Safeway Inc. said last month that it plans to open about 25 new stores and remodel about 275 others next year. The company has already remodeled about 43% of its 1,767 stores to the “Lifestyle” format, which includes bakeries, a produce section reminiscent of an outdoor market and large flower shop areas.
New research published in the British Medical Journal indicates that fortified milks, designed for older babies and toddlers, may significantly reduce childhood morbidity in developing countries.
Ecolab Inc. has developed a patented new commercial liquid sterilant system for use in aseptic packaging for low acid dairy beverages in Polyethylene terephthalate(PET) bottling applications.
Tetra Pak has completed the acquisition of Carlisle Process Systems (CPS) from Carlisle Companies Inc. Integration of CPS activities into Tetra Pak existing cheese activities began Dec. 1.
Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies announced recently that it has become a non-union company. On Dec. 11, the National Labor Relations Board certified and confirmed the results of a decertification vote that took place in October.
The debate over raw milk consumption has been fairly local and quiet in the U.S., but in Canada, it’s grabbed headlines of late. In November, a farmer who has been at the center of the controversy for more than ten years went on a hunger strike, following a renewed government crackdown on his cow share operation.
When Chipotle, the Mexican inspired, better for-you quick service restaurant chain recently opened its first outlet in Boston, the Boston Globe took the occasion to produce an article on quick service restaurants with a focus on healthful food.
We know milk is a great beverage, an ideal vehicle for probiotics, and that its components have a myriad of uses, but who would have thought that ordinary whole milk could help with CAT scans?
Texas A&M University, announced recently that a new Southern Great Plains Dairy Consortium has been created, to help address the rapid expansion of dairy farming in the area.
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