In May we commented in this space on an FDA employee statement indicating that products made with high-fructose corn syrup should not be considered fit for a label describing the product as “natural.”  FDA has since provided some clarification to the corn refiners lobby.

Haystack Mountain profile; Goat milk kefir from Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery  

New ideas in any industry often come from entrepreneurs-little guys with little more than a dream and (maybe) a business plan. Sometimes it’s a small start up company flying under

Bleu Mont Dairy profile; Lucy Appleby obituary.

Brookshire Grocery Co., is a modestly-sized regional retailer based in Tyler, Texas. The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, is the nation’s largest grocery retail company, operating more than 2,400 stores coast to coast. Like all grocery retailers, both Kroger and Brookshire have stores that compete head-to-head with the Wal-Mart out by the interstate.

Aseptic Again: With new logistical considerations in play and new marketing models, the industry is taking another look at aseptic, and as always with packaging, shelf appeal is a primary concern.

FDA recently made a comment to a media outlet indicating that products containing high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) can no longer be considered natural.

For the last year or so we’ve been covering the amazing story of the comeback of frozen yogurt. This is a category that has come back from the dead enough

Bittersweet Plantation profile, All Things Organic show preview.

Cheesemakers are coming to Wisconsin for the International Cheese Technology Expo.  It’s the largest cheese and it provides a great opportunity to look at the latest cheese trends, with a Dairy State focus.  Articles by David Phillips and Marilyn Wilkinson