Hansen's probiotic cultures have been clinically proven to enhance intestinal health and immunity, the company claims, and are effective in yogurt, cheese and other fermented milk products, as well as dairy beverages. The key to developing probiotic products is a Direct Liquid ...
POLYPACK Inc.'s new non-stop print registered shrink-wrapper.(Plant Equipment)
Mar 01, 2006 ... POLYPACK Inc.'s new non-stop print registered shrink-wrapper from Baumer is a multi-pack shrink wrapper to handle products with shrink film, flat cardboard and/or tray, and carton case packers. Features include the ability to pack products with or ...