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MilkPEP will focus on milk’s protein advantage

September 19, 2013

The marketing group’s new campaign touts protein and makes comparative claims against other foods and beverages, including eggs, orange juice and cream cheese.

Quarterly earnings

Yoplait yogurt lifts General Mills' Q1 sales

New products contributing to net sales growth in the quarter included Yoplait Greek yogurt, the company stated.

September 18, 2013

Yoplait yogurt products contributed to a first-quarter sales increase at Minneapolis-based General Mills. Net sales rose 8% to $4.37 billion in the quarter ended Aug. 25, with new businesses contributing 5 percentage points of the growth, according to the company.

Labor pains

Darigold, Teamsters lock horns over health care costs

Rowe said union members are currently paying 5% of health care costs. Darigold has assured the union that they would not pay more than 10%.

September 18, 2013

Darigold Inc., Seattle, disputed the assertion made by the Teamsters today that it walked out of federal mediation talks late Monday night. Darigold General Counsel and Senior Vice President Steven Rowe told Dairy Foods that some members of the dairy cooperative's team did leave the meeting but continued to participate by telephone after they arrived home. Rowe said the bargaining session lasted from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Eli’s Cheesecake focuses on quality

September 17, 2013

The iconic brand taps into flavor trends and new portion control options, while staying true to the quality the baker built its reputation on.

Edwards frozen desserts gets trendy, layer by layer

September 16, 2013

The frozen pie category is growing and Edwards’ rides the wave with trendy new pie flavors and revamped versions of nostalgic flavors.

Private-label dairy outsells other types of products, survey finds

September 15, 2013

Nearly all consumers buy private-label products when grocery shopping, according to a study of 6,600 consumers conducted by Market Force Information, Louisville, Colo. Of the categories studied, dairy products were the most frequently purchased private-label grocery item. Snacks ranked second and cereal and cleaning supplies tied for third.

While you were out

Here's what you might have missed this week on dairyfoods.com

China on the rise; root beer milk; dairy traceability program; and a database of dairy plants.

September 14, 2013

Five dairy processors, accounting for more than 20% of U.S. milk production, have committed to a voluntary set of best practices for traceability. That's just one of many stories on dairyfoods.com this week.

A look inside Westby's plant: Cheesemakers can make a dozen different dairy products daily

James Carper

September 13, 2013

The nimble cheesemakers at Westby Cooperative Creamery can make a dozen different conventional and organic products a day. They process cheeses, yogurts and other cultured dairy foods for private-label accounts, plus Westby’s own award-winning cottage cheese brand.

Westby Cooperative Creamery sees new era of sales growth and product development

James Carper

September 12, 2013

Westby Cooperative Creamery urges customers to “take home country goodness.” Sales at the Wisconsin co-op are growing steadily, thanks to contract manufacturing of organic and conventional products, steady demand from foodservice and institutional accounts, and a focus on product development.

The world of dairy

Chinese dairies crack the ranks of the world's 15 largest firms

Nestle, Danone and Lactalis remain on the top of the list.

September 10, 2013

“The top five companies remain unchanged in their position on the list, yet there are now two Chinese companies in the rank of the largest 15 companies, whereas there were none in the top 20 until 2008,” said Rabobank analyst Tim Hunt. “In contrast, the lack of a U.S.-based global consolidator means that the rankings of U.S. companies has declined.”