A new Double Spindle Pump from Knoll America is a safe pump system for plasticizing and pumping high-viscosity media in solid block form. Typical block materials include: butter, cheeses, margarine, palm fat, chocolate, fondant, mincemeat, and fruit fillings.
U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA), a
farmer- and rancher-led organization representing virtually all aspects
of agriculture, released findings of two national surveys about food
and how it is grown and raised.
Ecolab received the 2011 International Dairy Foods Association Innovation
Sustainability Award for its recently introduced Envirocid Plus clean-in-place cleaner.
Honest Tea released “Keeping it Honest,” the second
edition of its annual Mission Report, which helps the company maintain a
regular dialogue with its readers and allows new ones to learn what
Honest Tea is doing through posts on individual topics of interest.
The Dairy Research Institute is holding a new product competition that
provides students with an opportunity to develop innovative dairy
products in line with current industry and consumer insights.
Cheddar Cheese prices received for US 40 pound blocks averaged $1.74 per pound for the week ending October 15, 2011. The price per pound decreased 1.0 cent from the previous week. The price for US 500 pound barrels adjusted to 38 percent moisture averaged $1.72 per pound, up 1.5 cents from the previous week.