Dairy Foods back issues from April 2007:
Did you hear what they are saying?(Industry Editorial)
Apr 01, 2007; ... Dean Foods effectively slammed shut the door on milk from cloned cows recently. Dean is the 800 lb gorilla of the dairy industry, controlling something like 30% of the milk business in the U.S. If the Mayfields, McArthurs and Meadow Golds from coast to coast can tell consumers their milk ...
All Star Dairy Assn.(People and Calendar)
Apr 01, 2007 ... All Star Dairy Assn., Lexington, Ky. -- Bruce Daily joins as senior buyer. Daily's background includes many positions over a 20-year period with Publix Supermarkets ...
U. S. Door & Building Products.(People and Calendar)
Apr 01, 2007 ... U.S. Door & Building Products, Orlando -- Two new project managers hired. Jason Figart has held regional management, business development, and account and project management positions for various ...
Wixon, Inc.(People and Calendar)(appointment of Leda Strand at Wixon, Inc.,)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Wixon, Inc., St. Francis, Wis. -- Leda Strand promoted to dir. of technology applications & industrial ingredients. In her new role, Strand will lead the Magnifique Technology applications research by solving ...
ESE Inc.(People and Calendar)(appointment of Matthew Hofmeister and Todd Wolf )(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ESE Inc., Marshfield, Wis. -- Matthew Hofmeister and Todd Wolf have joined ESE's engineering team as process controls engineers. Hofmeister brings seven years of experience in system automation, design, programming, ...
Solvay North America, LLC.(People and Calendar)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Solvay North America, LLC, Houston -- Michael Lacey named v.p. of finance and information technology. He succeeds Phil Uhrhan, who retired ...
Johnson Truck Bodies.(People and Calendar)(Al Miller appointed at Johnson Truck Bodies)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Johnson Truck Bodies, Rice Lake, Wis. -- Former employee Al Miller returns after being away from the company for 15 months. Miller will work in a newly created position as national sales ...
Land O'Lakes, Inc.(People and Calendar)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Land O'Lakes, Inc., St. Paul, Minn. -- Jerry Kaminski appointed vice president of Land O'Lakes, leading the company's dairy foods foodservice division. Kaminski will be responsible for all foodservice marketing and sales, which includes new product development, dairy ...
Robert fisher joins Tate & Lyle following retirement of Bob Schanefelt.
Apr 01, 2007 ... Robert Fisher has been appointed head of global research and development at Tate & Lyle, Decatur, Ill., following the retirement of Bob Schanefelt. Fisher, a PhD in Food Science, most recently served as executive dir. and chief operating officer for the International Life Science ...
Calendar.(Calendar)
Apr 01, 2007 ... APRIL 18-19 Wisconsin Cheese Industry Conference, La Crosse, Wis. www.wischeesemakersassn.org Phone: 608/828-4550 22-23 IDFA Spring Board Meetings St. Regis Resort, Monarch Beach Dana Point, Calif. Apr. 29-May 2 American Dairy Products ...
Specialty cheese 101.(BRIEFLY ...)
Apr 01, 2007 ... A group of California art isan cheesemakers and cheese marketers, and other exper ts recently hosted a conference in Petaluma that drew 160 cheese-obsessed ...
Danone-Alqueria.(BRIEFLY ...)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Groupe Danone has joined forces w i th Colombi a's leading UHT milk producer Alqueria and created a jointventure to produce and distribute fresh dairy products in ...
Smith Churned.(BRIEFLY ...)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Smith Dairy Product s , Orrville, Ohio, recently launched the Ruggles Churned Premium Light Ice Cream line. The line contains 50 % ...
YoCream completed.(BRIEFLY ...)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Portland Ore.-based YoCream International says it's completed a 14-month facility expansion, adding 21,000 square feet to its plant in Portland ....
Dean acquires cottage cheese maker.(NEWSLINE ...)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Already among the top players in the cottage cheese market, Dean Foods will soon have some more curds in the cup. Dean says it has inked a deal with privately held Friendship Dairies, a 90-year-old, upstate New York company that makes cottage cheese and other cultured products ...
