Dairy Foods back issues from December 2006:
Yogurt's higher education.(Industry Editorial)(Dannon Company Inc. receives Processor of the Year honors)(Editorial)
Dec 01, 2006; ... Broward Community College is located in Davie, Fla., a suburban town that rubs elbows with Ft. Lauderdale. Only alums would find it any more remarkable than any other such institution. I spent two years at BCC right from high school. Served on the newspaper staff, got my 101s out of the ...
Dairy Management Inc., Rosemont, Ill.(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Dairy Management Inc., Rosemont, Ill.--On behalf of the Office of the CEO at Dairy Management Inc., Gail Barnes Ph.D. will be responsible for ...
Guelph Food Technology Centre (GFTC), Guelph, Ontario.(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Guelph Food Technology Centre (GFTC), Guelph, Ontario--Nadim Khan has joined as business development mgr., technical ...
Master-Bilt, New Albany, Miss.(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Master-Bilt, New Albany, Miss.--Edward Jacobs is appointed vp of finance. He held other ...
FOSS North America Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn.(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2006 ... FOSS North America Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn.--Ron Stanley and Tim Welby have joined as regional sales ...
Dragun Corp., Farmington Hills, Mich.(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Dragun Corp., Farmington Hills, Mich.--Penn State University's Department of Crop and Soil Science awarded Dr. James ...
Key Technology Inc., Walla Walla, Wash.(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Key Technology Inc., Walla Walla, Wash.--Dr. David M. Camp is appointed president and CEO. Camp brings more than 25 ...
Separators Inc., Indianapolis, Ind.(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Separators Inc., Indianapolis, Ind.--Bill Otter joins as sales mgr.-dairy. Mr. Otter has more than 29 years of experience in ...
Silliker Inc., Homewood, Ill.(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Silliker Inc., Homewood, Ill.--David Meekings, Ph.D. joins as a technical director. He specializes in food safety development programs, supplier ...
Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB).(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB), Madison, Wis.--Susan L. Keenan has been named regional marketing mgr. for the northeast ...
Kerry Ingredients, Chicago, Ill.(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Kerry Ingredients, Chicago, Ill.--John Ashley is named R&D mgr. for the frozen dessert ...
KHS USA Inc., Waukesha, Wis.(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2006 ... KHS USA Inc., Waukesha, Wis.--Robin Daun is appointed marketing ...
Information Resources Inc., Chicago, Ill.(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Information Resources Inc., Chicago, Ill.--Jane Altobelli has joined as executive vp and chief people officer. She ...
Calendar.(People and Calendar)(Brief article)(Calendar)
Dec 01, 2006 ... JANUARY 14-17 IDFA's Dairy Forum 2007, Disney Yacht & Beach Club, Orlando Website: www.idfa.org Phone: 202/737-4332 FEBRUARY 4-8 Dairy Technology Workshop, Randolph and Associates, Birmingham, Ala.; Phone: 205/595-6455; E-mail: ...
Gossner free.(BRIEFLY ...)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Utah-based Gossner Foods is among the latest dairy processors going rBST-free. Beginning Jan. 1, the company's Logan, Utah plant will no longer accept milk from ...
100 years, new recipe.(BRIEFLY ...)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Tillamook Cheese's new vintage white medium cheddar cheese was recognized as the top cheese at the National Milk Producers Federation's (NMPF) 2006 ...
Cheese gas.(BRIEFLY ...)
Dec 01, 2006 ... The city of Tulare, Calif., will spend $5.2 million to install fuel cells at its sewage plant that will use ...
CoolBrands sells DSD unit.(BRIEFLY ...)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Eskimo Pie Frozen Distribution Inc, a CoolBrands International Inc. subsidiary, has agreed to sell its "direct store door" ...
Curds and Ale.(BRIEFLY ...)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Cabot Creamery and the Harpoon Brewery have come together to create a unique flavor of cheese, Cabot Harpoon IPA Beer ...
Dean Foods misses earnings expectations.(NEWSLINE ...)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Dean Foods saw third-quarter profit that fell short of analysts' estimates because of higher costs at its Horizon unit, the biggest U.S. organic milk processor. Profits did rise to 54 cents from 40 cents, analysts had expected 56 cents. Sales at WhiteWave grew 4.9%, but tighter ...
Wells' Dairy cuts ribbon on new headquarters.(NEWSLINE ...)(Le Mars, Iowa)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Wells' Dairy Inc. has moved into its new offices in Le Mars, Iowa, and company officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony in late October. The $30 million facility features 35 meeting rooms with names relevant to the history of Wells' Dairy and the Le Mars, Iowa community it has called home ...
