Dairy Foods back issues from December 2007:
Safe to say: Kroger is outstanding.(Industry Editorial)(Editorial)
Dec 01, 2007; ... The Dairy Foods processor of the year selection is pretty serious business, and it's enough of a painstaking task, that each year I tell myself "next year we start a month earlier." But in my experience, the easiest part is deciding which facility from the chosen company will be ...
Alltech.(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Alltech, Dublin, Ireland -- David Byrne, former European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, has joined its board as a non-executive director. Byrne ...
OPW Fluid Transfer Group.(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2007 ... OPW Fluid Transfer Group, Mason, Ohio -- Mark Tippie is appointed to the position of v.p. of Asia-Pacific & Latin America. He will be ...
CBS-System Intl. Inc.(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2007 ... CSB-System Intl. Inc., San Diego, Calif. -- Mark Eby has been promoted to Data Capture and EDI Executive. He will ...
Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board.(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Madison, Wis. -- Deborah A. Kvaal has joined the WMMB as regional marketing manager ...
Wixon Inc.(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Wixon Inc., St. Francis, Wis. -- Mariano Gascon has been promoted from flavor lab director to v.p. of R&D. In his new role, Gascon will direct product and ...
Fristam Pumps USA.(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Fristam Pumps USA, Middleton, Wis. -- Sean Taufer has joined as the Southwest regional sales mgr. He has nearly 20 ...
PMMI.(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2007 ... PMMI, Arlington, Va. -- Kate Achelpohl has joined the staff of PMMI as director, member ...
Multivac.(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Multivac, Kansas City, Mo. -- Chief Technical Officer Don Smith has retired. He joined Multivac in the mid-1970s as a service technician. Smith ...
Stanpac.(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Stanpac, New York -- Chris Boynton joins as ice cream packaging consultant. He is responsible for ...
Glanbia Foods Inc.(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Glanbia Foods Inc., Twin Falls, Idaho -- James Bond has been promoted from a management trainee to quality assurance team leader at Glanbia's Richfield facility. Roxi Reed has been promoted from SAP analyst to cheese logistics ...
Nordson Corp.(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Nordson Corp., Duluth, Ga. -- Linda Ray recently joined as global business development mgr. for new markets in the Adhesive Systems Group. Ray ...
Kerry Group.(People and Calendar)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Kerry Group, Irving, Texas -- John Namy joins as v.p. of food service applications for sweet ingredients. In this new role, Namy will be responsible for partnering with R&D and culinary teams within Kerry's customer companies to introduce new technology applications and to create ...
Calendar.
Dec 01, 2007 ... JANUARY 6-12 Ice Cream Short Course, Penn State University, University Park, Penn. Program Instructor: Dr. Robert Roberts, rfr3@psu.edu, Registration site: http:// conferences.cas.psu.edu/ 20-23 IDFA's Dairy Forum, La Quinta Resort and Club, La Quinta, Calif., Phone: ...
New H-E-B format.(BRIEFLY ...)(H.E. Butt Grocery)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007 ... H.E. Butt Grocery recently unveiled a new upscale format at two new locations in the Houston area. The expanded stores combine the best of the mainstream H-E-B stores with selections from the company's ...
Pinkbucks.(BRIEFLY ...)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Pinkberry Inc., the Los Angeles-based frozen-yogurt chain, has obtained $27.5 million in expansion financing from Maveron LLC, a venture capital firm co-founded by Starbucks Corp ....
Saputobucks.(BRIEFLY ...)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Saputo Inc. reported higher earnings for its second quarter, which ended Sept. 30, and its stock price climbed last month when it reported starting this month, its earnings will be helped by an ...
Chipotle free.(BRIEFLY ...)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Chipotle Mexican Grill no longer serves cheese made with milk from cows treated with rBST. It claims that it is the first ...
Front office shuffled at Wells.(NEWSLINE ...)
Dec 01, 2007 ... LeMARS, Iowa -- Mike Wells has assumed the position of CEO at Wells Dairy Inc., and Gary Wells has stepped down to join the board of directors. Doug Wells, co-president; and Greg Wells, senior v.p. of operations, have also stepped down from their positions and any day-to-day ...
A Moo record!(NEWSLINE ...)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] More than 1,300 students set a world record for the loudest "Moo" at Robert Waters Elementary School in Union City, N.J., last month. The record, 142 decibels, was created in ...
Kraft vet takes reins at Unilever ice cream.(NEWSLINE ...)
