Dairy Foods back issues from February 2008:
The hot commodity.(From the Editor's Desk)
Feb 01, 2008; ... If the headline is vaguely reminiscent of an early 1960s movie filled with comic scenes of cocktail parties, maybe it should be. The story that we're telling lately at Dairy Foods could be almost as much fun as watching Breakfast at Tiffany's, at least for you folks in the dairy business. ...
The Grafton Village Cheese Co.(People and Calendar)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The Grafton Village Cheese Co., Grafton, Vt. -- Adam Mueller hired as president of the company effective February 1. Mueller, a native of Ohio, has grown up in the cheese industry, as a member of the family that owns and operates Minerva Dairy in Minerva, Ohio. As a fifth-generation ...
All Star Dairy Association Inc.(People and Calendar)
Feb 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] All Star Dairy Association Inc., Lexington, Ky.-Jim Sutton has been promoted to the position of senior v.p. He has served as v.p. of purchasing for All Star since 1995. Since Sutton join All Star, the Association ...
Fortitech Europe ApS.(People and Calendar)
Feb 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fortitech Europe ApS, Gadstrup, Denmark -- Martin Austin appointed managing dir./gen. mgr. Austin will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of Fortitech Europe's operations, including manufacturing, ...
Q Laboratories, Inc.(People and Calendar)(Michelle Kelly )(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Q Laboratories, Inc., Cincinnati -- Michelle Kelly has been promoted to microbiology laboratory supervisor. She has served as a microbiologist at Q Laboratories, Inc. since 2004. In her new position Kelly will be responsible for ...
Food Safety Net Services.(People and Calendar)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Food Safety Net Services, San Antonio -- Wendy Warren-Serna promoted to v.p. of technical services. Warren-Serna joined FSNS in 2001 as the research mgr. and recently held the title of dir. of technical services before being promoted to v.p. Also, Ray ...
David Michael & Co.(People and Calendar)
Feb 01, 2008 ... David Michael & Co., Philadelphia -- Several new hires and promotions. Jennifer Argabright joins the accounting department as an accounting assistant. Danielle Durso has been hired full-time as marketing coordinator. She previously interned with David Michael and worked part-time for the ...
LycoRed Ltd.(People and Calendar)
Feb 01, 2008 ... LycoRed Ltd., Israel -- Andrew Kendrick joins as international technical development mgr. Kendrick will provide the technical support necessary to ensure that customer's are able to make optimum use of the carotenoids in LycoRed's portfolio. He received his Ph.D. from ...
Calendar.(Brief article)(Calendar)
Feb 01, 2008 ... FEBRUARY 10-13 IDFA's International Sweetener Colloquium, Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa, Fort Myers, Fla., Phone: 202/331-7820; E-mail: registrar@idfa.org 27-29 IDFA's Ice Cream Technology Conference, Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort, Phoenix Phone: 202/331-7820 ...
Whole milk fertility.(BRIEFLY ...)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Iconoclastic Harvard nutritionist Walter Willett has recently begun promoting whole milk as an aid to fertility. Willett, who has developed an alternative food pyramid, says the widescale switch to lowfat and skim ...
Fro Joe?(BRIEFLY ...)(Pinkberry)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Pinkberry, recently celebrated its third anniversary by launching a coffee frozen yogurt. The new coffee frozen yogurt is accompanied by a new topping option, chestnuts, and is available at ...
New Leprino facility?(BRIEFLY ...)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A recent news report from Greeley, Colo., indicated that Denver-based Leprino Foods had included Greeley as a finalist in a site search for ...
Bullish on frozen soy.(BRIEFLY ...)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Food ingredient supplier Danisco sees lots of growth potential for frozen soy. Two factors will drive the trend, says Danisco, which is ...
Table is set for milk from cloned cows.(NEWSLINE ...)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Despite pleas from nearly every segment of the dairy industry--some simply cautionary, but others marked by dismay and appall--FDA has given the green light to allowing cloned milk and meat into the food chain. While some in the industry are partially satisfied with an ancillary message ...
