Main Street Ingredients, LLC, La Crosse, Wis., has acquired Hilton House Foods, Inc., Wichita, Kan. Hilton House Foods, owned by Plaza Belmont, LLC, in Kansas City, Mo., manufactures specialty products primarily for the ice cream and bakery industries.
Dairy processors should be tempted to formulate with tea, and not just iced tea beverages, but other tea-infused dairy foods including cultured products, frozen treats and milk-based drinks.
There is no universal definition of functional foods; however, several Washington, D.C.-based organizations have defined this food category. The International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation says functional foods provide health benefits beyond basic nutrition.
DALLAS-Dean Foods Co. said last month that its second quarter earnings from continued operations rose 13%. Net sales for the quarter totaled $2.5 billion, a decrease of 1% from the second quarter of 2005.
PORTLAND, Ore.-A record number of North America's farmstead, artisan and specialty cheesemakers and enthusiasts came together for this year's American Cheese Society Conference.
Origo Biosciences, a life sciences company in Vienna, Va., has identified a dietary antibody to cholesterol. When ingested, this naturally occurring protein binds to cholesterol in the human digestive tract and blocks its absorption into the bloodstream.
Indra Nooyi, was the architect of the soft drink and snack company's acquisition of Quaker Oats a few years ago, and that might have contributed to her promotion.
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