Dairy Foods back issues from August 2007:
Greek to you?(Industry Editorial)(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2007; ... Our Cultured Product Trends piece in April brought the news that Greek yogurt is one of the hottest food trends on the horizon. It's a simple, natural product that's strained to bring out the rich creaminess of the milk. There are at least four companies now heavily into selling ...
Wells' Dairy, Inc.(People and Calendar)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Wells' Dairy, Inc., LeMars, Iowa -- Brian Palmer joins as v.p., procurement. Palmer will plan, direct, lead and evaluate all of the activities and strategic direction regarding the dairy's ...
VT Systems Inc.(People and Calendar)(Michael Tucker appointed as chief executive officer)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... VT Systems Inc., Alexandria, Va. -- Michael Tucker appointed CEO of subsidiary VT Specialized Vehicles Corporation (VT SVC). Tucker will concurrently serve as President of both the Hackney and Kidron divisions. He joined VT SVC's Hackney division in 1990, ...
Orafti Active Food Ingredients.(People and Calendar)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Orafti Active Food Ingredients -- Tim Van der Schraelen appointed marketing & communication mgr. for the division. He will be responsible for driving Orafti's marketing strategy globally, and will report to Dominic ...
D.D. Williamson.(People and Calendar)(Sandra Nelson appointed as technical coordinator)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... D.D. Williamson, Louisville, Ky. -- Sandra Nelson hired as technical coordinator. Nelson serves as the point of contact and resource for quality, specifications, formulations, and product ...
Cognis Nutrition & Health.(People and Calendar)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Cognis Nutrition & Health, La Grange, Ill. -- Wayne Howard, a 20-year veteran in the research, production, sales and marketing of food ...
Sargento Foods Inc.(People and Calendar)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Sargento Foods Inc., Plymouth, Wis. -- Steve Foerstner, Ed Finnie and Brad Deckard have been promoted to divisional sales managers and will report to John Bottomley, Director of Sales for Sargento. Foerstner is now divisional sales mgr. in the Midwest region. He joined Sargento in 1991 ....
Food Safety Net Services.(People and Calendar)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Food Safety Net Services, San Antonio, Texas -- Sherri Jenkins hired as Director of auditing and consulting services. Sherri joins FSNS ...
Main Street Ingredients.(People and Calendar)(Aaron Jordi and Rita Gostonczik appointed as directors)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Main Street Ingredients, La Crosse, Wis. -- Aaron Jordi and Rita Gostonczik have joined the Food Ingredient Group. Jordi joins the team with over 12 years experience in sales, with nine of those years in ...
Mettler-Toledo Safeline, Inc.(People and Calendar)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Mettler-Toledo Safeline, Inc., Tampa, Fla. -- Robert Scott appointed product mgr. of X-ray Inspection in Tampa. This new position was created to promote the company's rapidly growing x-ray system business. Scott has nine years of experience in ...
SPX Process Equipment.(People and Calendar)
Aug 01, 2007 ... SPX Process Equipment, Delevan, Wis. -- Scott Dillner appointed director of marketing for the Flow Technology Segment of SPX. Pat Dowling will assume the role of EMEA Sales Director--Flow Technology Segment of SPX. Since joining the Waukesha Cherry-Burrell organization in 1997, Dillner has ...
Calendar.(Brief article)(Calendar)
Aug 01, 2007 ... AUGUST 21-22 Cheese Affinage Short Course UWMadison; Phone: 608/262-2264 Website: www.cdr.wisc.edu SEPTEMBER 10-13 Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese Three classes on cheese manufacturing and evaluation. Includes Basic Sensory Evaluation (Sept. 10), ...
Hercules Mfg. Co.(People and Calendar)(Chip Honse has joint as a national account manager)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Hercules Mfg. Co., Henderson, Ky. -- Chip Honse joins as national account mgr. Honse was most recently employed by Leyman Liftgates in a similar position, and is most ...
Cognis Nutrition & Health.(People and Calendar)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Cognis Nutrition & Health, La Grange, Ill. -- Sharrann Simmons joins as senior marketing mgr. Simmons has more than 20 years of experience in the food, pharmaceutical and ...
LycoRed Ltd.(People and Calendar)(Michael Doyle has been appointed as a president of U.S division)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... LycoRed Ltd., Israel -- Michael Doyle named President of U.S. division, LycoRed Corp., Orange, N.J. In his new position Doyle will be responsible for all operations in the North American ...
