Quality, safety and capacity needs were built into Upstate Niagara’s new Buffalo-area plant. The facility was designed and constructed on a greenfield site, which allowed Upstate Niagara to incorporate a variety of new technologies to address product safety and security, energy efficiency and plant automation.
Empire statement: The 2006 merger of the Upstate Farms and Niagara Milk cooperatives has created a company that can boast $570 million in annual sales from a full line of dairy products.
Driving the Market: In 2006, The Dannon Co. set a bold goal: to double production by 2010. Now halfway through its four-year plan, the company’s top management says the push is progressing on schedule. In the process, Dannon is transforming the yogurt segment.
Reaching for the Stars: Oregon Ice Cream has transformed itself from old-school regional to organic fireball. It’s been 12 years since the Gleason family took this company in its new direction, and it's all because a husband listened to his wife.