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Wisconsin Cheese Group of Monroe, Wis., has been sold to a Pittsburgh-area private equity firm that plans to increase the business and eventually sell it to a larger food corporation.

The venerable direct store delivery distribution system of Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Inc., may remain open to competitors even after the company merges with Nestlé.

Bush Looks to Boost Food Safety Spending

The 108th Congress got started with a surprising change at the head of the House Agriculture Committee.

More than two years after the start of its construction, the giant Leprino Foods mozzarella plant In Lemoore, Calif., began production last month.

Land O’Lakes is shutting down its whey production operation at Perham, Minn.

While Coca-Cola Co. has made some moves toward the dairy case, it looks like a competitor is taking a bold leap into aseptic flavored milk.

The majority of Americans claiming to be Lactose Intolerant have not been diagnosed by a doctor.

Last month, Rep. David Vitter (R-LA) introduced a bill to reauthorize the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact and form new compacts in several other regions of the nation.

Kraft’s Earnings Up Kraft Foods Inc. reported a quarterly earnings jump of 9.8% last month thanks to higher shipments and savings from its acquisition of cookie maker Nabisco. The nation’s