Both Nestle and Dreyer's have said in recent weeks that they remain confident that their $2.8 billion merger will take place, perhaps as soon as mid-June.

President Bush last month restored organic food regulations when he signed into law a nearly $80 billion war spending bill.

Deciding an issue that has pitted milk producers against dairy processors, the U.S. Customs Service ruled in April that it would not reclassify certain milk protein concentrate (MPC) products and subject them to higher tariffs.

Sorrento Lactalis, Buffalo, N.Y., has created a fellowship at the School of Hospitality at San Diego State University.

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings said last month it cut around 950 jobs in its second quarter and plans to eliminate another 150 this year as a result of its $2.8 billion merger with Nestle SA's American unit.

Kohler Mix Specialties, White Bear Minn., is being sold by Michael Foods Inc. to Dean Foods.

The modified proposal to cut the nation's milk supply has been approved by members of the National Milk Producers Foundation.

There were times when it seemed like it wasn't going to happen, but after 12 months of discussions and negotiations, most of them with Federal Trade Commission, Nestle has suceeded in pulling off its $2.8 billion purchase of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream.

The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Assn.'s (IDDBA) annual seminar and expo held in Las Vegas in June broke all records for attendance and exhibits.

A series of television ads from Oberweis Dairy, North Aurora, Ill., have been criticized by some as campaign ads in disguise.