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QR codes on dairy products provide transparency, personalized information

Midwest Dairy works with retailers to improve communication, education and messaging to consumers using QR codes.

December 5, 2016

The competitive grocery retail landscape is quickly changing and there are two primary trends behind this changing environment: a changing consumer, who is bringing new purchase decision triggers into the marketplace, and a changing competitive marketplace which has put new pressures on traditional grocery retailers.

Dirty dairy

FDA alleges milk powders by dairy co-op are adulterated

The products are produced by Valley Milk Products, a unit of the Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association.

November 30, 2016

The U.S. Marshals Service seize dry nonfat milk powder and buttermilk powder worth nearly $4 million produced by Valley Milk Products, a unit of the Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association.

Buyer beware

3-A SSI warns of unauthorized use of its symbol on processing equipment

The association’s ‘buyer beware’ list has more than doubled in size since June to include 15 companies.

November 30, 2016

3-A Sanitary Standards Inc. says that a number of Chinese companies are displaying its trademarked 3-A Symbol without authorization. Dairy processors should verify that equipment meets the 3-A SSI’s sanitary design and fabrication criteria.

Organic growth

Dean Foods to process, distribute Organic Valley milk

George Siemon, CEO of Organic Valley, says more Organic Valley milk will be on more grocery shelves across the country.

November 15, 2016

Dean Foods and the dairy cooperative CROPP (owner of the Organic Valley brand), are partnering in to bring organic milk to retailers through Dean Foods' processing plants and direct store delivery distribution system.

Financials

Cheese/dairy sales improve at Kraft Heinz, drop for Dean Foods

The dairy cooperative said its Land O Lakes brand benefitted from strong volumes in Foodservice.

November 11, 2016

Dairy processors report quarterly sales. They increased for Lifeway Foods, Kraft Heinz and Land O’Lakes.

Dairy processor news from Velvet ice cream and more

November 7, 2016

The Michigan Milk Producers Association, a dairy cooperative based in Novi, Mich., purchased the Guggisberg Deutsch Käse Haus in Middlebury, Ind., from Guggisberg Cheese Co., Millersburg, Ohio.

Dairy Foods job survey of dairy employees shows high satisfaction with job

Owners and presidents of dairy processing firms have the highest job satisfaction, according to our exclusive survey. Employees are happiest with their immediate co-workers, but when it comes to the brass, not so much.

James Carper

November 4, 2016

Any dairy farmer can attest that contented cows give better milk. But how satisfied are employees of dairy processing firms? Are they happy where they are working, or are they job hopping?

Earnings report

Sales of dairy products at Nestle, Danone increase in first 9 months

Canada delivered solid growth with chocolate and ice cream for Nestle. Danone’s U.S. market share is 36%.

October 21, 2016

Nestle reported sales increased to CHF 65.5 billion for the first nine months of the year. Danone also reported that sales increased through three quarters of 2016.

Aspen Hills cookie dough ice cream recall

Cookie dough monster

Fears of Listeria in cookie dough from Aspen Hills force ice cream recalls

Publix, Wells Enterprises, Blue Bell and Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co. recall ice cream made with cookie dough pieces supplied by Aspen Hills.

October 14, 2016

Ice cream made with cookie dough inclusions supplied by Aspen Hills is recalled by at least four U.S. dairy processors due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

Feta-up

The EU takes a billion-dollar bite out of the U.S. dairy industry

At today’s prices, the decline in U.S. cheese consumption due to the loss of common food names could amount to $2.3 billion in lost sales in three years.

October 11, 2016

The European Union aims to prevent U.S. dairy food manufacturers from using cheese names such as feta and parmesan. An dairy industry analysis predicts losses in the billions of dollars to processors and rising prices for consumers.