Rationalization continues at Saputo.(NEWSLINE ...)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Saputo Inc. says it will close two Canadian dairy division plants, eliminating 144 jobs, while planning to invest $10 million in automation at other plants in its Canadian division during the coming year. The news comes on the heels of an announced deal under which Saputo will purchase the ...
USDA 'risk-based' inspections begin this month.(WASHINGTON WATCH)
Apr 01, 2007; ... Starting in April USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service implements its new "risk-based" inspection of processing plants. Undersecretary for Food Safety Dr. Richard Raymond said the new system will launch with 30 locations representing about 254 establishments and potentially expanding ...
Oregon natural foods companies form alliance.(News and Trends)
Apr 01, 2007 ... The makers of Nancy's Yogurt are one of about 55 Oregon natural foods businesses that have banded together to form the Willamette Valley Sustainable Foods Alliance. The alliance was created as a resource for members to network and tackle common challenges, such as distribution, ...
Glanbia profits jump.(News and Trends)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Ireland's Glanbia has posted a 9 % increase in 2006 profit to $87.6 million thanks to strong export sales, which account for approximately 40% of the company's revenue. The group, which is the dairy leader in Ireland, said sales for the year grew by 1%. The company said sales ...
McCadam takes top prize at U.S. Cheese Championship.(News and Trends)
Apr 01, 2007 ... A two-year-old New York extra sharp aged cheddar from McCadam Cheese, captured the highest honor at the U.S. Cheese Championship with a championship round score of 99.1. The cheese was made by Ken Root, at McCadam's Chateaugay, N.Y. plant. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The ...
Tillamook aids fight against hunger.(News and Trends)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2007 ... PORTLAND, Ore. -- Tillamook Cheese is presenting sponsor of the fourth annual public service campaign to address the hunger problem in the Northwest, in partnership with a Portland television station and Oregon Food Bank. Last month Tillamook, Northwest NewsChannel 8 and Oregon ...
Lala Foods takes numerous SmartMarketing awards.(News and Trends)(award for Lala Foods Inc., )(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Lala Foods Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Group Lala, Mexico, received six awards in IDFA's Achieving Excellence Marketing Awards at this year's SmartMarketing Conference. Lala received awards that included "Best New Cultured Product" to "Best Ethnic Marketing Campaign". IDFA says ...
World Water Works.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Apr 01, 2007 ... World Water Works, Oklahoma City, was recently recognized by the American Council of Engineering Companies for its part in developing what is thought to be the largest known poultry water reuse system in the world. Located in Batesville, Ark., the Townsends fresh poultry processing ...
Wixon Inc.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Wixon Inc. officially kicked off its centennial celebrations recently with the unveiling of a 100th anniversary banner on the front of its headquarters, St ....
Interim America.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Interim Management is a fast-growing billion-dollar industry in the U.K. Now Interim America, a new company based in the Charlotte N.C. area, is being launched to meet growing demand in the U.S. for short-term management ...
Rebox Corp.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Rebox Corp., Montreal, buys and sells used corrugated boxes. Providing the opportunity for a second use of a commodity product, it provides a service that ...
Taiyo.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Taiyo has received an official letter of no objection from FDA regarding the self-affirmed GRAS status of its enantiomerically pure L-theanine, marketed as Suntheanine, produced via a patented enzymatic fermentation method. The ...
New Industry communication alliance formed.(News and Trends)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2007 ... A group of food industry organizations are launching a new entity, The Center for Food Integrity, which they say will help increase consumer trust and understanding of "the contemporary food system." The Center for Food Integrity is a combination of The Grow America Project and Best Food ...
Raw milk issue gets more press.(News and Trends)
Apr 01, 2007 ... The debate over raw milk made its way into a national news magazine last month, when TIME magazine published an article that examined the issue and told the story of a Michigan farmer ...
A Feta by any other name.(News and Trends)
Apr 01, 2007 ... British cheesemaker Shepherds Purse Cheeses has renamed its Feta cheese. Fine Fettle Yorkshire Cheese is the new name for what had been ...
