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Cheese and ketchup

Kraft and Heinz say they will merge to form the Kraft Heinz Co.

The new company will have revenues of approximately $28 billion with eight $1+ billion brands and five brands between $500 million-$1 billion.

March 25, 2015

H.J. Heinz Company and Kraft Foods Group Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement to create The Kraft Heinz Co.

Year in review

Sales of cheese to foodservice accounts help push dairy co-op AMPI's year-end sales to $2.2 billion

Sales to foodservice customers of processed cheese slices and loaves, and shredded natural cheese, rose 4% in 2014.

March 24, 2015

Record dairy markets and a focus on the foodservice sector combined to push sales for Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) to $2.2 billion in 2014.

Point of view

National Milk nutritionist tells USDA, HHS that nutrients in dairy foods are 'virtually irreplaceable in the diet'

Beth Briczinski, NMPF Vice President of Dairy Foods & Nutrition comments on the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report.

March 24, 2015

NMPF tells Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture that it is imperative that the 2015 Dietary Guidelines continue to recommend three servings of milk or other dairy foods each day.

Dairy industry news

Dairy industry news briefs about Fonterra, Land O’Lakes, Davisco, Danone

Danone appointed Lorna Davis and Pascal De Petrini to two newly created roles in order to shape the “Danone 2020” initiative.

March 23, 2015

Fonterra expands its organic milk business, Land O’Lakes supports Feeding American and Davisco goes all-in on Alpha-lactalbumin production.

Comfort food

On International Day of Happiness, U.S. cheesemakers are happy

There is widespread comfort with current conditions in the cheese industry. Cheese manufacturers are happy to take additional volumes of milk.

March 21, 2015

There is widespread comfort with current conditions in the cheese industry. Prices have been moving within a narrow trading range and cheese manufacturers are happy to take additional volumes of milk.

Thanks for the memories

Dairy veteran Jim Sutton to retire from All Star Association

Sutton spent nearly two decades with the buying group. All Star also promoted three executives.

March 21, 2015

Jim Sutton is retiring on April 1 from All Star Association after a long career in the dairy processing industry.

Jock-o-late milk

For milk processors ‘Be like Mike’ is now ‘Be like Tony, Kevin, Kemba or Ryan’

Core Power, a post-workout recovery beverage, tackles Tony Romo. MilkPEP tips off a new campaign with Kevin Love.

March 20, 2015

MilkPEP and Core Power turned to the basketball court, the gridiron and the hockey rink to find celebrity endorsers.

Mars, IBM research genomics to make foods safe

March 20, 2015

IBM Research and international food giant Mars Inc. in January established the Consortium for Sequencing the Food Supply Chain.

Et tu, value-added?

An Aussie dairy hops into California with a premium-priced A2 milk said to offer a ‘digestive advantage’

Australia’s a2 Milk Co. said it will expand the dairy industry’s user base by bringing back consumers who turned away from cow’s milk because of digestive issues.

James Carper

March 13, 2015

Starting in April, Australia’s a2 Milk Co. will begin selling milk that has a “digestive advantage” in California supermarkets and independent stores.