For the first time in the United States, beverages are being filled in aseptic carton packs displaying the label of the Forest Stewardship Council, according to SIG Combibloc.
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.
Bella Pak’s Appleton, Wis., plant is now USDA Organic certified by the Midwest Organic Services Association, Inc. (MOSA) to produce organic Parmesan and Romano cheeses under its Redwood Farms line. Bella Pak’s cheese comes from certified-organic farms and processing plants.
Hilmar Cheese Co. Inc. received the 2011 Outstanding Corporate Donor in Philanthropy award by The Yosemite Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals in cooperation with the Modesto Rotary Club, both in Modesto, Calif., for its generosity to Emanuel Medical Center, Turlock, Calif.
Leprino Foods Co., Denver, was selected the Dairy Foods 2011 Exporter of the Year (see article in the November issue). At the annual meeting of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, Dairy Foods chief editor Jim Carper (second from left) presented the award to Leprino’s Paul Vraciu, Sue Taylor, Allison Specht and Derek Friedman.
As part of the company’s continued strategic growth initiative, Chobani plans to open a second domestic manufacturing plant that will sit on 200 acres of agricultural and industrial land.
The Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP), Washington, D.C., announced the winners of the 2011 MilkPEP awards. Six category winners and an overall grand prize winner were honored for their commitment to increasing fluid milk sales, promoting the benefits of drinking milk and their use of MilkPEP programs and resources to help increase awareness and sales of their dairies’ branded milk products.
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