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Supplier acquisitions

Alfa Laval acquires Gamajet Tank Cleaning Systems

Gamajet President Robert Delaney will run the new company.

August 28, 2012

Alfa Laval acquires Gamajet Cleaning Systems.

Colors

D.D. Williamson poll validates multiple reasons for using food coloring

"The results validate that product developers have multiple reasons to formulate natural coloring in foods and beverages,” says a company rep.

August 27, 2012

Color remains a key factor in a consumer’s food choice. To further understand why today’s industry employs coloring, D.D. Williamson conducted a poll at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting & Food Expo in June.

Annual meeting

Northeast dairy food groups plan annual meeting for Sept. 23 to 25

Attendees will include over 130 dairy executives and representatives from throughout the Northeast

August 24, 2012

The Northeast Dairy Foods Association, Inc. and the Pennsylvania Association of Milk Dealers will hold their 24th Annual Combined Convention at the Omni Bedford Springs Resort, Bedford, PA.

Let me tell you about real Greek yogurt

There is Greek-style yogurt and then there is Greek yogurt made in Greece. Olympus Dairy International follows an 80-year-old family recipe that yields a thick texture and creamy taste

Anastasios Baradakis

August 23, 2012

Greek yogurt has seen a dramatic rise in popularity in America over the past year, but many people don’t realize that the yogurt they are picking up on a daily basis is Greek-style yogurt, not actual Greek yogurt. Olympus Dairy International is the largest organic dairy manufacturer in Greece and now we’re exporting our authentic strained Greek yogurt to the United States.

Protecting probiotics’ positive image

Do all probiotics in dairy products deliver on their promises? Find out more.

Karen Giles-Smith MS, RD

August 22, 2012

Probiotic-containing dairy products are gaining in popularity; but do all these products deliver on their promises? Find out more.

Business Briefs: Acquisitions

August 20, 2012

Pro Chemicals LLC, Green Bay, Wis., acquired Chaska Chemical Co., Savage Minn.

People in the Dairy Industry: August 2012

August 20, 2012

IDEX Corp. promoted Fenton Challgren to president of Chemical, Food & Process (CFP) which includes three business units: Viking Pump and Wright Flow Technologies in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and Richter Chemie, Kempen, Germany.

IN MEMORIUM…

August 20, 2012

Frank J. Torrens Jr., a long-time executive in the packaging industry, passed away on June 2 at age 84 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Mettler Toledo food safety conference

August 17, 2012

More than 100 food manufacturers and processors, foodservice companies, retailers, auditors and others met in Chicago in June to learn more about the food safety regulatory environment and to share views on the state of food safety today.

Hardy Diagnostics PDX-SIB test

August 17, 2012

The PDX-SIB test from Hardy Diagnostics is both reliable and inexpensive with presumptive results available for the most common Salmonella species within 24 to 48 hours.