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Annual report

2015 sales tumble, pretax earnings rise for dairy co-op Land O’Lakes

Land O’Lakes reported growth in butter, branded cheese, foodservice and refrigerated desserts.

March 1, 2016

Net sales in Land O’Lakes' Dairy Foods business segment dropped to $4 billion in 2015. Sales decreased $2 billion to $13 billion for the entire company.

Maytag blue cheese recall at Whole Foods

Food safety

Whole Foods recalls Maytag raw milk blue cheese

The Iowa Department of Agriculture discovered possible contamination by Listeria monocytogenes. No reported illnesses have been linked to the product.

March 1, 2016

Maytag Dairy Farms has recalled its raw milk blue cheese because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

Agriculture event

Franklin Foods participates in 2016 Arizona Agricultural Experience

The events take place from March 8th through the 10th.

February 29, 2016

The Arizona AG Experience, hosted by the Pinal 40, is a three day event celebrating dairies, farming and agriculture in Pinal County.

Annual report

Dairy processor Dean Foods reports 2015 profit despite net sales decline of $1.4 billion

The company bought an ice cream plant in Utah in the fourth quarter of 2015.

February 22, 2016

Dairy processor Dean Foods Co. said adjusted net sales in 2015 fell to $8.1 billion from $9.5 billion in 2014. Net income was $115.3 million in 2015.

Annual report

Nestlé dairy foods brand Häagen-Dazs helps to drive growth in North America

In North America growth accelerated, led by the turnaround in the frozen meals business.

February 18, 2016

International dairy processing giat Nestlé reported today total sales in 2015 of 88.8 billion Swiss francs.

Earnings report

For European dairy cooperative Arla, 2015 revenues decline 3.3%

Arla cited several factors for the result, including increased milk supply in Europe, China’s slowdown in demand and the Russian embargo.

February 17, 2016

Revenues for the European dairy cooperative Arla declined 3.3% to 10.3 billion euro in 2015.

Making ice cream while the sun shines: Inside the Magnolia ice cream plant

James Carper

February 17, 2016

Solar panels power two food processing plants in Pittsburg, Calif. Ramar Foods makes its Magnolia brand ice cream and novelties in one 17,000-square-foot facility.

Plant-based beverage maker shakes up the dairy case

Barbara Harfmann

February 12, 2016

Dairy processors can learn a thing or two from Califia Farms about product development, messaging, packaging and disrupting the beverage category.

School nutrition programs empower students to build healthy eating habits from kindergarten to senior year

Tammy Anderson-Wise

February 8, 2016

A dairy association aligns nutrition education with the Common Core to give its dairy messages added relevancy and importance.

Wake up to protein: MilkPep's new protein campaign aims to drive milk sales

Genevieve Poirier-Richards

February 5, 2016

A new MilkPEP campaign aims to help dairy processors drive sales across their entire portfolio of dairy products. It starts at breakfast with milk and other high-protein foods.