IDFa.(People and Calendar)
Aug 01, 2007 ... IDFA, Washington D.C. -- Neil Moran joins IDFA as v.p. of finance and administration. In this role, Moran will be responsible for overseeing all of the association's finance and accounting, human resources, information technology and administrative activities. He replaces Sam ...
Quality Chekd Dairies.(People and Calendar)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Quality Chekd Dairies, Naperville, Ill. -- Luis Rodriguez Romo joins as mgr. of technical services, Latin America. He is responsible for Key member activities to ensure continuous process improvements in the areas of quality, food safety and operational efficiencies of Quality Chekd ...
Cheese. It's history.(BRIEFLY ...)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Wisconsin's Alto Dairy Cooperative was recently featured on the History Channel's show Modern Marvels. The program ...
In Boston.(BRIEFLY ...)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Freedom Trail Foundation maintains the 2.5-mile walking trail in Boston's city center that celebrates historic local sites. Last ...
Lil' Giant.(BRIEFLY ...)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Grocer Giant Eagle has launched a new convenience-oriented prototype, Giant Eagle Express, in a community near Pittsburgh ....
Green ice cream.(BRIEFLY ...)
Aug 01, 2007 ... One of Scotland's leading food companies is set to produce Britain's first truly green ice-cream from renewable energy sources. Mackie's of Scotland is a major player force in the UK's ...
Bravo! Coca-Cola deal dissolved.(NEWSLINE ...)
Aug 01, 2007 ... A partnership designed to push the envelope of beverage milk distribution and marketing has come to premature conclusion. Bravo! Brands and Coca-Cola Enterprises have agreed to end their 10-year master distribution agreement after economic returns were far below expectations. ...
More than 30,000 ice cream fans visited the fairgrounds in Brenham, Texas, July 19-21, for A Day in the Country, a gigantic party thrown by Blue Bell Creameries as part of its year-long centennial celebration.(NEWSLINE ...)
Aug 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: More than 30,000 ice cream fans visited the fairgrounds in Brenham, Texas, July 19-21, for A Day in the Country, a gigantic party thrown by Blue Bell Creameries as part of its year-long centennial celebration. The three-day event, which was free ...
Obesity research recognized by Danone Institute.(NEWSLINE ...)
Aug 01, 2007 ... WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The Danone International Prize for Nutrition was recently awarded in Paris to Jeffrey Friedman, M.D., Marilyn M. Simpson Professor at Rockefeller University and an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, for his outstanding research on the role of ...
Compromises reached in house farm bill.(WASHINGTON WATCH)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Processor and producer representatives in Washington both seemed happy with the 2007 farm bill approved by the House Agriculture Committee late last month. IDFA commended the Committee for preserving the subcommittee recommendations includes several key reform ideas, such as ...
Industry pioneer John Davis Utterback 1918-2007.(News and Trends)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The founder of All Star Dairy Association, John Davis Utterback died in Los Altos, Calif., May 18. He was 88. Born in Lawrenceburg, Ky. on August 10, 1918, Utterback founded All Star in 1958. At All Star, he served as President, CEO and Chairman of the Board and remained the ...
Aurora Organic establishes second farm in Texas.(News and Trends)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Colorado-based Aurora Organic Dairy, says that organic milk production has begun at its Coldwater West organic dairy farm near Stratford, Texas. This is Aurora Organic Dairy's second dairy location in Texas. In June the Coldwater West facility received organic certification for ...
The University Creamery Managers' Assn. met June 5-6 at Penn Sate University's new dairy science facility.(News and Trends)
Aug 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: The University Creamery Managers' Assn. met June 5-6 at Penn Sate ...
Ittibitz up and running at Kemps Rochester.(News and Trends)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Kemps ice cream plant in Rochester, Minn., is one of the most complex in the United States, and recently it's gotten even busier. According to the Rochester Post-Bulletin the plant is home to a new production line for Ittibitz, a palletized ice cream product that Kemps began ...
Vermont cheese plant on auction block.(News and Trends)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Lucille Farms Inc. cheese plant, Swanton, Vt., closed last year, was scheduled to be sold at a public auction early this month. At press-time ...
Plant construction underway in Idaho.(News and Trends)
Aug 01, 2007 ... High Desert Milk, Inc., a six-member dairy cooperative, has broken ground on a new milk processing plant in Burley, Idaho. The new plant, scheduled for operation in April 2008, will process more than 2 million pounds of milk a day to make 65 million pounds of powdered milk ...
Shamrock introduces organic line.(News and Trends)
Aug 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Saying it gives Arizona consumers a local organic option, Shamrock Farms is introducing a line of Shamrock Farms Organic dairy products. Initial offerings will include milk and sour cream. "Shamrock Farms is proud to be the first and only ...
