McLEAN, Virginia- The membership of the International Association of Food Industry Suppliers (IAFIS) recently elected four new members and reelected one member to the organization's Board of Directors. Elections were held March 11-12 at the IAFIS 2005 Annual Conference in San Francisco.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas-Texas Pastures, the first organic milk to be produced and bottled in the state of Texas, is being introduced this month by Organic Valley Family of Farms, the nation's leading cooperative of organic farmers. Texas Pastures is produced by a dedicated pool of organic dairy farmers in the Sulphur Springs area of Texas.
MILWAUKEE-What's the very best cheese made in America?
According to judges at the 2005 United States Championship Cheese Contest, it's a classic Emmentaler made by Randy Krahenbuhl at Indiana's Fair Oaks Dairy Products. Krahenbuhl's Swiss-style beauty was named United States Champion from the field of 1,008 cheeses entered in this, the largest cheese competition ever held in the United States.
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings says sales of its branded products increased $429 million, or 49%, for the 2003 fiscal year ended Dec. 25 to $1.3 billion driven primarily by
Bring together nearly 100 ice cream professionals for a three-day conference and there will be plenty of innovations to discuss. Toss in a contest for the most innovative flavor and the competition heats up.
Blue Bell Joins Cactus League Blue Bell Creamery, Brenham, Texas has expanded its market once again to include the home of the Cactus League baseball. The ice cream maker entered
Any health-conscious consumer knows that cultured products are good for you because they help promote digestive health. Any health-conscious consumer also knows that limiting calories and sugar is beneficial as well.
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-A first- and second-grade nutrition education program that reinforces language arts and math while teaching health in an innovative way, has received exceptionally positive marks in a formative evaluation by WestEd, a nonprofit research agency with a specialty in education program evaluation. The program, Healthy Choices, Healthy Me!, developed by the Dairy Council of California, the program is in its second full year in distribution.
According to in-store scanner data from Information Resources Inc., Chicago, the category called "cappuccino/iced coffee" increased slightly more than 55% from 2000 to 2004. Indeed, ready-to-drink packaged, coffee-flavored, milk-based beverages are an exploding business. Sales of other coffee-flavored dairy products such as frozen desserts appear to be steady, suggesting they are still quite popular with consumers.
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