DALLAS- A succession plan for the president of Dean Dairy Group, announced last month by Dean Foods Co., has Dean veteran Alan Bernon assuming the role of president of the company's largest division, effective January 1, 2006.

Heluva Good, Sodus, N.Y. has partnered with the Cleveland Browns, for the Heluva Good $100,000 Kickoff for the 2005 football season. This is the third consecutive year that Heluva Good

More self-regulation is needed to protect the term probiotic, says Kaarle Leporanta, of Finland's Valio, Ltd.

BARABOO, Wis.-Foremost Farms USA is sponsoring "Autumn on the Farms," a weekend-long event that gives visitors a taste of how Wisconsin's early families prepared for winter. On Oct. 15 and 16, the event takes place at Old World Wisconsin, an outdoor living history museum located south of Eagle, Wis., in Waukesha County.

A series of Dairy Tech sessions at the Worldwide Food Expo '05 will be co-sponsored by Dairy Foods magazine. The morning sessions which take place Wednesday through Friday, will be led by scientific and technical experts.

A multi-functional sauce that fuses Hispanic and Asian flavors has won first place in Danisco USA's 2005 Knowledge Award New Products Contest.

Degussa AG, Germany, has agreed to sell its food ingredients operations to Cargill, Inc. , for $670 million (U.S.). The transaction is contingent on the approval of the Degussa Supervisory

Dean Foods Co.'s website last month had a message for displaced Brown's Dairy employees advising them on whom to contact about receiving their paychecks and for information about their employment at the New Orleans dairy.

Joseph E. Scalzo a 46-year-old division president from Gillette Co., has been chosen as the new president of Dean Foods' White Wave Foods unit.

NORTHFIELD, Ill.-Kraft Foods has expanded its self-imposed restrictions on exposing children to junk food marketing by promising to remove some sugary, salty and fatty foods messages from websites aimed at children.