Pennsylvania retreats on rBST messages.(NEWSLINE ...)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Dairy processors who sell milk with a no-rBST claim can continue to do so in the Keystone state after regulators backed down on a proposal that would have prohibited such claims. Processors will, however, have until March 1 to secure certified affidavits showing that their milk ...
February is the month for romance.(NEWSLINE ...)
Feb 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] February is the month for romance, says Minneapolis-based Dairy Queen, and the ...
Consumers to find new options at Starbucks.(News and Trends)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Changes in the front office at Starbucks Corp., may be dripping down to coffee houses, with recent reports that the coffee giant will eschew organic milk, and might even offer a $1 cup and free refills. Starbucks announced a management reshuffle earlier this year, bringing ...
Wells' selling milk and yogurt operations.(News and Trends)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Le MARS, Iowa--Wells' Dairy, Inc., is getting out of the milk and yogurt business in order to focus solely on ice cream and frozen desserts. Wells said in late December that it was selling its fluid and cultured facility in Le Mars to Dean Foods Co. Last month Wells' announced that it will ...
Industry groups applaud clone moratorium, for now.(WASHINGTON WATCH)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Processor and producer groups alike are claiming at least a partial victory after USDA called for a continuation of the moratorium on milk and food from cloned animals. But the issue is not likely to go away. "We applaud Acting Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Connor for his ...
Saputo preparing for 2010 Olympics.(News and Trends)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A wide variety of Saputo packaged dairy products will soon bring the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games into kitchens across Canada. With the recent announcement of Saputo as an Official Supplier of packaged dairy products for the 2010 Winter Games, not only will ...
California raw milk advocates file lawsuit.(News and Trends)
Feb 01, 2008 ... California's two raw milk producers filed suit last month to keep the state from imposing a strict new standard that, they say, would put them out of business. The suit, filed in San Benito County Superior Court, is part of an all-out effort by the raw milk dairies and the ...
Lifeway Foods announces buyback.(News and Trends)
Feb 01, 2008 ... MORTON GROVE, Ill.--Kefir maker Lifeway Foods, Inc., says fourth quarter sales increased 29% to approximately $10.2 million from $7.9 during the same period a year ago. This increase in sales was driven by the growth of Lifeway's main Kefir line and Lifeway's Helios Kefir line. ...
Lawsuit attacks Dannon's probiotic claims.(News and Trends)(Clinical report)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A California consumer has filed a proposed class-action suit against The Dannon Company, alleging the company's claims that its probiotic yogurt offers clinically and scientifically-proven health benefits are false. "Deceptive advertising has enabled Dannon to sell hundreds of ...
LaSalle brands to go national?(News and Trends)
Feb 01, 2008 ... LaSalle Brands Corporation has acquired the exclusive licensing rights of LaSalle Brands Ice Cream from trademark owners Medhat Mohamed and LaSalle Brands Inc. LaSalle Brands Corporation acquired the licensing rights for a total purchase price of $1,000,000. LaSalle Brands Corporation ...
China to freeze prices.(News and Trends)
Feb 01, 2008 ... China's dairy prices will be stabilized in the near future as a result of tightening governmental grip on staple price hikes. China's dairy producers rushed to raise retail prices by up to 20% last month before the regulatory measures could be put in place. Meng Niu Dairy Ltd. raised the ...
Dean Foods executives promoted.(News and Trends)
Feb 01, 2008 ... DALLAS--The nation's top dairy company, Dean Foods has promoted several front office executives. Harrald Kroeker has been promoted as president of direct store delivery group. Kroeker joined Dean Foods in 2006 from a senior operating role at Pepsi Bottling Group. Michelle ...
Huge cheese plant planned for Fresno.(News and Trends)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Blue Ribbon Cheese Company LLC of Bakersfield, Calif., says it has received approval for construction of a state-of-the-art cheese plant in western Fresno County. The $300 million facility is expected to begin operations in 2010 and employ 300, according to Blue Ribbon Cheese pres. David ...
Dairy Forum draws record crowd.(News and Trends)
Feb 01, 2008 ... La QUINTA, Calif. -- With record attendance of nearly 700 dairy executives, IDFA's Dairy Forum kicked off the new year in style last month Connie Tipton, IDFA's CEO called for the U.S. dairy industry to find common ground to face the challenges of a global market in 2008. ...
Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd., recently supplied the MEG-3 brand Omega-3 EPA/DHA that enabled Minneapolis-based Kemps to launch two new milk products--Kemps Plus Healthy Lifestyle and Kemps Plus Healthy Kids.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd., recently supplied the MEG-3 brand Omega-3 EPA/DHA that enabled Minneapolis-based Kemps to launch two new milk products--Kemps Plus Healthy Lifestyle and Kemps Plus Healthy Kids. "Even though Omega-3 EPA and DHA have so many health benefits, many people are not ...
WOW Logistics.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... WOW Logistics, formally known as Warehousing of Wisconsin, Appleton, Wis., is entering its 31st year in business. WOW now has 25 ...
SPX Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has completed the acquisition of APV, a global manufacturer of process equipment and engineered solutions.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... SPX Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has completed the acquisition of APV, a global manufacturer of process equipment and engineered solutions. APV was previously a division of Invensys PLC, an international industrial ...
Orthodox Union.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A new survey has found the OU symbol of the Orthodox Union to be the consumers' preferred Kosher certification in the packaged goods market. Jewish respondents consistently named OU as ...
Seal-It, a division of Printpack, Inc., has produced the first commercial full body shrink sleeve labels in the nutraceutical product category made from Earthfirst PLA.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Seal-It, a division of Printpack, Inc., has produced the first commercial full body shrink sleeve labels in the nutraceutical product category made from Earthfirst PLA. The goal for brand owner ...
To support continued growth and a commitment to its customers in Canadian markets, Symrise Inc. has appointed The Ingredient Company as its distributor for the company's Flavor and Nutrition Division's products.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... To support continued growth and a commitment to its customers in Canadian markets, Symrise Inc. has appointed The Ingredient Company as its ...
Wetsfalia installation completed for Fage.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(Westfalia Technologies Inc.)(Fage S.A.)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Westfalia Technologies Inc., York, Pa., recently completed installation of a high density Automated Storage & Retrieval System (AS/RS) with Savanna.NET Warehouse Management System for Fage USA Dairy's new plant in Johnstown, N.Y. Westfalia's AS/RS will handle storage and picking in the 40 ...
Brigham's Ice Cream.(ETCETERA)
Feb 01, 2008 ... In a gesture of good wishes to the News England Patriots in the week leading up to Superbowl XLII, Brigham's Ice Cream, Arlington, Mass., gave away 42,000 free "Cherry on Top" bars at all of its retail locations ....
Celebration Foods.(ETCETERA)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Celebration Foods, New Britain, Conn., the manufacturer of Carvel products held a job fair last month in order to ...
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream.(ETCETERA)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream has recalled 90 units of Dreyer's Slow Churned Light Caramel Delight ice cream and Slow Churned Light Butter Pecan ice cream which were distributed in Colorado, Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming. The reason for the recall is that the ice cream contains pecans ...
Supervalu Inc.(ETCETERA)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Minneapolis-based supermarket chain Supervalu Inc. outlined plans for its future at an investor conference held last month. The building blocks include investing in the retail store network with the Premium Fresh & Healthy remodel ...
Dairy Ingredients Symposium.(ETCETERA)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The 10th annual Dairy Ingredients Symposium is slated for March 18-19 at Hotel 480 (formerly the Crowne Plaza Union Square), San Francisco. The symposium is designed for scientists, R&D managers, directors and decision-makers ...
Friesland Campina.(ETCETERA)(Cees 't Hart)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Privately-held Dutch dairy giant Friesland Campina, the company set to be created from the merger of Campina and Friesland Foods, has appointed Cees 't Hart as its new CEO beginning May 1 ....
Organic Valley.(DIGEST)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Fast Company magazine has selected Organic Valley, the nation's largest organic farmers cooperative, as a recipient of the fifth annual Social Capitalist Awards. This year's awards feature 45 organizations that use the tools of business to solve the world's most pressing social ...
