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

Farmland Dairies LLC has filed its Disclosure Statement and Plan of Reorganization with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. "We have worked very closely

Dallas-based Brinker International Inc., which operates the Chili's chain of restaurants recently recognized Schepps Dairy, a Dean Foods Corp., Dallas, with a supplier appreciation award. "Norman Brinker used Schepps Dairy

BARABOO, Wis.-Foremost Farms USA will offer 11 scholarships worth $2,000 each to member-owners and the children of member-owners in 2005. The Agricultural Education Scholarships will be awarded to students who

GRANBY, Quebec-Agropur has closed its Saint-Alexandre, Quebec, plant laying off 50 people. The co-operative said last month the decision to close the plant, just east of Montreal, was based on

Last month USDA issued a final rule that puts into regulation the improvements to school milk contained in the new Child Nutrition Act. This act became law this summer with

NEW YORK-Lactalis American Group Inc., New York, has purchased rondelé Specialty Foods, Merrill, Wis., creating one of the largest manufacturers of specialty cheeses in the United States. The rondelé line

Probiotics OnlineDannon has launched The Dannon Probiotics Center (www.dannonprobioticscenter.com), an online resource designed to bring the latest news and developments about probiotics to consumers, healthcare professionals and the media. The

Dean Foods Corp., Dallas, has rolled out new truck graphics for its Midwest fleets sporting sharp, colorful images of the new Dean's branded packaging. The newly-designed packaging was first introduced