Butter and powder makers to gather in Chicago.(News and Trends)(Conference notes)
Apr 01, 2007 ... The American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI) and the American Butter Institute (ABI) will hold their 2007 Annual Conference April 29 through May 1 at the Marriott in downtown Chicago. The 2007 conference is going to be one of the premier events of the year, with speaker ...
ADPI conference schedule.(News and Trends)(Conference news)(Calendar)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Sunday, April 29, 11 a.m. Annual Golf Outing at one of Chicago's premier golf courses, Seven Bridges Golf Club. Bus departs the Marriott at 9:00 a.m. Please take note of early start time. Monday 9 a.m. Exhibit hall open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 9:30 Opening ...
Land O'Lakes.(ETCETERA)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Land O'Lakes is switching to "western-style" butter packaging for its western markets. The shorter, stouter stick size and package ...
Lactalis.(ETCETERA)
Apr 01, 2007 ... French Lactalis has agreed to buy 91.49% of leading Croatian dairy company Dukat for about ...
California Milk Processors Board.(ETCETERA)
Apr 01, 2007 ... The California Milk Processors Board is rolling out a new gaming-based commercial campaign called Get the Glass. Launched on TV airwaves and the internet last month, the campaign immerses consumers in a ...
Rutter's Children's Charities.(ETCETERA)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Representatives from Rutter's Children's Charities donated $25,000 recently to help establish the nation's first March of Dimes Parent Information ...
Bruster's Real Ice Cream.(ETCETERA)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Bruster's Real Ice Cream, a premium ice cream retail franchise chain based in Bridgewater, Pa., has been named Atlanta's "Best Ice Cream" by ...
Cold Stone Creamery.(ETCETERA)
Apr 01, 2007 ... In celebration of Patriots' Day, participating Massachusetts Cold Stone Creamery locations are giving away ...
Nestle.(ETCETERA)(Nestle has opened a new plant in pakistan)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Nestle has opened a milk processing plant in Kabirwala, Punjab in Pakistan. The plant is reportedly Nestle's largest milk reception facility in the ...
Yakult.(ETCETERA)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Yakult, the Japanese probiotic cultured dairy company has broken ground on a $26 million ...
Big winners at IDFA ice cream conference.(News and Trends: INSIDE THE NEWS)(Conference news)
Apr 01, 2007 ... The local bakery has once again proven to be a place of inspiration for ice cream makers, as a concoction called Sticky Buns was chosen as the Most Innovative Ice Cream Flavor at IDFA's Ice Cream Technology Conference. The ice cream flavor contest, sponsored by Dairy Foods, also ...
Alive & well: Consumers and processors are embracing microbes and many other good-for-you goodies, as well as the occasional indulgence.(CULTURED PRODUCT TRENDS 2007)(Cover story)
Apr 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Live and active yogurt, in all its many forms--cup, drink, tube and even frozen--continues to be the glitz and glamour of the cultured dairy products category. Product developers and marketers both appreciate the versatility yogurt provides in terms of ...
The famous Hispanic Goya brand makes its way into the freezer as a result of a co-branding deal between Unilever Ice Cream, Green Bay, Wis., and Goya Foods Inc., Secaucus, N.J.(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW)
Apr 01, 2007 ... The famous Hispanic Goya brand makes its way into the freezer as a result of a co-branding deal between Unilever Ice Cream, Green Bay, Wis., and Goya Foods Inc., Secaucus, N.J. The new Goya Breyers products come in a variety of authentic flavors and forms. The 56-oz squround line comes in ...
Unilever Ice Cream is on a roll. Under the company's Popsicle brand comes new Mighty Moos.(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Unilever Ice Cream is on a roll. Under the company's Popsicle brand comes new Mighty Moos. Sold in packs of six 2.25-oz stick bars, these frozen novelties border on the line of functional food, as each vanilla- and ...
Sargento Foods Inc., Plymouth, Wis., is on a roll with innovations in the natural cheese category.(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Sargento Foods Inc., Plymouth, Wis., is on a roll with innovations in the natural cheese category. For kids, there's new Scooby-Doo Mini String Snacks. This new Sargento snack is the first nationally distributed, co-branded natural cheese snack ... and the company says there are more ...
