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Tight supplies of raw organic milk have not stopped Stonyfield Farm and parent company Danone from planning an organic yogurt line that will be marketed in Europe. French newspaper reports say the line would be manufactured stateside by Stonyfield, but the company says that's not so.
The evidence against trans fat is becoming so deep, and the health ramifications of its use so profound, that some have begun discussing an outright ban on what was just a few years ago touted as a healthful alternative to saturated fats.
Whole Foods stores in the Rocky Mountain area may quit carrying gallons of milk from Horizon Organic to make way for the retailer's own private label gallons, according to a report from the Rocky Mountain News.
Citing a shrinking number of exhibits and high location costs, the Food Marketing Institute said last month that it plans to scale back its trade show to every other year, and that 2007 will be the last year it holds the show in Chicago.
MONTREAL-Saputo Inc. has completed the transaction for the acquisition of German cheesemaker Spezialitaten-Kaserei De Lucia , which produces Italian cheese specialties such as mozzarella, ricotta and mascarpone.
H.P. Hood is replacing its premium ice cream line with a new flavor lineup that draws on the company's New England roots. The New England Creamery line rolls out with 18 new flavors including Martha's Vineyard Black Raspberry, Cape Cod Fudge Shop, and North End Spumoni.
Fonterra Cooperative Group, the world's biggest dairy exporter, said last month that it plans to form a venture with Campina of the Netherlands to develop products for the $100 million pharmaceutical lactose market.