Minnesota's Peterson takes over House Ag Committee.(WASHINGTON WATCH)(Collin Peterson, House Agriculture Committee)
Dec 01, 2006; ... With control of Congress passing to the Democrats, changes are taking place on key food industry related committees. Virginia Republican Bob Goodlatte will step down as chairman of the House Agriculture Committee. He'll be replaced by Minnesota Democrat Collin Peterson. Peterson has served ...
Grocery chain uses three-star ratings.(News and Trends)(Hannaford Brothers Co.)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... New England grocery chain Hannaford Brothers has developed a system called Guiding Stars that rates the nutritional value of nearly all the food and drinks at its stores from zero to three stars. Of the 27,000 products plugged into Hannaford's formula since September, 77% ...
DCI Cheese begins consolidation.(News and Trends)(DCI Cheese Co.)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... DCI Cheese Co., which acquired Green Bay Cheese Co. earlier this year, plans to consolidate its cheese processing operations, closing a plant in Mayville, Wis., and expanding another in Suamico, Wis. Layoffs were expected to begin ...
Hood's 'missing' New England creamery flavor found.(News and Trends)(HP Hood )(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... CHELSEA, Mass. -- What would the state of New Hampshire taste like if it were transformed into a frozen dessert? According to HP Hood, like a mix of vanilla malt ice cream swirled with chocolate malt and crunchy malt balls. Those are the ingredients in "Take Me for Granite Ice ...
California dairy council reaching out to Hispanics.(News and Trends)(Dairy Council of California )(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Diabetes, which leads to other health risks and complications, is twice as common among Hispanic Americans as among Caucasian Americans, according to the American Diabetes Association. Currently, 2 million Hispanics have diabetes and more than 60% are ...
Danone adds to W-B-D stake.(News and Trends)(Groupe Danone, Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Groupe Danone has increased its stake in Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods, Russia's leading producer of juice and dairy products from 9.9% to 12.9%. The announcement came last month as the Russian partnership completed the ...
Trade Wave GmbH.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Trade Wave GmbH, Kassel, Germany, is a prominent name in the ice cream and food industries in Europe and the Middle- and Far East that is now making its products and services available to the North American Market. The company and its strategic partners are specialists in innovative ...
Chr. Hansen.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Chr. Hansen says it has experienced growth in all business areas and regions in 2005/06, and has expectations for continued growth in the coming year, both organically and through acquisitions. It also expects improvements in profit margin. Total revenue was increased by ...
Ocean Nutrition Canada has agreed to an exclusive distribution partnership in Mexico with FX Morales y Asociados.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Ocean Nutrition Canada has agreed to an exclusive distribution partnership in Mexico with FX Morales y Asociados. The partnership will allow Ocean ...
Forbes Chocolate.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Forbes Chocolate is relocating its headquarters, plant and main warehouse facilities. Currently located in Cleveland, Ohio, they will be ...
MeadWestvaco Corp.'s Consumer Solutions Group.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Dec 01, 2006 ... MeadWestvaco Corp.'s Consumer Solutions Group, presented the prize in its Winning Tastes Good sweepstakes during this year's Pack ...
Norse Dairy Systems and Virginia Dare presented samples of their "Winning Combinations" product concepts at a new tasting pavilion at Process Expo in late October.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Norse Dairy Systems and Virginia Dare presented samples of their "Winning Combinations" product concepts at a new tasting pavilion at Process Expo in late October. The Food Processing Suppliers ...
January's Dairy Forum will hit the hot topics.(News and Trends)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... It looks like no one will pull their punches when dairy industry executives meet in Orlando next month for IDFA's Dairy Forum. The agenda for the forums include some of the most critical and controversial topics facing the industry. The forum is scheduled for Jan. 14-17. ...
Bravo to license Organic Valley.(News and Trends)(Bravo! Foods International Corp. partners Organic Valley Family of Farms)(Cooperative Regions of Organic Producer Pools)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Bravo! Brands has signed a licensing agreement with Cooperative Regions of Organic Producer Pools (CROPP) to license its brand, Organic Valley, for a new line of organic fluid milk products. The initial agreement will involve the production of organic shelf stable 1% low-fat milk ....
Saputo.(ETCETERA)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Saputo's second quarter consolidated revenue of $881 million (USD), was down $36.7 million compared to last year. The drop was ...
Kraft Foods.(ETCETERA)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Marketers are bringing out the old scratch and sniff trick. Kraft Foods, for instance, is sponsoring a special holiday issue of People magazine that comes with an olfactory twist. Five of Kraft's ads in the issue, ...
