Dairy Foods articles from March 2008

Dairy Foods back issues from March 2008:

Eggs trump milk, but milk moves coffee.(From the Editor's Desk)

Mar 01, 2008; ... The strange happenings of the dairy industry continued last month, as one Washington state company decided to jump out of the milk business, and a neighboring company that has redefined coffee began telling the world that it is actually IN the milk business. The first bit of ...

Sargento Foods Inc.(People and Calendar)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Sargento Foods Inc. Plymouth, Wis. -- Several promotions announced. Sue Peterson promoted to v.p. of Information Technology. Peterson joined Sargento in 1997. Mike McEvoy, promoted to v.p. Portionables Integration. McEvoy has held various cross-functional positions since 1997 ....

Dairy.com.(People and Calendar)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Dairy.com, Dallas -- Gene Quast has joined as v.p. of sales, Milk Solutions. Working closely with Scott Sexton, Chairman and CEO, and the executive team, Quast will provide additional leadership to Dairy. com's fast-growing milk solutions business. Quast has more than 25 ...

Star Kay White Inc.(People and Calendar)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Star Kay White Inc., Congers, N.Y. -- Sarah Muhlbradt has joined the Star Kay White sales team. Muhlbradt has ...

David Michael & Co.(People and Calendar)(Brief article)

Mar 01, 2008 ... David Michael & Co., Philadelphia -- The David Michael & Co. Technical Department, the Sensory & Consumer Research Department has been renamed Sensory & Flavor Insights Department. Along with the restructure, the Sensory & Flavor ...

bioMerieux.(People and Calendar)

Mar 01, 2008 ... bioMerieux, Durham, N.C. -- J. Stan Bailey, Ph.D. joins as dir. of scientific affairs for the Industrial Diagnostics business group. Prior to joining bioMerieux, Bailey worked with the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service for ...

Westfalia Technologies, Inc.(People and Calendar)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Westfalia Technologies, Inc. York, Pa. -- James Miller business development account executive, and Bill Daniel as sales team account executive. Both will be responsible for contacting potential clients and establishing new accounts for Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems ...

Food Safety Net Services.(People and Calendar)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Food Safety Net Services, San Antonio -- David Bosco promoted to regional mgr. for the western region. Bosco joined FSNS in 2001 and has most recently held the position of laboratory mgr. in Phoenix. Dr. Wendy Maduff was also recently ...

3-A SSI.(People and Calendar)(3-A Sanitary Standards Inc.)(Brief article)

Mar 01, 2008 ... 3-A SSI, McLEAN, Va. -- Paul (Lynn) Sturgill recently completed the requirements for accreditation by 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc. as a certified conformance evaluator (CCE). Based in Arvada, Colo., Sturgill is ...

Calendar.(Calendar)

Mar 01, 2008 ... MARCH 13-16 Natural Products Expo West Anaheim Convention Center Website: www.expowest.com 17-19 Food Safety & Security Summit Washington, D.C., Convention Center Website: www.foodsafetysummit.com APRIL 1-4 Cheese Short Course I, California ...

Co-op plant in Alaska.(BRIEFLY ...)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Construction is underway for a new private processing facility owned by Alaskan co-op Valley Dairy. It could open later this month. ...

Coke bets on honest(y).(BRIEFLY ...)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Hoping for a better foothold in the hot ready-to-drink tea category, Coca-Cola last month acquired a 40% stake in Honest Tea--a deal was valued at $43 million with the right to ...

Marbleizing FroYo.(BRIEFLY ...)

Mar 01, 2008 ... In celebration of its 25-year anniversary, Marble Slab has introduced a line of nonfat and no-sugar-added frozen yogurts ....

Chain says no to clones.(BRIEFLY ...)(Brief article)

Mar 01, 2008 ... PCC Natural Markets is prohibiting suppliers from using cloned animal products in their food. It also wants them to disclose where ingredients are from and what they mean by terms such as "natural flavors." ...

