From our new Dairy Field Reports Section: As integration continues, the latest acquisition makes Hood a truly national company. The May 2007 buy out of Sacramento-based Crystal Cream Butter was a great leap toward establishing a western manufacturing base, augmenting Hood’s purchase of New York-based Crowley Foods and Minnesota’s Kemps (formerly Marigold Foods) from National Dairy Holdings in 2004, a move that saw Hood grow exponentially.