Frank Crane spent much of career at Land O'Lakes searching for ways to add value to the byproducts of cheesemaking, and in 1951 developed a baby formula for calves.(ETCETERA)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Frank Crane spent much of career at Land O'Lakes searching for ways to add value to the byproducts of cheesemaking, ...
Dairy Farmers of America might be the largest dairy processor in the U.S. to have implemented an automated, end-to-end RFID system.(ETCETERA)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Dairy Farmers of America might be the largest dairy processor in the U.S. to have implemented an automated, end-to-end RFID system. DFA is using the technology at two ...
Wisconsin is aggressively recruiting farmers interested in raising goats.(ETCETERA)(Wisconsin Cheese Group Inc.)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Wisconsin is aggressively recruiting farmers interested in raising goats. Existing goat farmers are expanding their herds, and some dairy cow farmers are even switching to goats, ...
National Organic Program.(ETCETERA)
Dec 01, 2006 ... The nation's three major organic dairy producer organizations are urging USDA's National Organic Program to ensure that animals brought onto an organic ...
Cato Institute.(ETCETERA)(paper "Milking the Customers: The High Cost of U.S. Dairy Policies" tells about weaknesses in dairy policies )(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... IDFA has hailed a briefing paper, released last month by the libertarian Cato Institute, calling for fundamental U.S. dairy policy reform. The Cato Institute is the first public policy organization to tackle dairy policy in the lead-up to the 2007 Farm Bill ....
Abbott Laboratories.(ETCETERA)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Having children is the most significant motivator for people to start buying organic, according to health-care products maker Abbott Laboratories. Abbott has just launched Similac Organic, a ...
Oregon State University.(ETCETERA)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Researchers at Oregon State University say they have found a way to produce extended shelf-life milk without introducing off-flavors. Michael Qian and colleagues say they have developed a food processing technology called high hydrostatic pressure processing that ...
Probiotic shots are expected to help push the cultured dairy market upwards of $15 billion by 2010, according to recent market research from Packaged Facts.(ETCETERA)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Probiotic shots are expected to help push the cultured dairy market upwards of $15 billion by 2010, according to recent market research from Packaged Facts. The relatively new U.S ....
Humboldt Creamery.(ETCETERA)(Humboldt Creamery Association)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Humboldt Creamery, Fortuna, Calif., one of the nation's largest producers of natural rBST free dairy products, is adding organic milk to its line-up. None of Humboldt Creamery's member-dairies use the growth hormone rBST, and products have been marketed as rBST ...
Ben Cohen warming to B&J CEO.(News and Trends)(Ben and Jerry's Homemade Inc.)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... After Ben & Jerry's was purchased by Unilever in 1999, cofounder Ben Cohen distanced himself from his former company. At one point a few years ago he was even openly critical of the company, saying Unilever had done little to foster the unique, altruistic corporate culture that had become ...
Worldwide Food Expo space selling briskly.(News and Trends)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Space at Worldwide Food Expo 2007 is more than 75% sold out with the end of the initial "priority" sales period, according to IDFA and the show's other sponsors. The organizers have now sent an open invitation to all suppliers serving the food and beverage industries to reserve ...
Rogue creamery makes cheese history in Europe.(News and Trends)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... CENTRAL POINT, Ore. -- Rogue Creamery is the first American cheese company to be awarded an Innovation in Excellence award at the prestigious SIAL trade show in Paris. The Creamery has also become the first American artisan cheese company to be certified by the European Union and the first ...
Boutique Ice Cream maker eyes organic growth.(News and Trends)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Boulder Ice Cream, a local all-natural ice cream maker in Boulder, Colo., has just moved into a brand new, environmentally-friendly facility with nearly triple the floor space and more than 10 times the capacity of its old digs. It needs more capacity, because it makes great ice cream, but ...
New international dairy group formed.(News and Trends)(Global Dairy Platform )(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... The establishment of a new Global Dairy Forum was announced at the recent International Dairy Federation summit. The organization aims to co-ordinate research and promotions to improve the image of dairy foods. The alliance includes major companies such as Dairy Farmers of ...
Tillamook County Creamery Association released a unique featured ice cream flavor recently--Tillamook Pumpkin.(News and Trends)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Tillamook County Creamery Association released a unique featured ice cream flavor recently--Tillamook Pumpkin. The cheesemaker, which also does a good deal of regional ice cream business, calls it a perfect ...
Rutter's teams with association for donation.(News and Trends)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... YORK, Pa. -- The Rutter's companies recently presented two checks totaling $10,000 to The Four Diamonds Fund which provides support to families whose children are being treated for cancer at Penn State Children's Hospital in Hershey, Pa. Scott Hartman, president of Rutter's Farm ...