Wilcox to close main dairy plant.(NEWSLINE ...)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Saying that rising costs have made its dairy business unprofitable, Wilcox Family Farms, Roy, Wash., will shutter its main dairy plant this month. The company will instead focus on its parallel business line in egg production. "This was a very difficult choice because our staff ...

Dairy Foods recently presented the Kroger Dairy Group with the 2007 Processor of the Year award at IDFA's Dairy Forum, in La Quinta, Calif.(NEWSLINE ...)

Mar 01, 2008 ... * Dairy Foods recently presented the Kroger Dairy Group with the 2007 Processor of the Year award at IDFA's Dairy Forum, in La Quinta, ...

2007 exports surpass all expectations.(NEWSLINE ...)

Mar 01, 2008 ... A number of factors have come together to help boost U.S. Dairy Exports in the last 18 months, but a new report from the U.S. Dairy Export Council shows that for in 2007 export growth simply clobbered all expectations. Coming off $1.9 billion in export sales in 2006, crossing ...

Kraft turns to Bagels and 'Philly'.(News and Trends)(Brief article)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Looking for a spark that will ignite slumping sales, Kraft Foods is poised to offer a new convenience breakfast food made with its Philadelphia cream cheese. Kraft's new Bagel-Fuls brand is frozen bagels, which come prestuffed with the cream cheese. The company has ...

Roth Kase owner scores former 'Pot Cave'.(News and Trends)(Brief article)

Mar 01, 2008 ... A cave larger than a football field, once used for an illegal marijuana growing operation has been purchased at a police auction by Fermo Jaeckle, the owner of Wis.-based cheesemaker Roth Kase USA. The cave located about 40 miles northeast of Nashville, Tenn., is said to be ...

Sargento to expand three facilies.(News and Trends)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Sargento Foods Inc. will expand its operations in Hilbert, Plymouth and Kiel, Wis., over the next five years, creating 500 new jobs, according to state officials. About 150 jobs will be added to the cheese manufacturer's plant in Hilbert. Sargento will get some help ...

VC999 Packaging Systems.(SUPPLIER NEWS)

Mar 01, 2008 ... VC999 Packaging Systems, a leading international packaging equipment manufacturer, has completed a new 20,000-sq-ft logistics center which ...

Cognis.(SUPPLIER NEWS)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Global specialty chemicals supplier Cognis has honored the commercial success of Vegapure, a plant sterol ester for lowering blood cholesterol, by giving its internal Innovation Award 2007 to the development team ...

Videojet Technologies Inc.(SUPPLIER NEWS)(Brief article)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Videojet Technologies Inc., Wood Dale, Ill., has unveiled its new "Green Peace of Mind" logo, which is a visual representation to customers, partners, vendors and employees of Videojet's concern for and ability to assist in environmental initiatives. Those initiatives can achieve multiple ...

Ocean Nutrition Canada.(SUPPLIER NEWS)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Ocean Nutrition Canada (ONC), supplier of MEG-3 brand Omega-3 EPA/DHA food and dietary supplement ingredients, says that Irish dairy Dale Farm Ltd. has launched new low fat ...

BASF has joined forces with ALPLA, one of the world's largest manufacturer of plastic beverage bottles, to come up with a bottle for milk and yogurt beverages using impact resistant Polystyrene (PS_I).(SUPPLIER NEWS)

Mar 01, 2008 ... BASF has joined forces with ALPLA, one of the world's largest manufacturer of plastic beverage bottles, to come up with a bottle for milk and yogurt beverages using impact resistant Polystyrene (PS_I). This demonstrates that Polystyrene is an inexpensive alternative when it comes to ...

International Dairy*Deli*Bakery Association has developed a world-class seminar lineup for Dairy-Deli-Bake 2008.(SUPPLIER NEWS)

Mar 01, 2008 ... The International Dairy*Deli*Bakery Association has developed a world-class seminar lineup for Dairy-Deli-Bake 2008. This year's featured speakers include: Emeril Lagasse, Paula Deen, John Cleese, Malcolm Gladwell, Lou Holtz and Tony Snow. New Orleans is the home of great music, great ...

