Saputo Inc., Montreal, says it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Land O’Lakes West Coast industrial cheese business. Land O’Lakes would continue to operate its value added dairy facility in Tulare, Calif., and its cheese facility in Orland, California.

Bush's Farm Bill Proposal Maintains Dairy PoliciesDairy producers are finding a lot to like in the Bush Administration’s plans for the 2007 Farm Bill. Dairy processors, meanwhile, have a different

Did you ever think your dairy could do more with MilkPEP programs like Body by Milk and Think About Your Drink? Do you wish you had more time to take advantage of what these campaigns offer to help you sell more milk?

Those in the business of bottling and selling organic milk are preparing for a surge in the supply of raw milk. During the next few months, the amount of organic milk coming to market could swell by as much as 40%-70%.

Kraft Foods Inc., Northfield, Ill., will spend hundreds of millions of dollars in the next two years to improve its image and to create  innovative products-most of them involving Kraft cheese-as it works to reverse sluggish performance.

It's Called BilkThe son of a liquor store manager in Nakashibetsu, Japan came up with a solution to an oversupply of milk in the dairy farming community. It’s being used

When you visit SIAL, a world of flavor comes to you. This international showcase of fresh and packaged food products is where trends are confirmed when buyers place orders for retail and foodservice venues around the world.

Smith Dairy Products Co., Orrville, Ohio, is offering home cooks the chance to win cash prizes in its Smith’s Cash Cow Cottage Cheese Recipe Contest. An independent panel of judges will choose winning recipes that use any variety of Smith’s Cottage Cheese as an ingredient in appetizers or salads, entrees, or desserts.

While the moratorium on meat and milk from cloned animals entering the food chain remains intact, one California processor is taking no chances. Clover Stornetta Farms of Petaluma, says that regardless of FDA’s ultimate decision on the matter, it will not accept milk from clones.

Starbucks is going rBST-free. The world’s largest specialty coffee retailer says it will no longer use dairy products made with the artificial growth hormone at coffeehouses in a number of regions around the country. It is investigating a similar change at stores nationwide.