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.

After Ben & Jerry’s was purchased by Unilever in 1999, cofounder Ben Cohen distanced himself from his former company. At one point a few years ago he was even openly critical of the company, saying Unilever had done little to foster the unique, altruistic corporate culture that had become as well-known as Chunky Monkey.

Saputo’s second quarter consolidated revenue of $881 million (USD), was down $36.7 million compared to last year. The drop was attributed to the lower cheese prices in the U.S. Dairy Sector. Net earnings were $58.3 million up $3.1 million for the period.

Bravo! Brands has signed a licensing agreement with Cooperative Regions of Organic Producer Pools (CROPP) to license its brand, Organic Valley, for a new line of organic fluid milk products. The initial agreement will involve the production of organic shelf stable 1% low-fat milk.

It looks like no one will pull their punches when dairy industry executives meet in Orlando next month for IDFA’s Dairy Forum.

Trade Wave GmbH, Kassel, Germany, is a prominent name in the ice cream and food industries in Europe and the Middle- and Far East that is now making its products and services available to the North American Market.

Groupe Danone has increased its stake in Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods, Russia’s leading producer of juice and dairy products from 9.9% to 12.9%. The announcement came last month as the Russian partnership completed the acquisition of the Moscow-based dairy producer Ochakovo, the fourth-largest dairy producer in Russia.