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Rhino Ice cream cookies

Rhino Foods is rolling in cookie dough

Rhino Foods measures everything it does. Employees work to a goal and are rewarded when they meet the targets. Management’s reward is a smooth-running organization that fulfills customers’ needs.
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James Carper
February 15, 2013
A manufacturing facility is like a living organism. Think of production, purchasing, warehousing and quality assurance as cells. Each of these departments has a job to do that in some way touches the other functions. Each has to communicate with the others so that the whole enterprise runs smoothly.
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Earnings

Q3 revenues for Saputo increase a scant 0.2%; company looks to value-added milks, specialty cheeses

Higher milk costs resulting from amendments to the milk pricing formula in California are expect to negatively impact EBITDA over the next four months.
February 14, 2013

The Dairy Products Division (Canada) continues its investment strategy in product categories that offer growth potential, namely specialty cheeses and value-added milk products. The USA Dairy Products Sector continues to seek opportunities to mitigate the effect of higher milk costs resulting from amendments to the milk pricing formula in California.


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Horizon milk

Milk processors grow sales one serving at a time

As sales of nondairy milks alternatives surge, the milk industry fights back with innovations in single-serve packaging and by positioning chocolate milk as a recovery beverage.
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Sarah M. Kennedy
February 12, 2013
The milk industry dodged one bullet this year (thanks to the temporary extension by Congress of the 2008 farm bill, keeping milk prices stable, for now) but the numbers show there’s still a bumpy road ahead.
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Jim Carper

New uses for familiar dairy products, cheese and butter

Processors create new usage occasions for cheese and butter.
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James Carper
February 12, 2013
Rather than curse the younger generation who are in the dark about how to cook, it’s better to light a candle and show them how to “get ’er done.” That’s the approach taken by two dairy companies, Kraft Foods and Land O Lakes. Dairy Foods honored each with an Editors’ Choice award in our Best New Dairy Products of 2012 program.
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Larry Jensen, President of Leprino Foods Company, Receives 2013 NCI Laureate Award
Award-winning dairy processors

Larry Jensen of Leprino Foods Co. receives 2013 NCI Laureate Award

"Larry Jensen is a team player who has always been part of successful teams," says NCI Chairman Jon Davis.
February 4, 2013

The NCI Laureate Award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the development and growth of the cheese industry. A panel of industry professionals chooses a winner each year based on the person's long-term contributions to the industry.


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International news

Moksha Yug Access of India creates a packaged milk brand called Milk Route

The line includes pasteurized toned milk, UHT toned milk and UHT low-fat milk in various packing options.
February 2, 2013

Speaking during the launch Harsha Moily - Founder and CEO, MYA said, "The fundamental reason for MYA's existence is to create wealth for the rural farmer. The launch of MILK ROUTE goes a long way towards achieving that objective. MILK ROUTE will not only focus on providing the most nutritious milk to the consumer, but will also help in ensuring that the dairy farmer gets a higher share of the end consumer price, as we reach out to urban consumers through our sales & distribution network."


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