Jim Carper, Editor-in-Chief

Emmi Roth's Aseptic Plant Processes Milk, Yogurt

Emmi Roth’s facility in New York state is like a Swiss army knife for dairy processing. It has a tool for just about everything, including high- and low-acid aseptic dairy and nondairy products, bag-in-box and retail stand-up re-closable pouches.

James Carper

January 12, 2012

Ask a tourist about what to see or do in upstate New York, and you might hear about the baseball hall of fame in Cooperstown, boating or fishing on the region’s many lakes or visiting the Corning Museum of Glass.

Free-standing inserts

Dairy is delicious, nutritious say marketers in this week's FSIs

James Carper

January 9, 2012

A review of free-standing inserts from T. Marzetti, Land O'Lakes, General Mills, Whitewave and other dairy brands.

Free-standing inserts

Marketers Promote Dairy for Weight Loss in New Year's FSIs

James Carper

January 3, 2012

Unilever, Nestle and Abbott Laboratories piggyback on consumers' traditional New Year's weight-loss resolutions in this week's free-standing inserts.

Jim Carper's Dairy Case

James Carper

December 23, 2011

A look at the processors, products and people making the news. This week: Ohio Processors, Chobani, Dairy Queen, Fonterra and more.

Advertising

Dannon Plans A Super (Bowl) Ad

James Carper

December 16, 2011

A maker of better-for-you food (yogurt) plans to crash Super Bowl parties next year, where countless of Americans nosh on pizza, chips and guacamole dip, washed down with copious amount of beer or other beverages.

Jim Carper's Dairy Case

James Carper

December 16, 2011

Welcome to Jim Carper's Dairy Case, a weekly round-up of news from dairy processors. In this issue: weekly butter and cheese prices, Dunkin' Donuts' new cheese sandwich, Fair Oaks Dairy Products, Golden Glen Creamery, Rita's Franchise Co. and 11 good reasons to eat and dDrink dairy products.

Free-standing Inserts

Marketers Set A Place For Dairy At The Holiday Table In This Week's FSIs

James Carper

December 12, 2011

Dairy processors show they have a dairy food for every course, from appetizers (sour cream dips) to desserts (ice cream), in this week's free-standing inserts. HP Hood, Lactalis, Saputo and Land O' Lakes are featured.

Food Processors Call For Dairy In Their Recipes In This Week's FSIs

James Carper

December 6, 2011

Cheese, butter and cream are among the ingredients called for in holiday recipes from in free-standing inserts by major consumer packaged goods companies, including Saputo Cheese (Frigo) and Bongrain (Aloutette).

Jim Carper's Dairy Case

James Carper

December 5, 2011

Welcome to Jim Carper's Dairy Case, a weekly round-up of news from dairy processors. In this issue: Straus Family Creamery, Foremost Farms, Yarnell's Ice Cream, Stremick's Heritage Foods, enLiven, Dean Foods, Saputo, Sartori, Baskin-Robbins and more.

Award-winning dairy processors

Kraft Foods is the 2011 Dairy Processor of the Year

The cheese processor is energizing old school brands like Philadelphia and Velveeta, developing new foods and formats, and adopting manufacturing practices that save natural resources.

James Carper

December 1, 2011

It’s difficult enough for any business to stay relevant, especially when it has brands established 100 or more years ago. Then throw in the challenge of adapting to ever-changing consumer tastes and habits, not to mention manufacturing in an era when a small carbon footprint is a measure of a corporation’s citizenship. That’s part of the landscape in the 21st century, and every business operates in it, some better than others.