Land O’Lakes Inc. is buying Kozy Shack Enterprises a maker of chilled dairy desserts, including rice puddings and flan. The deal is expected to close on July 31.

July, designated as National Ice Cream Month is winding down, but ice cream processors are still are still busy promoting their treats through social media. Here's a look at the processors, products and people making dairy processing news headlines this week.

To mark the construction of t a 350,000-square foot state-of-the-art facility, New York governor Cuomo and the top executives from Thomas Müller  Group and PepsiCo  signied a ceremonial steel beam in front of state and local government and community dignitaries, representatives of local and national dairy organizations, and members of local community organizations and groups.
 

Privately owned Brothers International Desserts Inc., Irvine, Calif., this week said it acquired the Organic Rice Divine line of frozen desserts from Good Karma Food Technologies Inc., Prairie du Sac, Wis.  

Tillamook County Creamery Association, Tillamook, Ore., named Patrick Criteser as the Association’s new president and CEO. He succeeds Harold Strunk

Agri-Mark will receive the New York Dairy of Distinction 2012 'Business of Distinction' award at a special ceremony on Aug. 27 at the New York State Fair in Syracuse, NY.

"We're pleased to announce that Agri-Mark has been named our 2012 'Business of Distinction'," said Nancy Putman, Secretary of Dairy of Distinction's New York chapter. "Agri-Mark and its Cabot and McCadam dairy brands exemplify the very best in the dairy industry."
 

Dairy Foods presented the Tom Camerlo Exporter of the Year award to Glanbia USA at the annual membership meeting of the U.S. Dairy Export Council in Washington, D.C.