Kraft natural cheese, Philadelphia and Velveeta drove strong volume/mix gains.
November 7, 2012
Net revenues in the third quarter grew 3.0 percent to $4.6 billion. Organic Net Revenues increased 3.2 percent from volume/mix gains of 2.6 percentage points and favorable pricing of 0.6 percentage points, reflecting significant gains from new products.
The New Zealand-based dairy organization proudly notes that Hill is the first Kiwi to hold the position.
November 7, 2012
Fonterra's director of research Jeremy Hill was elected president of the International Dairy Federation. He is the first New Zealander to hold the position in the Federation’s 109-year history.
AWMP decides a formal organization is no longer necessary to accomplish a concerted effort of California cooperatives.
November 1, 2012
Effective today, the Alliance of Western Milk Producers, a coalition of California dairy processing cooperatives representing 60% of California’s milk, will cease to function.
The Dairy Products Technology Center celebrated its 25th anniversary from Oct. 25 to 27 with a mini-symposium.
November 1, 2012
The Dairy Products Technology Center (DPTC) celebrated its 25th Anniversary Oct. 25 to 27 with a mini-symposium on "Dairy Products Technology and Future Innovation Opportunities." The Dairy Products Technology Center (DPTC), established in 1986, is a program within the College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Lyon was the driving force behind the creation of the Dairy Foods Research Centers in the 1980s.
November 1, 2012
The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) honored G. Joe Lyon as the 2012 recipient of the Richard E. Lyng Award for his dedication and distinguished service to dairy promotion. Lyon, a dairy producer from Toledo, Iowa, was recognized at the Joint NDB/National Milk Producers Federation/United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA) Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla.
If the stars align and the approvals come through, Byrne will break ground in mid-2013.
October 31, 2012
Byrne Dairy, a family-owned manufacturer and distributor of milk, dairy, and ice cream products, announced today that it has entered into an option agreement with the Cortland County Industrial Development Agency as a first step in its proposed development of a yogurt plant and agritourism center at Finger Lakes East Business Park in New York town of Cortlandville.
The cheese and ingredient processor is the 2012 recipient of the Tom Camerlo Exporter of the Year award
October 23, 2012
Dairy Foods presented the Tom Camerlo Exporter of the Year award to Glanbia USA at the annual membership meeting of the U.S. Dairy Export Council in Washington, D.C.
Consumers want the foods they eat to be nutritious, affordable and good-tasting. Increasingly, consumers care about the environmental impact of their food, and want to know that the products they buy were produced in an environmentally responsible way.
Dairy processors are reducing their use of water, energy, transportation and packaging. Here are 10 examples from the United States and abroad.
October 15, 2012
Dairy processors use a lot of water. Fresh water and wastewater can be a huge expense and a significant component of the utilities budget. The H2Oversight Service from U.S. Energy Services, Plymouth, Minn., offers rate tariff optimization, metering equipment confirmation, facility change monitoring, bypass opportunities and identification of operational savings.