Stonyfield Farm has helped developed a new not-for-profit venture called Climate Counts.(DIGEST)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Stonyfield Farm has helped developed a new not-for-profit venture called Climate Counts. It is a web-based clearinghouse that ranks companies that have made a carbon footprint assessment. Climate Counts' company scorecard scores major corporations across many sectors--from apparel to ...
Kleinpeter Farms Dairy.(DIGEST)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Kleinpeter Farms Dairy, Montpelier, La., has become the first dairy in the state to receive the "Free Farmed" certification from the American Humane Association, for ...
Atlas brings artisan cheese into focus.(News and Trends: FARM TO FORK)(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Even those who spend the better part of each day making, selling, or discussing American artisan cheese are dumbfounded by the explosiveness depicted in The Atlas of American Artisan Cheese, an exhaustive new compendium of the stories of 345 cheesemakers, from 43 states. ...
Artisan profile: Willow Hill Farm.(News and Trends)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Willow Hill Farm, is located up a mountain road near the Vermont shore of Lake Champlain, about 20 minutes north of Burlington. Willow Smart and her husband David Phinney run the multifaceted operation centered on a flock of about 100 East Friesian and Icelandic sheep. They sell lamb meat, ...
California's Artisan Cheese Festival.(DIGEST)
Feb 01, 2008 ... California's Artisan Cheese Festival returns to the Sheraton Sonoma County-Petaluma, March 7-10 for four days of fun and unique opportunities to learn about cheese. In its second year, the nonprofit festival celebrates American artisan cheesemakers and their craft, highlighting those who ...
Aurora Organic Dairy.(DIGEST)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Aurora Organic Dairy, the leading U.S. provider of private-label organic milk and butter, has launched a major initiative with the University of Michigan to measure and reduce its carbon footprint across the entire product lifecycle, from cattle feed to cartons in retail dairy cases. This ...
New rBST certification program available.(News and Trends)(recombinant bovine somatotropin)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Dairy.com is offering a new solution for rBST-free verification. Many major milk processors have made the decision to source milk only from farms that do not use recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST), an FDA-approved synthetic hormone, in their milk production. Some of the largest ...
Timely discussions await: tenth annual food safety & security summit takes place next month in Washington, D.C.(News and Trends)
Feb 01, 2008 ... From farm gate to dinner plate, the Food Safety & Security Summit is the largest and most established food safety and security expo and conference in North America. The Summit features two and a half days of intensive educational seminars conducted by industry experts, workshops, social ...
Weight Watchers International Inc., New York, partners with Schreiber Foods Inc., Green Bay, Wis., to introduce a line of reduced-fat cheeses.(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Weight Watchers International Inc., New York, partners with Schreiber Foods Inc., Green Bay, Wis., to introduce a line of reduced-fat cheeses. Two of the new products are cream cheese spreads. Reduced Fat Whipped Cream Cheese Spread comes in an 8-oz tub. Each serving contains 1g of fiber ...
Lifeway Foods Inc., Morton Grove, Ill., expands its cultured dairy products line with a new smoothie drink called Lifeway Lassi.(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Lifeway Foods Inc., Morton Grove, Ill., expands its cultured dairy products line with a new smoothie drink called Lifeway Lassi. Lifeway's mango and strawberry versions of this traditional South Asian beverage are available in 8-oz grab-and-go containers and are being distributed through ...
Global Beverage Enterprises Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., introduces America's first no-sugar-added, milk-based carbonated beverage: Cool Cow.(NOTEWORTHY INTRODUCTIONS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Global Beverage Enterprises Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., introduces America's first no-sugar-added, milk-based carbonated beverage: Cool Cow ....
Grassland Dairy Products Inc., Greenwood, Wis., has created a new line of butter inspired by its world- and U.S. Championship-winning Unsalted Wuthrich Butter.(NOTEWORTHY INTRODUCTIONS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Grassland Dairy Products Inc., Greenwood, Wis., has created a new line of butter inspired by its world- and U.S. Championship-winning Unsalted Wuthrich Butter. The line includes Wuthrich Clarified Butter, which provides ...
