The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today announced that they have signed an agreement to co-locate Process Expo and the International Dairy Show in Chicago, beginning in 2013. The two shows will take place November 3-6, 2013, bringing together over 800 exhibitors and 15,000 industry professionals in the North and South Halls of McCormick Place. Attendees will have unlimited access to both show floors and educational programs.
Dairy industry leaders today called for the Senate Agriculture Committee to remove a new dairy program that is designed to control milk prices from the draft 2012 Farm Bill and instead focus on providing proven safety-net programs, such as revenue insurance, typically used for other commodities.
Honors for the most innovative ice cream flavor went to Carrot Cake Ice Cream entered by Perry’s Ice Cream, Akron, N.Y. Sensient Flavors, an ingredients company serving the ice cream industry, won most innovative prototype flavor for its Pistachio Brittle – Bourbon Caramel Ice Cream. Perry’s Ice Cream also took home the most innovative novelty award for its Pink Grapefruit Sorbet Bars.
South Dakota dairy manufacturers wrote to Senator John Thune (R-SD) to express their opposition to a proposed milk supply management program expected to be included in the draft Farm Bill.
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Ecolab Inc. received the 2011 IDFA Innovation Sustainability Award for its Envirocid Plus clean-in-place cleaner that’s designed to help processing plants manage their effluent and operating costs while improving their sustainability profile. Envirocid Plus uses a patent-pending, blended acid formulation that helps reduce total phosphorus and nitrates in plant effluent.
The International Dairy Foods Association, Washington, D.C., says it supports the Food and Drug Administration’s long-term strategic plan to improve effectiveness and efficiency under its Foods and Veterinary Medicine Program.
Dairy Forum 2012, which will take place Jan. 15-18, 2012 at La Quinta Resort and Club in La Quinta, Calif., will take a big picture look at the geopolitics of food thanks to influential thought leaders bringing a fresh perspective to the changes to food supply and demand.
It’s hard to be optimistic with so many fundamentals in disarray - millions are out of work, the stock market gyrates daily and our President and Congress seem incapable of reaching agreement on ways to change our course or to even send a message that stability and hope lie ahead.