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Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings said last month it cut around 950 jobs in its second quarter and plans to eliminate another 150 this year as a result of its $2.8 billion merger with Nestle SA's American unit.

Kohler Mix Specialties, White Bear Minn., is being sold by Michael Foods Inc. to Dean Foods.

The modified proposal to cut the nation's milk supply has been approved by members of the National Milk Producers Foundation.

There were times when it seemed like it wasn't going to happen, but after 12 months of discussions and negotiations, most of them with Federal Trade Commission, Nestle has suceeded in pulling off its $2.8 billion purchase of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream.

The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Assn.'s (IDDBA) annual seminar and expo held in Las Vegas in June broke all records for attendance and exhibits.

A series of television ads from Oberweis Dairy, North Aurora, Ill., have been criticized by some as campaign ads in disguise.

Last month FDA took the first step toward updating the federal standards of identity for yogurt by publishing a three-year-old National Yogurt Assn. petition as a notice of proposed rulemaking.

An item in the June installment of Dairy Market Trends regarding the top 10 brands of low-fat and skim milk ranked HP Hood 10th with $44 million in sales for the 52-week period.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest, the independent, non-profit group, that has in the past lambasted popcorn and Chinese food, has its sights set on ice cream.

Two shareholders have filed two class action complaints alleging that the consideration to be paid to shareholders of Horizon Organic in connection with the proposed acquisition by Dean Foods of Horizon Organic is unfair.