The road to innovation: the annual Innovation Roadshow provides hot ideas in culinary, foodservice and retail.(News and Trends)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Never say never when it comes to melding together foods and flavors. In fact, at this time next year, some consumers may be singing: 'Tis the season to eat a pine. "No tree has ever contributed more to the commercial development of the United States than the American pine," says ...
The Fathers of Yogurt: for more than 60 years, The Dannon Company has helped build the U.S. yogurt market, and now a new leadership team is focusing on high health products in its plan to take that market to a whole new level.(Processor of the Year)(Company overview)
Dec 01, 2006; ... WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- An armory here now occupies the site where, on July 11, 1776, America's Declaration of Independence was read publicly in New York State for the first time. White Plains is also home to the corporate headquarters of the oldest yogurt company in the United States--The ...
Dairy industry builds, rethinks in 2006.(Year in Review)
Dec 01, 2006; ... Hard to believe that 2006 has come and gone. And where has it left North America's dairy industry? Well, in a slightly different place from a year ago, that much is certain. When dairy processors look back on 2006 some may remember it as the year they broke ground or cut the ...
Kraft Foods Inc.(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW)(introduces Philadelphia Ready-To-Eat Cheesecake Filling)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Kraft Foods Inc., Northfield, Ill., rolls out Philadelphia Ready-To-Eat Cheesecake Filling. Sold in the cream cheese section of retailers' refrigerated dairy cases, each 24.2-oz tub contains enough filling to accommodate a 9-inch graham ...
Smith Dairy Products Co.(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Orrville, Ohio-based Smith Dairy Products Co., expands its award-winning Moovers Eggnog packaging design to its two new Ruggles Holiday Edition Premium Ice Cream varieties: Sugar Cookie and Hot Chocolate. "We've had such success with our eggnog packaging that we're using the same images ...
South Burlington, VT.-based Ben & Jerry's, part of Unilever Ice Cream, Green Bay, Wis., expands its Fair Trade Certified ice cream flavors with Vanilla and Chocolate.(NOTEWORTHY INTRODUCTIONS)(Ben and Jerry's Homemade Inc.)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... South Burlington, VT.-based Ben & Jerry's, part of Unilever Ice Cream, Green Bay, Wis., expands its Fair Trade Certified ice cream flavors with Vanilla and Chocolate. The company is the largest ice ...
Bravo! Foods International Corp.(NOTEWORTHY INTRODUCTIONS)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Bravo! Foods International Corp., North Palm Beach, Fla., now offers Franken Berry Slammers and Boo Berry Slammers flavored milks. These blueberry-and strawberry-flavored 8-oz Slammers are being made under a previously announced ...
Abbott Laboratories.(New Products & Marketing)(introduces NutriPals Balanced Nutrition Bars and Drinks)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Snack time can draw a battle line between what children really want to eat and what moms know are smart snack choices. Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Ill., the makers of PediaSure, is helping make the choice easier with new NutriPals Balanced Nutrition Bars and Drinks, a line of ...
Kiel Cheese LLC.(New Products & Marketing)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... The term "aged to perfection" may nicely encapsulate what is happening in a small cheese plant in east-central Wisconsin. After more than half a century in operation, Kiel Cheese LLC., is finally introducing a nationally distributed product--Kiel Select Classic Wisconsin Cheddar cheese ....
Morinaga Milk Industry.(INTERNATIONAL)(Morinaga Milk Industry Company Ltd.)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006; ... Morinaga Milk Industry in Japan uses a patent-pending technology to pasteurize its new lower-fat milk, which contains 60% less fat than regular milk. The process involves mixing steam and milk directly in order to instantly pasteurize the milk. As a result of this process, milk is not ...
Elle & Vire.(INTERNATIONAL)(introduces Creme Legere Epaisse Single Cream)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006; ... France's Elle & Vire presents its Creme Legere Epaisse Single Cream. With just 15% fat, it is said to have a thick, creamy texture and be suitable for all types of cooking including sauces, quiches and tarts, as well as in fruit dishes and baking. It contains no gelatin, coloring or ...
Regilait.(INTERNATIONAL)(introduces Regilait Lait Concentre Sucre, pasteurized milk)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006; ... For a real treat, Regilait in France rolls out Regilait Lait Concentre Sucre. This is a tube of sweetened, condensed milk that is said to be smooth, creamy and irresistibly tasty. It can be used in tea and coffee, as an ingredient in desserts such as ice cream or as a spread on bread and ...