A cold start to spring in New Zealand has crimped milk flows to Fonterra's southernmost dairy factory, at Edendale. Supplies to the factory-the country's fourth largest-were down about a million

DENVER, Colo.-Dannon is promoting its Light ‘n Fit product line by giving customers a free two-week health club guest pass. In order to qualify, consumers buy two 4 four-packs or

ST. PAUL, Minn.-Many of the cereals that mingle with milk at U.S. breakfast tables, are about to be made more wholesome. Cereal maker General Mills, hurt by low-carbohydrate diets in

HP Hood plans to consolidate its ice cream operations, and the Chelsea, Mass., company has recently entered the market for aseptic, portion pack coffee creamers. With Hood's recent acquisition of

LAVAL, France-Lactalis Group said last month it had acquired two dairies in former Soviet bloc Moldova. "The acquisition of these dairies will enable us to become the leader on the

The sponsors of BevExpo 2004 say the inaugural show was a complete success, despite the stormy Florida weather that preceded it at the end of September. The numbers surpassed expectations,

Crowley Foods, Binghamton, N.Y., plans to spend $2.7 million to expand its Bristol, Va., cultured products plant. The expansion is expected to add 32 jobs, and will help facilitate the

The new, united organization of the UK dairy industry, Dairy UK, was formally launched last month at a dairy event in Warwickshire in the English Midlands. For the first time

Kemps, Minneapolis, has generated more than $800,000 for approximately 3,200 K-12 schools in the Midwest through its renamed "Nickels for Schools" milk-cap redemption program. During the 2004-05 school year Kemps

RIVERSIDE, Calif.-In what it calls an unprecedented move, Swiss Dairy, Riverside, has introduced new bilingual labels on its top-selling branded milk products. The effort will eventually impact all Swiss Dairy