SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.-Milk sales are making a turnaround in California, as they are nationwide, and nobody is more excited about this news than the California Milk Processor Board’s new Executive Director, Steve James.
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Most consumers think of process cheese as orange American slices. But it may soon come in red, white and even blue shades as well as an entire melting pot of ethnic varieties. It might also be lower in sodium and fat. New Dairy Management Inc.-supported research in process cheese is aiding in the development of products that appeal to children and other demographics, and increase opportunities for use in healthy sandwiches, snacks and entrees.
You have read it here before: fluid milk processors are very well suited to produce some of the highest-quality iced tea drinks around. There’s something important for dairies to know-the iced tea category has become extremely competitive, as tea has a healthful halo that more and more consumers are becoming aware of.
Several industry leaders and innovators were honored recently at IDFA’s Dairy Forum. Among them were John Jeter, CEO, of Hilmar Cheese (right) who was recognized with the NCI Laureate Award, presented each year to individuals who have made significant contributions to the U.S. cheese industry. Dairy Foods presented its Processor of the Year award to the Dannon Company (below).
Straus Family Creamery, Tomales Bay, Calif., says the recent decision by the FDA to allow cloned dairy cows to produce milk for human consumption is double trouble for consumers, and is arguing that if the milk enters the food chain it should be labeled.
PORTLAND, Maine-Local Salvation Army efforts received a big kick from Oakhurst Dairy with a contribution of $20,000 from the company’s holiday Egg Nog sales. For the 7th year in a row, Oakhurst has contributed five cents to the Salvation Army of Northern New England for every container of Oakhurst Egg Nog and Light Egg Nog purchased. The 2007 contribution resulted from the sale of more than 400,000 units-pints, quarts and half-gallons of Oakhurst Egg Nog this holiday season.
NexCen Brands Inc., New York, is paying about $36 million in cash and stock for MaggieMoo’s International, of Maryland, and Marble Slab Creamery, Houston, two national competitors in the mix-in ice cream shop business.
Saputo Inc., Montreal, says it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Land O’Lakes West Coast industrial cheese business. Land O’Lakes would continue to operate its value added dairy facility in Tulare, Calif., and its cheese facility in Orland, California.
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