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Lifeway Foods signs Olympic medalist as brand ambassador

June 2, 2016

Milk processors are not the only dairy companies with ties to this summer’s Olympic games. Lifeway Foods, a maker of kefir and other cultured dairy beverages, Carli Lloyd to serve as brand ambassador.

Association meeting

Dairy executives from Sargento, Agropur to speak at WDPA event

The Wisconsin Dairy Products Association holds its annual symposium from July 11 to 12.

May 31, 2016

The Wisconsin Dairy Products Association hosts its annual convention July 11 to 12 at The Landmark Resort in Door County, Wis.

What's in store

Retailers promote ice cream, sour cream this week

Ads for conventional dairy products are up 9% this week, ads for organic dairy foods jumped 30%.

May 28, 2016

The advertised price for 8-ounce conventional cheese blocks averaged $2.24, down 8 cents from last week. A package of shredded cheese fell 4 cents to $2.19.

Supply-demand

Cheese up, milk down going into the Memorial Day weekend

The USDA’s Dairy Market News reports that cheese inventories are long.

May 27, 2016

The holiday weekend sparked additional retail promotions, aiding sales of cheese. But as schools let out, milk processors plan to re-route volumes to their balancing plants.

Personnel file

Sargento promotes Bartnik; Bastian joins Idaho dairy group; remembering Elwood Kirkpatrick

Kirkpatrick served the dairy industry for over 28 years in various leadership positions, including 26 years as president of Michigan Milk Producers Association.

May 27, 2016

News about people in the dairy processing industry: William (Bill) Bartnik, Eric Bastian and Elwood Kirkpatrick.

Nutrition labels

FDA to require ‘added sugar’ statement on new nutrition facts label

The Food and Drug Administration says the “refreshed design and relevant information” contained in the label “will help consumers make healthy food choices”

May 20, 2016

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today updated the nutrition facts label for packaged foods.

Sales are on the move for yogurt drinks and kefir products

May 5, 2016

While yogurt sales increased a bit; those of other cultured dairy products, like yogurt drinks, kefir and cottage cheese, are seeing greater sales growth.

Nestle removes HFCS, GMO ingredients from ice creams

May 4, 2016

Nestlé Dreyer’s Ice Cream, Oakland, Calif., announced in April that it will remove artificial colors and flavors, highfructose corn syrup and GMO ingredients from six ice cream and frozen dessert brands

Dairy conference

How will expanded drug-residue testing affect grade ‘A’ products?

IDFA adds a new session to the Milk and Cultured Dairy Products Conference

May 2, 2016

IDFA adds a new session to Milk and Cultured Dairy Products conference that focuses on plans to expand requirements for testing veterinary drug residues in milk.