President Bush has nominated Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns as Secretary of Agriculture. The conservative Republican began his career as an attorney after growing up on an Iowa dairy farm. If

Last summer's spike in raw milk prices affected small dairy companies the same way it affected the nation's largest processor, Dean Foods. Third quarter income for the Morton Grove, Ill.-based

The Food Products Division of National Starch and Chemical Company has changed its name to National Starch Food Innovation. The new moniker is said to reflect a company that has

CoolBrands International Inc., Markem, Ontario, has entered into four new brand license agreements for new frozen novelties it intends to distribute in the United States in 2005. The new brands

HP Hood LLC, will shutter the Kemps Foods plant in Lancaster, Pa., later this year as it consolidates its east coast ice cream operations at the plant in Suffield, Conn.

DELAVAN, Wis.-In school vending machines around the country, milk is beginning to replace soft drinks, and nowhere is the trend more pronounced than in Wisconsin, according to the Wisconsin Milk

Representatives from 44 countries were on hand at November's International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit, in Melbourne, Australia. Jim Begg of the United Kingdom was elected to a four-year term

Wearing pajamas to work is part of the daily routine at the Cereality Cereal Bar & Café, which opened recently near a college campus in Philadelphia. The 1,500 square foot

NORTH AURORA, Ill.-Oberweis Franchise Systems LLC, said this week that it has awarded three franchisees the rights to open nine Oberweis Ice Cream and Dairy stores in Illinois, Indiana and

J. Mark HuffmanFDA has moved a step closer to tightening record-keeping standards for the food industry. The agency has issued its final rule on record-keeping as part of its increased