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RTD coffee and tea sales are energized

Unit sales and dollar sales of both refrigerated ready-to-drink coffee and refrigerated teas increase.

October 10, 2016

Sales of refrigerated ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee are jumping, and refrigerated tea is seeing a boost, too.

California dairy to convert conventional milk products to non-GMO

October 7, 2016

In September, Petaluma, Calif.-based Clover Stornetta Farms said it will convert its conventional milk products to be Non-GMO Project Verified over the next two years.

Consumers, dairies look to reduce packaging, food waste

Ed Finkel

October 6, 2016

How are consumers able to reduce packaging and food waste and further environmental sustainability, and how can CPG companies—especially those in the dairy case—provide solutions for them? A pair of recent reports provides clues.

Dairies need to offer foods in snack-size packages

A survey finds that millennials want fresh, healthy, prepared and portable food. Dairy processors can support their supermarket customers by offering these options and formats.

October 5, 2016

A nationwide survey of more than 1,800 shoppers by the Private Label Manufacturers Association reveals that millennials love food but want food done their way.

Blue Bell Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling select products produced in its Sylacauga, Alabama, plant

Food safety

Recall woes continue to plague Blue Bell ice cream

Blue Bell Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling select products produced in its Alabama plant made with a chocolate chip cookie dough ingredient.

September 22, 2016

Blue Bell Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling select products produced in its Sylacauga, Alabama, plant because they were made with a chocolate chip cookie dough ingredient supplied by a third party supplier Aspen Hills, Inc., due to the potential for it to contain Listeria monocytogenes.

Associated Milk Producers Inc. was the best in its class at the World Dairy Expo Championship Product Contest

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Wisconsin cheesemakers take honors in global contests

A Cheddar from AMPI and a Parmesan from Sartori are honored.

September 16, 2016

A mild Cheddar from Associated Milk Producers Inc. was the best in its class at the World Dairy Expo Championship Product Contest. Sartori’s SarVecchio Parmesan was named Best USA Cheese in a global competition.

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Dairy industry news briefs: Milk Specialties Global buys Saputo plant; Dean Foods names new CEO

Milk Specialties’ human nutrition business unit uses an ultrafiltration process to manufacture whey and milk protein ingredients for sports nutrition.

September 14, 2016

Dean Foods said EVP and COO Ralph Scozzafava will succeed Gregg A. Tanner as CEO on Jan. 1, 2017. Milk Specialties Global acquires whey plant from Saputo in Wisconsin.

Roelli Cheese takes top honors at American Cheese Society competition

September 12, 2016

Roelli Cheese Co., Shullsburg, Wis., was named Best of Show at the 2016 American Cheese Society competition in Des Moines, Iowa, this summer

Cheesemaker promotes ‘trust mark’ for Parmesan cheese products

September 8, 2016

Schuman Cheese, Fairfield, N.J., said it will label its Parmesan cheese products with a seal to verify product quality and manufacturing integrity. The move follows widely covered news reports of adulteration and fraud by some companies.

IDFA honors dairies for safe workplace practices

September 7, 2016

The International Dairy Foods Association honored 137 dairy company operations with Dairy Industry Safety Recognition Awards and Achievement Certificates. It is the 13th year that IDFA has sponsored the program, which highlights outstanding worker safety records of U.S. dairy companies.