Make no bones about it, the name says it all. Stonyfield Farm, Londonderry, N.H., has renamed its high-calcium yogurt to YoCalcium, making it even simpler to keep bone health in mind.(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW)
Feb 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Make no bones about it, the name says it all. Stonyfield Farm, Londonderry, N.H., has renamed its high-calcium yogurt to YoCalcium, making it even simpler to keep bone health in mind. And now it's organic, too. Each serving of YoCalcium contains 50% of the ...
Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings Inc., South Burlington, Vt., a unit of Unilever Ice Cream Co., Englewood Cliffs, N.J., introduces Lighten Up!(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW)
Feb 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings Inc., South Burlington, Vt., a unit of Unilever Ice Cream Co., Englewood Cliffs, N.J., introduces Lighten Up! This four-flavor pint line promises to amaze consumers' ...
The "health by color" phenomenon is a wellness movement based on colored foods that provide specific benefits.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... The "health by color" phenomenon is a wellness movement based on colored foods that provide specific benefits. This trend is most established in Asia and Europe where it has spread to the dairy category. Now a recent launch by Granarolo ...
Countries outside of the United States are creative in developing yogurts that marry unexpected tastes and introduce new flavor profiles.(INTERNATIONAL)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Countries outside of the United States are creative in developing yogurts that marry unexpected tastes and introduce new flavor profiles. In Russia, Savushkin has launched a kefir that is flavored with cucumber and dill. In addition to being consumed as a ...
A clever packaging innovation from Yoplait in Israel makes milk more distinctive and consumer-friendly.(INTERNATIONAL)
Feb 01, 2008; ... A clever packaging innovation from Yoplait in Israel makes milk more distinctive and consumer-friendly. The company's drinkable yogurt now comes in a 100g shot-style bottle with a center opening for easy gripping. Tiny or arthritic hands, which may struggle to control a ...
At last, there's a round cheese for burgers!(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW: FOCUS ON CHEESE)
Feb 01, 2008 ... At last, there's a round cheese for burgers! Thanks to GourMelts, Hicksville, N.Y., now there is round cheese that fits on round foods like burgers, cutlets, bagels, rolls, English muffins, bowls of chili, tortillas and eggs. The spicy tang of GourMelts Habanero Jack or the wood smoked ...
According to an Opinion Research Survey conducted in October 2007, 88% of American women have eaten cheese in the past three months.(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW: FOCUS ON CHEESE)
Feb 01, 2008 ... According to an Opinion Research Survey conducted in October 2007, 88% of American women have eaten cheese in the past three months. However, 49% of women say that reduced-fat, reduced-calorie cheeses do not have the same great taste found with regular cheese products. Two ...
Founded in 1934, Shullsburg Creamery, Shullsburg, Wis., introduces 11 new flavors to its Brewster House Cheese Spreads.(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW: FOCUS ON CHEESE)(DCI Cheese Co.)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Founded in 1934, Shullsburg Creamery, Shullsburg, Wis., introduces 11 new flavors to its Brewster House Cheese Spreads. Packages for these old-fashioned cheese spreads feature original, hand-drawn labels. Flavors are: apple, plum wine, bacon, chipotle pepper, garlic, hickory smoked, ...
Milk prices hit sales softly.(New Products & Marketing: DAIRY MARKET TRENDS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The relatively soft impact of those skyrocketing milk prices has been noted elsewhere of late (and elsewhere in this issue), but in this month's Dairy Market Trends we take a closer look. Dollar sales for all milk rose 18.5% in the most recent quarter. You might want to give ...
MasterFoods/Mars has just kicked up the Snickers Brand with Snickers Charged, a hybrid candy bar/energy bar.(SHELF SPACE)
Feb 01, 2008 ... MasterFoods/Mars has just kicked up the Snickers Brand with Snickers Charged, a hybrid candy bar/energy bar. Mars says it is the first candy bar from the brand that provides a boost of energy with added caffeine (60 mg), taurine and B-vitamins. This new ...
Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages has created a line of Snapple juice drinks that harkens back to the brand's "good for you" roots.(SHELF SPACE)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages has created a line of Snapple juice drinks that harkens back to the brand's "good for you" roots. Snapple Super Premium Juice Drinks offer flavor combinations from superfruits" and contain ...