Created in 1957 by master cheesemaker Francois Boursin, the original soft, spreadable cheese from Normandy, France, now comes in two new flavors: Fig, Raisin & Nut and Shallot & Chive.(NOTEWORTHY INTRODUCTIONS)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Created in 1957 by master cheesemaker Francois Boursin, the original soft, spreadable cheese from Normandy, France, now comes in two new flavors: Fig, Raisin & Nut and Shallot & Chive. The new varieties of Boursin ...
Get ready for Klondike to burn rubber as this beloved brand becomes a proud sponsor of Nascar.(NOTEWORTHY INTRODUCTIONS)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Get ready for Klondike to burn rubber as this beloved brand becomes a proud sponsor of Nascar. Poised as the largest activation in the history of the brand, Klondike joins Unilever's multibrand sponsorship and becomes one of the official sponsors of the 2007 Busch Series season. ...
Indeed, Scooby-Doo has proven to be a strong food license, particularly for snack products such as fruit snacks.(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW)
Apr 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Indeed, Scooby-Doo has proven to be a strong food license, particularly for snack products such as fruit snacks. "We know that the combination of cheese snacks and the great lover of snacks, Scooby-Doo, will make a terrific duo," says Dave Hedrick, senior ...
North Palm Beach, Fla.-based Bravo! Brands Inc., has launched new Bravo! Dove Dark Chocolate and Milk Chocolate milks through the Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. (CCE), Atlanta, nationwide distribution network.(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW)
Apr 01, 2007 ... North Palm Beach, Fla.-based Bravo! Brands Inc., has launched new Bravo! Dove Dark Chocolate and Milk Chocolate milks through the Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. (CCE), Atlanta, nationwide distribution network. The milks are being produced under a five-year license agreement with Dove-brand ...
Black sesame is a popular ingredient throughout Asia, and has traditionally been used to create black sesame soup, a popular Chinese dessert.(INTERNATIONAL)
Apr 01, 2007; ... Black sesame is a popular ingredient throughout Asia, and has traditionally been used to create black sesame soup, a popular Chinese dessert. Now it can be found in Longdan Black Sesame Milk from China's ...
Pam Panorama Vita Attiva Citrus Fruits Flavored Probiotic Drink is a new probiotic drink with a citrus flavor launched in Italy by Gruppo Pam.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2007; ... Pam Panorama Vita Attiva Citrus Fruits Flavored Probiotic Drink is a new probiotic drink with a citrus flavor launched in Italy by Gruppo Pam. Vita Attiva contains two probiotic ferments that ...
In New Zealand, Old Fashioned Foods presents its Alfa One 100% Pure Rice Bran Oil.(INTERNATIONAL)
Apr 01, 2007; ... In New Zealand, Old Fashioned Foods presents its Alfa One 100% Pure Rice Bran Oil. This spread is a natural alternative to butter and contains no hydrogenated fats, cholesterol, or animal or vegetable fats, just rice bran oil and natural ingredients. It melts, cooks and tastes like butter, ...
Milk's rebound continues.(New Products & Marketing: DAIRY MARKET TRENDS)
Apr 01, 2007 ... The latest numbers from Information Resources Inc. and USDA offer more good news about milk sales. During the most recent 12-week period, unit milk sales were up about .8% while dollar sales grew about 1.5%. That's according to IRI's F/D/MX measure for food stores, drug stores and mass ...
Discretion prevents separation: discriminating formulators select label-friendly stabilizing and emulsifying ingredients to keep products in place.(Ingredient Technology)
Apr 01, 2007; ... Complex distribution systems and lengthy product shelf lives need not concern dairy processors who avoid ingredients that some consumers perceive as being fake, artificial, too chemical sounding, etc. That's because there are a variety of natural ingredients capable of stabilizing and ...
Your time is up OJ.(Ingredient Technology)
Apr 01, 2007; ... Orange juice, a.k.a. OJ, has long been a staple in most consumers' homes, and a product many fluid milk dairies process and package, too. Though OJ is not going away, it is losing refrigerated shelf space to juices made from one or more so-called super fruits. What makes them ...