Dec 01, 2007 ... John LeBoutillier has been appointed to lead the newly created U.S. ice cream leadership team at Unilever. Unilever says Eric Walsh, currently chairman of North American ice cream, will retire in April following after 16 years leading the ice cream business. LeBoutillier was to ...
Governor rejects California clone labeling.(News and Trends)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Consumer groups in California are asking for new legislation restricting food from cloned animals in the wake of a gubernatorial veto of a bill that would have required labeling of such goods. Meanwhile one of the nation's largest pork processors is joining a number of dairies, large and ...
Kraft exceeds targets.(News and Trends)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Kraft Foods Inc. managed last month to eclipse third-quarter profit and sales expectations, even though it has been hit by skyrocketing commodity costs, particularly in its cheese business. Sales of $9.1 billion were about 5% higher than analysts' forecasts. North American ...
Lifeway impacted by high costs.(News and Trends)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Lifeway Foods, the Illinois-based maker of the probiotic drink Kefir, saw its third-quarter profits impacted by the soaring milk costs. Lifeway posted a 4% drop in gross profits to $2.7 million, as the cost of its raw ...
rBST issue gets public in Pennsylvania.(News and Trends)(Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Many of the familiar arguments about rBST were being heard all over again in the Keystone State last month and farm organizations and dairy processors reacted the industry's rejection of rBST as a viable tool, and its subsequent reverberations. As reported in the November issue ...
OTA hails findings of European study.(News and Trends)(Organic Trade Association)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007 ... GREENFIELD, Mass. -- The Organic Trade Association (OTA) has applauded the preliminary findings from a four-year European Union study that indicate some organic foods are more nutritional than their non-organic counterparts. "This study may be the breakthrough that helps prove ...
Foremost farms offers 2008 scholarships.(News and Trends)
Dec 01, 2007 ... BARABOO, Wis. -- Foremost Farms USA will offer up to 11 scholarships worth $2,000 each to member-owners and the children of member owners in 2008. The Agricultural Education Scholarships will be awarded to students who are pursuing a career in the agricultural field. ...
California contest has milk drinkers in stitches.(News and Trends)
Dec 01, 2007 ... It's been said that laughter is the best medicine, and for Steve Josefson, Sherman Oaks, Calif., it also brought a nice financial reward. Josefson recently won $1,000 and 100 gallons of milk in a contest sponsored by Toma Leche, California's Spanish language Got Milk program. ...
Farm Bill debate breaks down.(WASHINGTON WATCH)
Dec 01, 2007 ... The 2007 Farm Bill deliberations came to grinding halt last month when the Senate fell five votes short of the 60 needed to limit debate. The Bill was expected to be in a holding pattern at least through the first week of December. But at presstime, a new measure had already been ...
Naturally Iowa Inc.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Organic dairy Naturally Iowa Inc., said last month that it was finalizing the acquisition of PLA Supply Co., the manufacturer of the corn-resin bottles Naturally Iowa uses to package for its organic milk and drinkable yogurt. With the acquisition, Naturally Iowa, will acquire ...
Mettler-Toledo Safeline Inc.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Mettler-Toledo Safeline Inc. has produced a highly comprehensive guide to metal detection that is specifically aimed at assisting the global food production and pharmaceutical industries ....
Chr. Hansen.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Chr. Hansen is preparing to cut the ribbons on what it says will be the worlds largest dairy culture plant. The new facility, located outside of Copenhagen is slated for completion in the spring of 2008 ...
Food Safety Net Services.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Food Safety Net Services recently hosted a visit from Vice Minister Liu Yanhua and his delegation from China's Ministry of Science and Technology. Consul General Qiao Hong, Consul General of Consulate General of the People's Republic of ...
Nelson-Jameson Inc. has acquired the Kaestner Co., Baltimore.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Nelson-Jameson Inc. has acquired the Kaestner Co., Baltimore. Under a new name, Kaestner LLC will be operated as a separate, sister company to Nelson-Jameson. Jerome C. Lippert, president of Nelson-Jameson, will add the responsibility of president of ...
Aromatech Group.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Aromatech Group has opened its sixth subsidiary in Orlando, Fla. For several years, Aromatech has been commercially established in the U.S. and represents about 20% of export turnover. The group wanted to strengthen it's position ...
Henningsen Cold Storage Co.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Henningsen Cold Storage Co., Portland, Ore., plans to construct a new 5.3 million cubic-foot temperature-controlled logistics center to support ...
The engineering departments of two of the world's leading extrusion blow molding machinery companies have collaborated to develop a new shuttle machine, the SBG 700 D.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007 ... The engineering departments of two of the world's leading extrusion blow molding machinery companies have collaborated to develop a new shuttle machine, the SBG 700 D. The effort resulted because Graham Engineering, York, Pa., entered into a unique ...
