Johanna Foods Acquisition Johanna Foods Inc., has acquired the refrigerated orange juice and chilled beverage business from Pasco Beverage Company, LLC, of Dade City, Florida. Terms have not been disclosed.

Italian dairy group Parmalat Finanziaria SpA escaped a financial disaster last month when it narrowly cleared a deadline to repay a $183 million bond.

In December, the Senate approved the $60 million "Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act," (IMPACT) a bill supported by the International Dairy Foods Assn.

Schreiber Foods is planning a major expansion at its Logan, Utah plant that will increase the company's cream cheese capabilities and make the Logan plant the largest in its portfolio.

While the fiberglass cows made famous in Chicago a few years ago have since been on display in a number of urban pastures, they actually have a home of sorts, and they are neighbors with Guida's Milk and Ice Cream.

Oakhurst Dairy and Monsanto Corp. had been expected to settle their differences in a federal courtroom earlier this month, but as this issue went to press, it appeared they were instead working on an out-of-court settlement

Casual restaurant chain T.G.I. Friday's unveiled a new menu last month spiced with low-carbohydrate options.

J. Mark HuffmanExports Going Nowhere USDA's Dairy Export Incentive Program (DEIP) was all but invisible in the second half of 2003. USDA records show there was no activity in the

Supermarkets remain the dominant channel for milk, responsible for more than three-quarters of sales, according to a recent article in Supermarket News, but alternative formats are stealing share from the more traditional channels.

Chr. Hansen Inc., Milwaukee and Noveon Hilton Davis Inc., Cincinnati, have entered into a joint sales and marketing cooperation. This union of two leading color suppliers, each with U.S.-based manufacturing