FDA is proposing to allow dairy processors and other food manufacturers to use new label language to promote the health benefits of calcium. Under a proposed new rule, milk cartons, yogurt packages and even some fat-free cheeses could soon display wording to the effect that vitamin D and calcium can reduce the risk of osteoporosis and promote bone health.
Demand for dairy packaging is projected to grow 4.1% annually to $4.3 billion in 2010 according to Dairy Packaging, a new study from The Freedonia Group, Inc., a Cleveland-based industry market research firm.
Larry Halper (right) and Andy Anderson (left) of Cloverland Dairy, Baltimore, appeared with television actress Mariska Hargitay, of Law & Order: SVU, at a Washington D.C. press conference last month to launch the latest MilkPEP campaign, Think About Your Drink.
TILLAMOOK, Ore.-Tillamook County Creamery is searching for a new chief executive with Pres./CEO Jim McMullen having left the position after more than four years at the top. McMullen will work with Tillamook as a consultant, and Cliff Brady, vice president for operations and chief operating officer, will run the association until a permanent CEO is named.
Rose Mattus, who along with her husband Reuben created Haagen-Dazs ice cream, died in November just five days after her 90th birthday. Rose Mattus was the controller of Haagen-Dazs Inc., which later became part of Nestle.
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.
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