Perception does make a difference.(Ingredient Technology: LAB TALK)
Apr 01, 2007; ... It happened last week at my sons' Bitty Basketball All Star games. A mom and I started talking about food and nutrition, and when she learned what I do, she pulled out her list of questions. The funny thing was that it probably did not matter what I said, she had her opinions, and was ...
Designing plant and product security: Greenfield plants and expansions are built to help processors meet security guidelines.(Plant Operations)
Apr 01, 2007; ... Tillamook Cheese completed and commissioned the first phase of its Boardman, Ore. facility in the summer of 2001, shortly before the September 11 attacks. The security issues addressed in the design of the first phase were no less important, but somewhat different from those in play when ...
Filler showcase.(Plant Operations)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Processing and packaging is what dairy processors do, and for most dairy products the second part of the equation is done with filling equipment. Whether it's a gravity fed rotary filler for gallon jugs of milk, a volumetric ice cream filler or an in-line cup filler for yogurt, the filler ...
New high speed overhead orienter from A-B-C Packaging Machine Corp. accepts product for palletizing and turns it 90[degrees], 180[degrees], or 270[degrees].(Conveyors and Palletizers)
Apr 01, 2007 ... New high speed overhead orienter from A-B-C Packaging Machine Corp. accepts product for palletizing and turns it 90[degrees], 180[degrees], or 270[degrees]. The orienter can turn bags to form pallets with "butts-out" bag orientation, and rotate cases and trays for pallets requiring ...
American Conveyor Corporation has developed the ISC incline conveyor for dairies that require a conveyor that can move large blocks of or wheels of cheese up steep inclines without slippage.(Conveyors and Palletizers)
Apr 01, 2007 ... American Conveyor Corporation has developed the ISC incline conveyor for dairies that require a conveyor that can move large blocks of or wheels of cheese up steep inclines without slippage. The ISC was originally designed for moving 60-lb-plus blocks of butter. This ruggedly engineered, ...
Cannon Equipment, is a leading design, engineering and manufacturing organization in the U.S. that designs in-plant dairy systems and transportation configurations for over-the-road and in-stock delivery.(Conveyors and Palletizers)
Apr 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cannon Equipment, is a leading design, engineering and manufacturing organization in the U.S. that designs in-plant dairy systems and transportation configurations for over-the-road and in-stock delivery. These systems include: * Stacks of ...
As a manufacturer of Fanuc robotic solutions, Delkor provides a full range of robotic packaging solutions, from the picking of the raw product, to the loading of the carton or case, and finally, robotic palletizing of the package.(Conveyors and Palletizers)
Apr 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As a manufacturer of Fanuc robotic solutions, Delkor provides a full range of robotic packaging solutions, from the picking of the raw product, to the loading of the carton or case, and finally, robotic palletizing of the package. Features of the ...
Deville Technologies engineers and manufactures conveyors specifically designed to reduce cheese loss.(Conveyors and Palletizers)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Deville Technologies engineers and manufactures conveyors specifically designed to reduce cheese loss. These conveyors have numerous features to optimize sanitation and product flow. Heavy gauge rounded tubular framing, stainless steel washdown duty drum motors and variable speed drive ....
Dyco's palletizing systems have been integrated with Kuka robotics to provide increased flexibility to simultaneously palletize multiple lines with different product packages, while retaining the adaptability to program for future products and packages.(Conveyors and Palletizers)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Dyco's palletizing systems have been integrated with Kuka robotics to provide increased flexibility to simultaneously palletize multiple lines with different product packages, while retaining the adaptability to program for future ...
Lantech's new Q-300XT Plus stretch wrapping system allows the fork truck operator to drive up, position the pallet on the turntable, start the machine with a lanyard switch, and drive away.(Conveyors and Palletizers)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Lantech's new Q-300XT Plus stretch wrapping system allows the fork truck operator to drive up, position the pallet on the turntable, startthe machine with a lanyard switch, and drive away. The wrapping machine automatically attaches the film for ...