Heraeus Noblelight.(SUPPLIER NEWS)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Heraeus Noblelight, a subsidiary of the Heraeus Organisation in Hanau, expanded its production capability in Shenyang in Northern China in December. And the sales department in Shanghai moved into new premises in January. The ...

Valensa International.(SUPPLIER NEWS)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Valensa International, Orlando, Fla., says it has increased its capacity for the extraction of Haematococcus pluvialis for the manufacture of finished all-natural astaxanthin. The move was made in light of recently growing demand for a high-quality astaxanthin in North America, Asia and ...

Starbucks may go upscale, too.(News and Trends)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Starbucks Corp., which is said to be toying with the idea of lower price points in some markets and channels, is also experimenting with a $2.50 cup of coffee. These ideas are among many the company is mulling as it looks to reverse its first-ever drop in U.S. customer visits ....

Arla Foods expanding Wisconsin cheese production.(News and Trends)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Arla Foods is launching an expansion project that will boost capacity at its Hollandtown, Wis., cheese plant. Over the next two years, the facility, which produces American cheese, will be extended to include a brining facility, likely to come from the now defunct Aars dairy in ...

Raw milk making news in New England.(News and Trends)

Mar 01, 2008 ... The Boston Globe ran an article late last month outlining the ongoing controversy about consumption of raw milk, with a headline that read "More Dairies Go Raw." The article contained the usual US FDA warnings that drinking unpasteurized milk is "like playing Russian roulette ...

Canadian cooperative Agropur has agreed to buy Wisconsin-based cheese maker Trega Foods Inc.(ETCETERA)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Canadian cooperative Agropur has agreed to buy Wisconsin-based cheese maker Trega Foods Inc., for an undisclosed amount to further expand its presence in America. Quebec-based Agropur, Canada's largest dairy co-operative, said recently that the ...

Saputo Inc. will stop making string cheese at its Waldo, Wis., manufacturing plant by the end of March, which could mean layoffs or job transfers for the plant's 99 employees.(ETCETERA)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Saputo Inc. will stop making string cheese at its Waldo, Wis., manufacturing plant by the end of March, which could mean layoffs or job transfers for the plant's 99 employees. The string cheese operations will be moved and employees may be able to transfer to ...

Cold Stone Creamery.(ETCETERA)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Cold Stone Creamery plans to launch Cold Stone To Go, a made-to-order range of treats that includes dozens of ice cream ...

Fonterra.(ETCETERA)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Fonterra's plans to go public have been halted. New Zealand's dairy farmers, fearing loss of control have forced the giant co-operative to cancel a key May vote on the plan. The 11,000 shareholding farmers want clarity about all-important milk prices, their ability to exit a ...

Spoondance Creamery, Woodstock, Vt., known for its fresh buffalo milk mozzarella and yogurt, closed its doors recently and is liquidating its assets.(ETCETERA)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Spoondance Creamery, Woodstock, Vt., known for its fresh buffalo milk mozzarella and yogurt, closed its doors ...

Unilever is purchasing Inmarko, a leading Russian ice cream maker.(ETCETERA)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Unilever is purchasing Inmarko, a leading Russian ice cream maker. The acquisition will further strengthen Unilever's position as the world's number one ice cream business. It will also ...

Lactalis McLelland.(ETCETERA)

Mar 01, 2008 ... UK-based dairy firm Lactalis McLelland has admitted its involvement in fixing the price of dairy products. This follows Britain's consumer watchdog Office of Fair ...

Les Aliments Lebel Inc.(ETCETERA)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Quebec-based ice cream maker Les Aliments Lebel Inc., will receive $430,000 in governmental ...

Naturally Iowa, Inc. says that a new study by Information Resources, Inc. indicates that "US consumers are becoming increasingly concerned over social and environmental implications.(ETCETERA)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Naturally Iowa, Inc. says that a new study by Information Resources, Inc. indicates that "US consumers are becoming ...

Sterling Dairy.(ETCETERA)

Mar 01, 2008 ... The former Sterling Dairy plant in Fulton County, Ohio, is up and running again, thanks to a group of employees, under the name Sterlena's Pride. Facing closure last November, Sterling's 12 employees and other Wauseon residents bought the facility as shareholders from owner, Nesnah ...