Canadian health officials warn against raw milk cheese.(News and Trends)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Health officials in Eastern Ontario have issued a warning claiming two dozen people became ill in its jurisdiction in June eating cheese made with unpasteurized milk. In July the officials said a producer hired a mobile operator to come to the farm and make cheese using raw ...
Alaskan dairy hanging on ... for now.(News and Trends)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Matanuska Maid dairy has gotten a reprieve, but its future is still uncertain. The new Alaska Board of Agriculture and Conservation appointed by the governor in June dismissed the Creamery Corporation Board, then voted themselves into office. The state allocated $600,000 to ...
Crate thieves face crackdown.(News and Trends)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Facing an estimated $80 million in annual losses from the thefts, dairies across the country are taking action to stop thieves from swiping plastic milk crates. In California, some companies are reportedly hiring private detectives and staging sting ...
Ben & Jerry's honors Homer Simpson in Springfield.(News and Trends)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Springfield, Vt. was chosen as the official Springfield of The Simpsons movie, so not surprisingly, Ben & Jerry's has gotten involved. At the weekend premier of the ...
We all scream for 14% butterfat.(News and Trends)
Aug 01, 2007 ... While many Americans are eating healthier, ice cream remains the sacred cow of guilty pleasures. About two-thirds of U.S. adults (67%) agree full-fat ice cream is worth the guilt. The findings come as a result of a survey commissioned by Denali Flavors (which licenses Moose ...
Great Lakes to build in New York.(News and Trends)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Great Lakes Cheese Co. of Ohio plans to build a cheese plant in Adams N.Y. to replace an smaller plant adjacent to the site. The new plant will be 142,000 sq ft and will employ about 90 people. It will enable the ...
Vermont Butter and Cheese Company, a leader in crafting artisanal cheeses of the highest standards, has won the award for "Outstanding Cheese or Dairy Product," for its Bonne Bouche cheese, at the 53rd Summer Fancy Food Show in New York.(News and Trends)
Aug 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Vermont Butter and Cheese Company, a leader in crafting artisanal cheeses of the highest standards, has won the award for "Outstanding Cheese or Dairy Product," for its Bonne Bouche cheese, at the 53rd Summer Fancy Food Show in New York. Bonne ...
Alcan Packaging.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Alcan Packaging, Chicago, has completed the expansion of its Neenah Technical Center in Neenah, Wis. The $1 million expansion of the 115,000 square-foot facility has consolidated Alcan's Customer Service teams with the ...
Takasago Flavors.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Takasago Flavors has completed the renovation of their newly designed Sensory facilities. The company says the new Sensory Center ...
Ameri-Seal Inc.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Seven dazzling heat shrinkable sleeves were created recently by Ameri-Seal Inc. for "Pro Blend 55" Protein Dietary Supplement powders for the Health and Nutrition markets. Three different sleeves were ...
Symrise.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Aug 01, 2007 ... A joint effort involving fragrance and flavorings manufacturer Symrise and several other entities has resulted in the world's first Grazing Garden in Holzminden, ...
Silliker Global Certification Services.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Aug 01, 2007 ... One of the world's leading food safety training and auditing companies, Silliker Global Certification Services (SGCS), has been accredited as a certification body for the Safe Quality Food (SQF) Program of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI). Silliker joins ...
Information Resources, Inc.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Information Resources, Inc., Chicago, says that Fred's Inc., one of the nation's largest discount retail chains, is the latest retail client to ...
Ingredient Masters.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Ingredient Masters, Cincinnati, Ohio, a developer and manufacturer of precision batching systems for ...
Multivac Inc.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Multivac Inc., a leading manufacturer of thermoform fill-seal rollstock, traysealer and vacuum chamber packaging systems, has been awarded the Hormel Foods Spirit of Excellence ...
Orafti Active Food Ingredients.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Orafti Active Food Ingredients, a leader in natural prebiotic ingredients, has launched a longterm study to look at the effects of prebiotic infant formulas supplemented with BeneoTMSynergy1 on the development of the ...
Mettler-Toledo Safeline, Inc.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Mettler-Toledo Safeline, Inc., Tampa, Fla., has introduced a metal detector trade-in program to encourage users to upgrade their metal detectors to the latest Safeline technology. Safeline will accept a user's old metal detector in return for a very fair ...
