Allied Purchasing is the oldest dairy purchasing cooperative in the United States, and its chief service is helping members improve their bottom line through volume purchasing.
QCS Purchasing LLC is a food industry procurement organization serving over 500 locations within its community. The company is owned by three partners: SECO (South East Cooperative Organization), Lisle, Ill.; Quality Chekd Dairies, Lisle, Ill.; and Allied Purchasing, Mason City, Iowa. Each has been in business dating back to the early 1940s.
All Star Dairy Association continues to exhibit strength and leadership with membership and volume growth. Even during the lingering weak economy and continued industry consolidation, All Star is expanding once again in sales, supplier offerings, service programs and especially savings to its members.
At its milk processing plant, Alabama’s Organic Dairy Products produces milk and dairy products with a cream top, using a low-temperature pasteurization process.
Back in 1997, the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments began making the case for a voluntary dairy food safety program called HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points). This program remains an internationally accepted, science-based system for ensuring food safety controls. At the time, the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance was doing the heavy lifting on dairy safety.
Friendly’s Ice Cream, said Anthony M. Lavely joined the company as executive vice president and chief marketing officer. He will be responsible for company-wide marketing, including advertising, media, field marketing, digital, public relations, and product development.