Dannon disputes lawsuit claims regarding probiotics.(News and Trends)

Mar 01, 2008 ... WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--The Dannon Co. Inc. responded last month to the a class-action lawsuit filed in Los Angeles claiming that the company's probiotic products do no more than other yogurts to help digestion. "Dannon is aware of the lawsuit and we are reviewing it," the company ...

Stremicks Heritage acquires 8th Continent soy.(News and Trends)

Mar 01, 2008 ... General Mills and DuPont have sold their 8th Continent soy milk joint venture to Stremicks Heritage Foods, Santa Ana, Calif. Conditions of the sale included a long-term ...

Kefir Company Lifeway completes expansion.(News and Trends)(Brief article)

Mar 01, 2008 ... MORTON GROVE, Ill.--Lifeway Foods, Inc., has completed a production capacity expansion project at its main Morton Grove headquarters facility. The project, which cost approximately $2.5 million and took about one and a half years to complete, will approximately double Lifeway's existing ...

Group says more funding needed for FDA.(WASHINGTON WATCH)

Mar 01, 2008 ... The Alliance for a Stronger FDA said last month that it is "disappointed" at the proposed fiscal year (FY) 2009 budget for the FDA, as proposed by the Bush administration, calling instead for "budget levels that strengthen the agency and reflect the realities documented by a number of ...

Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy.(DIGEST)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy, a Colorado-based farmstead cheesemaker was ...

Grafton Village Cheese Co.(DIGEST)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Grafton Village Cheese Co., Grafton Vt., has nearly completed work on its new production facility at the Retreat Farm, in Brattleboro Vt., and a new president has been named to lead the company. Adam Mueller, whose family has been making cheese in the Midwest since ...

Chipotle Mexican Grill.(DIGEST)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Chipotle Mexican Grill is now serving naturally raised beef in all 44 of its Minnesota restaurants, making 100% of its meat in Minnesota naturally raised. All of ...

Narragansett Creamery.(DIGEST)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Rhode Island has its first artisan cheese company. Louella Hill and partner Mark Federico founded Narragansett Creamery late last year. Hill spent time working ...

Wisconsin-based Grass Point Farms, recently awarded a $500 feed mill gift certificate to Charles Flodquist of Colfax, Wis.(DIGEST)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Wisconsin-based Grass Point Farms, recently awarded a $500 feed mill gift certificate to Charles Flodquist of Colfax, Wis. Flodquist was chosen in a drawing held during February's 2008 Wisconsin Grazing Conference, held in Stevens Point. Also, Grass Point Farm's parent company, Organic ...

Ohio adopts rBST labeling policy.(News and Trends: FARM TO FORK)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Following a recent compromise made in neighboring Pennsylvania, Ohio officials last month began adopting new restrictions on label messages regarding artificial growth hormones. Gov. Ted Strickland issued an emergency order prohibiting the "mislabeling" of dairy products and ...

Artisan profile: Cowgirl Creamery.(News and Trends: FARM TO FORK)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Sue Conley's family is rooted in the restaurant business, but the experience of earning a political science degree was also instrumental in Conley's creation of one of America's most renowned artisan cheese companies. Peggy Smith partnered with Conley in the startup of Cowgirl ...

Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery.(DIGEST)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Ken Strunk has joined Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Sebastopol, Calif., as general ...

Seattle Cheese Festival.(DIGEST)

Mar 01, 2008 ... The fourth annual Seattle Cheese Festival will be held May 16-18 at Pike Place Market. The festival features more than ...

Wisconsin-based co-op, Organic Valley Family of Farms recently contributed $50,000 to University of Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers.(DIGEST)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Wisconsin-based co-op, Organic Valley Family of Farms recently contributed $50,000 to University of Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers. The contribution will provide training and mentoring for students looking to a future in pasture-based organic dairy or livestock ...