LycoRed Limited UK, and BTSA, Spain, have partnered to penetrate the food and beverage fortification markets in Spain and Portugal with vitamin and mineral premixes and microencapsulated ingredients developed by LycoRed.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... LycoRed Limited UK, and BTSA, Spain, have partnered to penetrate the food and beverage fortification markets in Spain and Portugal with vitamin and mineral premixes and microencapsulated ingredients developed by LycoRed. BTSA has received several awards ...
Advanced Instruments Inc., Norwood, Mass., has acquired Mart Microbiology B.V., the Netherlands.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Advanced Instruments Inc., Norwood, Mass., has acquired Mart Microbiology B.V., the Netherlands. Mart Microbiology manufactures and markets the Anoxomat line of instruments. These systems create custom environments for ...
Westfalia Technologies Inc., a leading provider of material handling and logistics solutions, recently completed the installation of an automated storage and retrieval system and Savanna.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Westfalia Technologies Inc., a leading provider of material handling and logistics solutions, recently completed the installation of an automated storage and retrieval system and Savanna. NET warehouse ...
DSM Nutritional Products.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... DSM Nutritional Products has increased world prices for vitamin E. The company says the price ...
SIG Corpoplast.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... SIG Corpoplast has opened a new Technology Center in Sao Paulo Brazil to better serve the Latin American market. Now, the ...
Amcor PET Packaging.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Amcor PET Packaging has commercialized the first custom application of its PowerFlex PET bottle. Welch's, Concord, Mass., recently launched six varieties ...
Fiberstar Inc.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Fiberstar Inc., a Willmar, Minn.-based research and development company, recently received one of the world's most coveted and prestigious food ingredient awards ....
Alcan Packaging Food Americas.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Alcan Packaging Food Americas has won The 2007 Right Workplace Award. The award, from the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and Right ...
Wisconsin's Masters Gallery Foods and Green Meadows Dairy LLC, which is currently building a cheese production facility in northwest Iowa, have entered into a multi-year marketing agreement.(ETCETERA)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Wisconsin's Masters Gallery Foods and Green Meadows Dairy LLC, which is currently building a cheese production facility in northwest Iowa, have entered into a multi-year ...
Reinhold Ice Cream Co., Pittsburgh, has been sold and is now operating as LaSalle Pittsburgh Corp.(ETCETERA)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Reinhold Ice Cream Co., Pittsburgh, has been sold and is now operating as LaSalle ...
Unilever reached an agreement last month to sell Boursin to the French Groupe Bel for around $600 million.(ETCETERA)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Unilever reached an agreement last month to sell Boursin to the French Groupe Bel for around $600 million. A spokesman for the buyer said they were "optimistic" ...
California Dairy Quality Assurance Program.(ETCETERA)
Dec 01, 2007 ... The California Dairy Quality Assurance Program (CDQAP) recently received California's highest and most prestigious environmental honor, the Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award. The CDQAP comprises 17 ...
Carvel has entered a sweepstakes partnership with Warner Home Video, anchored by the re-release of Warner Bros. and Shangri-La Entertainment's holiday hit film, "The Polar Express.".(ETCETERA)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Carvel has entered a sweepstakes partnership with Warner Home Video, anchored by the re-release of Warner Bros. and Shangri-La Entertainment's holiday hit film, "The Polar Express." The national FSI drop started last month was the primary support driving consumers to the 8,600 grocery ...
Matanuska Maid losses mount.(News and Trends)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Alaska's state-owned Matanuska Maid Dairy reported another loss of just over $183,000 in September, bringing total losses this year to $1.2 million. In June Gov. Sarah Palin reversed a decision to close the Mat Maid dairy. State Creamery Board member Ralph Carney cited continued ...
Indulgent ice cream going local in the UK?(News and Trends)
Dec 01, 2007 ... A recent report from Britain indicates that fans of superpremium ice cream may be looking for something closer to home and something distinctly British. Mrs. Beeton's is a new brand of indulgent ice cream made in a farm-based factory in rural Yorkshkire. Its ice cream is high in ...
B&J franchisees air complaints.(News and Trends)
Dec 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Having helped redefined the priorities of American business, Ben & Jerry's is an easy target for criticism, and any apparent shortcomings are sure to draw media attention. No surprise then, that when a group of scoop shop franchisees went public with ...
David Michael hosts flavor odyssey in Philly.(News and Trends: INSIDE THE NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... The David Michael RoadShow at the Philadelphia Union League is an annual extravaganza of flavor, and this year I was lucky enough to take part in it. The RoadShow officially commenced with dinner at Amada Restaurant and an official welcome on Thursday morning by Phil Parisi, ...
