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

SafewayGarelick Farms, Franklin, Mass., a division of Dean Foods, Dallas, is said to be working with Connecticut-based ad agency Cronin & Co. on a new broadcast campaign, according to Adweek.

DALLAS-Dean Foods is thought to be working on acquiring Foremost Dairies of Hawaii which closed operations last month. According to an Associated Press article, Dean, which owns Hawaii's other dairy

J. Mark HuffmanExports to Chile Rise, Butter Imports Increase USDA data shows the U.S-Chile Free Trade Agreement has been good for the U.S. dairy industry. U.S. exports of cheese and