Aurora Organic Dairy.(DIGEST)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Aurora Organic Dairy, a leading private label organic milk and butter, has approved the election of company officers for 2008. Marc Peperzak will continue to serve as CEO/Pres., and Mark Retzloff will serve as ...

New truffle cheese from Cypress Grove.(News and Trends: FARM TO FORK)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Cypress Grove Chevre, Arcata, Calif., the maker of Humboldt Fog and other award winning artisan goat cheeses, has introduced a brand new product. Truffle Tremor is an aged goat cheese made with imported Italian truffles. The cheese is similar to European cheeses, like the ...

Courses filling up at Vermont Institute.(News and Trends: FARM TO FORK)

Mar 01, 2008 ... The Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese has a number of programs scheduled in the coming months. The programs are open to all cheesemakers. April 7-9: Essential Principles and Practices of Cheesemaking. April 10: Hygiene and Food Safety in Cheesemaking ....

Middle Tennessee State grabs back-to-back honor: collegiate dairy evaluation competition features students from 20 institutions.(News and Trends: INSIDE THE NEWS)

Mar 01, 2008 ... For the second year in a row, a team of dairy science students from Middle Tennessee State University has won the all product prize in the Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Contest, sponsored by the Foundation of the Food Processing Suppliers Assn. The top individual ...

YoCrunch, the smooth and crunchy yogurt mix-in pioneer, introduces the YoCrunch Light line, which features nonfat yogurt and crunchy toppings and contains one-third fewer calories than original YoCrunch yogurt.(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW)

Mar 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] YoCrunch, the smooth and crunchy yogurt mix-in pioneer, introduces the YoCrunch Light line, which features nonfat yogurt and crunchy toppings and contains one-third fewer calories than original YoCrunch yogurt. YoCrunch Light debuts in three popular ...

Healthy Dairy Yogurt Smoothies were created to address major health crises facing Americans today, according to Healthy Dairy, LLC, Charlotte, N.C.(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Healthy Dairy Yogurt Smoothies were created to address major health crises facing Americans today, according to Healthy Dairy, LLC, Charlotte, N.C. Despite a media barrage that encourages yo-yo dieting and makes pre-adolescent girls obsessed with weight control, obesity has become an ...

Tillamook County Creamery Assn., Tillamook, Ore., recently released its latest featured ice cream flavor, Tillamook Oregon Black Cherry, which is smooth black cherry-flavored vanilla ice cream interspersed with real Oregon black cherry halves.(NOTEWORTHY INTRODUCTIONS)

Mar 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tillamook County Creamery Assn., Tillamook, Ore., recently released its latest featured ice cream flavor, Tillamook Oregon Black Cherry, which is ...

DCI Cheese, Co., Richfield, Wis., introduces a new organic domestic Parmesan wedge and organic 4-oz goat cheese log under the company's Organic Creamery branded line of specialty cheeses.(NOTEWORTHY INTRODUCTIONS)

Mar 01, 2008 ... DCI Cheese, Co., Richfield, Wis., introduces a new organic domestic Parmesan wedge and organic 4-oz goat cheese log under the company's Organic Creamery branded line of ...

Sartori Foods Corp., Plymouth, Wis., rolls out Sartori Reserve premium brand SarVecchio Parmesan, SarVecchio Asiago, Dolcina Gorgonzola and Bellavitano.(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW)(Brief article)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Sartori Foods Corp., Plymouth, Wis., rolls out Sartori Reserve premium brand SarVecchio Parmesan, SarVecchio Asiago, Dolcina Gorgonzola and Bellavitano. These four sophisticated cheeses have been praised for their balance, texture and complex flavors. Bellavitano was named the ...

Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc., South Burlington, Vt., a part of Unilever Ice Cream Co., Englewood Cliffs, N.J., goes nostalgic this summer with new ice cream flavors.(NEW PRODUCT REVIEW)

Mar 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc., South Burlington, Vt., a part of Unilever Ice Cream Co., Englewood Cliffs, N.J., goes nostalgic this summer with new ice cream flavors. The pint line includes new goodies such as Stephen Colbert's AmeriCone Dream, Banana ...