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Supply-demand

Cheese up, milk down going into the Memorial Day weekend

The USDA’s Dairy Market News reports that cheese inventories are long.

May 27, 2016

The holiday weekend sparked additional retail promotions, aiding sales of cheese. But as schools let out, milk processors plan to re-route volumes to their balancing plants.

Personnel file

Sargento promotes Bartnik; Bastian joins Idaho dairy group; remembering Elwood Kirkpatrick

Kirkpatrick served the dairy industry for over 28 years in various leadership positions, including 26 years as president of Michigan Milk Producers Association.

May 27, 2016

News about people in the dairy processing industry: William (Bill) Bartnik, Eric Bastian and Elwood Kirkpatrick.

Nutrition labels

FDA to require ‘added sugar’ statement on new nutrition facts label

The Food and Drug Administration says the “refreshed design and relevant information” contained in the label “will help consumers make healthy food choices”

May 20, 2016

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today updated the nutrition facts label for packaged foods.

Sales are on the move for yogurt drinks and kefir products

May 5, 2016

While yogurt sales increased a bit; those of other cultured dairy products, like yogurt drinks, kefir and cottage cheese, are seeing greater sales growth.

Nestle removes HFCS, GMO ingredients from ice creams

May 4, 2016

Nestlé Dreyer’s Ice Cream, Oakland, Calif., announced in April that it will remove artificial colors and flavors, highfructose corn syrup and GMO ingredients from six ice cream and frozen dessert brands

Dairy conference

How will expanded drug-residue testing affect grade ‘A’ products?

IDFA adds a new session to the Milk and Cultured Dairy Products Conference

May 2, 2016

IDFA adds a new session to Milk and Cultured Dairy Products conference that focuses on plans to expand requirements for testing veterinary drug residues in milk.

Free ice cream

Culver’s offers free scoops of custard with $1 donations to support agriculture

The promotion is part of its second annual Scoops of Thanks Day

April 29, 2016

As part of Culver’s second annual Scoops of Thanks Day, customers will get a free single scoop of custard for a $1 donation to support agriculture.

Dairy processor news

Dannon ‘pledges’ for more transparency, declaring GMOs and use of more natural ingredients

The company also looks to improve sustainable agriculture practices for its milk supply

April 28, 2016

Dannon announced a commitment to further improve sustainable agriculture practices for its milk supply, to increase transparency for its portfolio of products and evolve to use more natural ingredients, including a goal to be GMO-free.