East meets West at Kroger.(Processor of the Year)(Cover story)(Company overview)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Kroger Co. operates nearly 2,500 grocery stores in 31 states under nearly a dozen banners. Every one of them has a dairy case that needs to be stocked. To meet that need, the Kroger Dairy Group runs 19 dairy and ice cream facilities spread across 15 ...
High prices, global demand impact changing industry in 2007.(Year in Review)
Dec 01, 2007; ... It's time again to look back at another year in the dairy industry, and what a year it's been! It's quite likely that dairy processors will most remember 2007 as a year of record high prices for commodities, including milk. Whether it was the growing market for ethanol, demand from ...
Swiss-based Emmi International Ltd., brings its coffee-milk drink Emmi Caffe Latte to the States.(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Swiss-based Emmi International Ltd., brings its coffee-milk drink Emmi Caffe Latte to the States. Available in four varieties--Cappuccino, Mocha, Macchiato and Light--it is the only chilled coffeemilk drink in the American market made with real espresso ground from beans sourced from four ...
Coffee and milk is hot ... well, in this case, it's downright iced.(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Coffee and milk is hot ... well, in this case, it's downright iced. Boutique iced coffee latte purveyor New York Coffee Co., New York, has taken a unique health and nutrition approach ready-to-drink coffee beverages with new Iced 'Spresso, a no-sugar-added line that has the lowest calorie ...
In an effort to meet the nationwide demand for kosher dairy products, Cabot Creamery Cooperative, Cabot, Vt., offers Cabot OU Kosher Sharp Cheddar.(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW)
Dec 01, 2007 ... In an effort to meet the nationwide demand for kosher dairy products, Cabot Creamery Cooperative, Cabot, Vt., offers Cabot OU Kosher Sharp Cheddar, which is certified (OU-D) by the Orthodox Union, New York, and is also Kosher for Passover. An estimated six to eight million ...
Portland, Maine-based Oakhurst Dairy introduces 1% low-fat milk pints in Cappuccino and French Vanilla flavors.(NOTEWORTHY INTRODUCTIONS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Portland, Maine-based Oakhurst Dairy introduces 1% low-fat milk pints in Cappuccino and French Vanilla flavors. "We plan to be aggressive in rolling out new flavors to give our consumers what they want--healthy milk in a variety of tastes ...
Atlanta-based MaggieMoo's, a super-premium ice cream brand owned by NexCen Brands Inc., New York, now markets its best-selling Ice Cream Dream Cakes in a miniature size, a.k.a., ice cream cupcakes.(NOTEWORTHY INTRODUCTIONS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Atlanta-based MaggieMoo's, a super-premium ice cream brand owned by NexCen Brands Inc., New York, now markets its best-selling Ice Cream Dream Cakes in a miniature size, a.k.a., ice cream cupcakes. These convenient, ...
Just months after becoming the only Arizona dairy to produce local organic milk, Shamrock Farms, Phoenix, starts offering it in the convenient-to-carry and easy-to-pour Smart Fit Bottle.(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW)
Dec 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Just months after becoming the only Arizona dairy to produce local organic milk, Shamrock Farms, Phoenix, starts offering it in the convenient-to-carry and easy-to-pour Smart Fit Bottle. The 96-oz container falls between the traditional half-gallon and ...
Brigham's Ice Cream, Arlington, Mass., launches its first pint line and is targeting male consumers with bold flavors and notorious phrases designed to spark immediate interest and recognition.(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Brigham's Ice Cream, Arlington, Mass., launches its first pint line and is targeting male consumers with bold flavors and notorious phrases designed to spark immediate interest and recognition. The pints are available in convenience stores throughout New England and the varieties include: ...
China's Changbaishan Dairy has created a playful package for kids' flavored milk.(INTERNATIONAL)
Dec 01, 2007; ... China's Changbaishan Dairy has created a playful package for kids' flavored milk. The flexible pack is shaped like its namesake fruit--banana--an association reinforced by packaging graphics that feature a smiling fruit. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Also from China comes ...
For the Italian market, Emmi rolls out Emmi Beauty Case Sensitive Yogurt.(INTERNATIONAL)
Dec 01, 2007; ... For the Italian market, Emmi rolls out Emmi Beauty Case Sensitive Yogurt. The yogurts adopt an inside-out approach to health and wellness by including ingredients--many of which have traditionally been found in personal care products or cosmetics--that improve the appearance of skin. In ...