WEL Companies Inc.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(The comany is providing warehousing facility )(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... WEL Companies, Inc. has opened a new temperature controlled warehouse at 9010 Sterling Street in Irving, Texas. The 65,000-sq-ft warehouse and LTL cross-dock facility provides chilled, frozen, and dry warehousing, and a rail will ...
Danisco.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Danisco has broken ground on a new 19,200-square-foot facility expansion in Madison, Wis. The new expansion will house an ultra-cold storage facility and packaging operations for frozen dairy ...
Juice labels from Seal-It.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Seal-It, a division of Printpack, Inc., has introduced a new full sleeve shrink label for "Hilo Gold Noni Juice," manufactured and distributed by The Stratis Group. For the launch of this new product, Stratis wanted to offer a unique and distinctive label. They called on Seal-It to print a ...
The Kroger Co.(ETCETERA)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Kroger Co., one of the nation's largest retail grocery chains, has launched a new cholesterol-reducing, fat-free milk. The product will be sold under the company's expanding Active Lifestyle in-house brand. The ...
Danone Group.(ETCETERA)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The French Danone Group is building a $14 million milk processing plant in Cikarang, West Java with an ...
'Blue Ribbon Cows Making Blue Ribbon Cheese, Ice Cream and More'.(ETCETERA)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Dairy producers can learn how to create value-added products on the farm during a unique niche marketing trade show. The 'Blue Ribbon Cows Making Blue Ribbon Cheese, Ice Cream and More' event will be held on Sept. 17 from 1- 8 p.m. at the All-American Dairy Show at the Pennsylvania Farm ...
Nestle.(ETCETERA)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Nestle has cut the ribbon on a new state-of-the-art milk factory in Erguna, near Hulunbeir, in the Chinese Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Since the Nestle Group began investing in China two decades ago, the Company has opened 21 factories in 18 ...
HP Hood.(ETCETERA)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The dairy industry's only blimp is back. Nearly 10 months ago, the iconic Hood Blimp made an unexpected landing in the woods on the North Shore (Manchesterbythe-Sea) of Massachusetts, says HP Hood. Nobody was hurt, thanks to the experienced maneuvering of ...
The Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture said it will apply to the EU to have Gruyere registered as a term of controlled provenance, after French attempts to have its own Gruyere-style cheese registered in the EU Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) register.(ETCETERA)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture said it will apply to the EU to have Gruyere registered as a term of controlled provenance, after French attempts to have its own Gruyere-style cheese registered in the EU ...
Fro-Yo.(ETCETERA)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The new Fro-Yo trend has made its way from L.A. to Sacramento. A local newspaper says business is strong enough that several frozen-yogurt owners plan to open new stores soon ....
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland.(ETCETERA)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Glanbia Ingredients Ireland is the first Irish-owned company to achieve the IS 393 Energy Management System certification. The company says it is now the first ...
Organic Valley.(ETCETERA)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Organic Valley hosted a grand-opening late last month of a new $17.5 million distribution center in Cashton, Wis. The 80,000 sq ft facility, which will serve as the primary warehouse and DC for Organic ...
Chocolate milk: a natural sports drink.(News and Trends: INSIDE THE NEWS)
Aug 01, 2007; ... Chocolate milk has scored a victory as a sports recovery drink. A study at Indiana University with nine endurance cyclists found that after drinking chocolate milk they were able to work out longer and retain more power for a second workout. Chocolate milk beat out the ...
Indulgent entree wins top honors in knowledge award.(News and Trends: INSIDE THE NEWS)
Aug 01, 2007 ... And the winner of Danisco USA's 2007 Knowledge Award is ... Jeremey Hinkle, a senior in food science at Kansas State University. Fiesta Braciole, a stuffed breaded beef entree, was his winning entry. The $10,000 winner was shocked upon hearing of his victory. "He had to call me back," says ...
Lifeline Food Co., Seaside, Calif., introduces Lifetime Body Smart for Women.(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Lifeline Food Co., Seaside, Calif., introduces Lifetime Body Smart for Women. This pasteurized process cheese product is specifically formulated for the daily health and diet needs of women. Available in three varieties--Jalapeno Jack, Sharp Cheddar and Swiss--a 1-oz single-serving ...
Alouette Reserve, the new premium cheese line made especially for today's sophisticated palate, combines a unique blend of cow and goat milk to create a new category of super-premium cheeses that appeal to today's more adventurous consumers.(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW)
Aug 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Alouette Reserve, the new premium cheese line made especially for today's sophisticated palate, combines a unique blend of cow and goat milk to create a new category of super-premium cheeses that appeal to today's more adventurous consumers. ...