Kemps has entered the niche market of pelletized cryogenically frozen ice cream with the launch of IttiBitz. Ice Cream Reporter says the company describes the new product as “a revolutionary new chilled dessert product concocted of small creamy bits of ice cream that instantly melt in your customer’s mouth.”

The Brazilian agriculture ministry is being asked to ban the use of rBST. According to a report in Food Chemical News, the Brazilian Consumer Defense Institute (Idec) is basing a new offensive on rBST on recent research suggesting it may be linked to higher rates of twins in women who regularly drink milk.

Initiated in 1916, the Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Contest has had a phenomenal record of growth and industry participation since its inception. Many of today’s dairy industry leaders started out as contest participants . . . and winners.

With control of Congress passing to the Democrats, changes are taking place on key food industry related committees. Virginia Republican Bob Goodlatte will step down as chairman of the House Agriculture Committee.

YORK, Pa.-The Rutter’s companies recently presented two checks totaling $10,000 to The Four Diamonds Fund which provides support to families whose children are being treated for cancer at Penn State Children’s Hospital in Hershey, Pa.

Tillamook County Creamery Association released a unique featured ice cream flavor recently-Tillamook Pumpkin. The cheesemaker, which also does a good deal of regional ice cream business, calls it a perfect combination of creamy pumpkin puree flavored ice cream with hints of spice and molasses throughout.

The establishment of a new Global Dairy Forum was announced at the recent International Dairy Federation summit. The organization aims to co-ordinate research and promotions to improve the image of dairy foods.

Boulder Ice Cream, a local all-natural ice cream maker in Boulder, Colo., has just moved into a brand new, environmentally-friendly facility with nearly triple the floor space and more than 10 times the capacity of its old digs.

Central Point, Ore.-Rogue Creamery is the first American cheese company to be awarded an Innovation in Excellence award at the prestigious SIAL trade show in Paris. The Creamery has also become the first American artisan cheese company to be certified by the European Union and the first Raw Milk Cheese to be imported into the EU.

Space at Worldwide Food Expo 2007 is more than 75% sold out with the end of the initial “priority” sales period, according to IDFA and the show’s other sponsors.