Cheese
Show organizers expect 1,400 attendees at the Wisconsin Cheese Industry Conference in La Crosse, Wis., April 17 to 18 to see the latest in cheese technology.
March 17, 2013
The 2013 Wisconsin Cheese Industry Conference (WCIC) will see more than 1,400 cheese industry leaders from around the nation gather for the latest in cheese technology, product safety, marketing and dairy issues. The conference, which is co-hosted by the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research and Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, takes place at La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wis., April 17-18.
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An exclusive Dairy Foods survey uncovers the trends in cheesemaking, flavors, packaging, processing and equipment purchasing.
March 16, 2013
Specialty and artisan cheeses are in this year. Cheesemakers are putting their efforts into developing all-natural and low-fat varieties. And processors are planning a wide variety of capital investments, including form-fill-sealers, cutting equipment, vats and tanks.
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March 12, 2013
The Tillamook, Ore.-based Tillamook County Creamery introduced two new cheeses — Vintage White Sharp Cheddar Cheese and a 12-ounce version of its Sliced Muenster Cheese.
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Bel Brands’ recently FSSC 22000 certified manufacturing facility in Little Chute, Wis., produces cold-pack and gourmet cheese spreads, including WisPride, Kaukauna, Boursin and Merkts.
March 8, 2013
Tucked away in a small town in Wisconsin is Bel Brands USA’s Little Chute plant, the smaller of its two cheese plants. Last October the plant was the first of Bel’s to get the Foundation for Food Safety Certification (FSSC) 22000.
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Innovations
New dairy products from Kraft and Land O'Lakes are more like ingredients than actual foods. So where do they belong?
February 28, 2013
New dairy products, like cooking creams and seasoned butters, are causing grocers to re-think the dairy aisles. These foods do not fit neatly into established categories like fluid dairy products, butter or cheese.
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February 16, 2013
Darien, Conn.-based Norseland Inc., the importer of Jarlsberg, introduced new Jarlsberg Hickory Smoked cheese.
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February 15, 2013
Gourmet Oven Cheese is a new product distributed in the United States by Miami-based Farmer’s Land Handels GmbH for retail and foodservice channels.
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February 12, 2013
Heluva Good!, a brand of f HP Hood LLC, Lynnfield, Mass., expands its cheese line with Heluva Good! BOLD, featuring three flavors — Chipotle Cheddar, Habanero Jack and Special Reserve Extra Sharp Cheddar.
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Product development
Launched with six flavors, Kraft is soon adding three more, and promoting the product with mobile food trucks.
February 4, 2013
Kraft Foods got its new Fresh Take product on the shelf in about 12 months after the idea was conceived. Kraft launched the cheese-and-breadcrumbs kit in January 2012 with six SKUs, and will soon add three more flavors.
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Better living through dairy
Brands include Yoplait, Land O'Lakes, Magnum.
January 24, 2013
A butter blend, thin-sliced Swiss cheese and a Greek yogurt smoothie are among the winners in the Food and Beverage category in the 2013 Better Homes and Gardens Best New Product Awards.
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