Elk Grove Village, Ill.-based Bel Brands USA, a subsidiary of Fromageries Bel, a family-owned cheesemaker headquartered in Paris, extends its world-renowned Boursin Gournay cheese brand to flavored premium spreadable cheeses. Garlic & Herbs (the flavor of the original Boursin cheese) was the first to debut about a year ago.
Hilmar Cheese Co. Inc. received the 2011 Outstanding Corporate Donor in Philanthropy award by The Yosemite Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals in cooperation with the Modesto Rotary Club, both in Modesto, Calif., for its generosity to Emanuel Medical Center, Turlock, Calif.
Leprino Foods Co., Denver, was selected the Dairy Foods 2011 Exporter of the Year (see article in the November issue). At the annual meeting of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, Dairy Foods chief editor Jim Carper (second from left) presented the award to Leprino’s Paul Vraciu, Sue Taylor, Allison Specht and Derek Friedman.
As part of the company’s continued strategic growth initiative, Chobani plans to open a second domestic manufacturing plant that will sit on 200 acres of agricultural and industrial land.
The Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP), Washington, D.C., announced the winners of the 2011 MilkPEP awards. Six category winners and an overall grand prize winner were honored for their commitment to increasing fluid milk sales, promoting the benefits of drinking milk and their use of MilkPEP programs and resources to help increase awareness and sales of their dairies’ branded milk products.
Nestlé Ice Cream Factory Canada, a manufacturer of Nescafe and Nesquik, to name a few, received the 2010-11 Gold Medal IPM Partner Award for its outstanding commitment to Integrated Pest Management (IPM) partnerships.
International Paper (IP) announced its goals to increase energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020. IP plans to achieve these reductions by increasing manufacturing efficiencies, exploring new technologies and engaging its employees to find innovative solutions throughout its operations.
Sargento Foods’ North Sioux City, S.D., plant became certified to the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) with an “A” rating from the British Retail Consortium (BRC), demonstrating excellence in both food safety and quality operations.
GEA Process Engineering purchased an existing high-shear mixing technology that’s designed for the mixing of high-viscosity dairy and food products such as sweetened condensed milk, ice cream mixes, processed cheese and spreads, ready-to-drink iced coffees and chocolate and isotonic drinks. The new mixing business will be headquartered at GEA Skanderborg in Denmark, and will market products under the new Mixing Formula brand name.
Autocrat LLC received an “Excellent” rating on its 2000 Level II certification by the Safe Quality Food (SQF) organization, enabling the company to meet product trace, regulatory, food safety and commercial quality criteria in a structured and cost-effective manner. Autocrat’s employees have been preparing for this certification for nearly two years under the guidance of certified SQF practitioner, Gina Brooks.
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