The Michigan Milk Producers Association, a dairy cooperative based in Novi, Mich., purchased the Guggisberg Deutsch Käse Haus in Middlebury, Ind., from Guggisberg Cheese Co., Millersburg, Ohio.
Owners and presidents of dairy processing firms have the highest job satisfaction, according to our exclusive survey. Employees are happiest with their immediate co-workers, but when it comes to the brass, not so much.
Any dairy farmer can attest that contented cows give better milk. But how satisfied are employees of dairy processing firms? Are they happy where they are working, or are they job hopping?
Canada delivered solid growth with chocolate and ice cream for Nestle. Danone’s U.S. market share is 36%.
October 21, 2016
Nestle reported sales increased to CHF 65.5 billion for the first nine months of the year. Danone also reported that sales increased through three quarters of 2016.
Publix, Wells Enterprises, Blue Bell and Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co. recall ice cream made with cookie dough pieces supplied by Aspen Hills.
October 14, 2016
Ice cream made with cookie dough inclusions supplied by Aspen Hills is recalled by at least four U.S. dairy processors due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
At today’s prices, the decline in U.S. cheese consumption due to the loss of common food names could amount to $2.3 billion in lost sales in three years.
October 11, 2016
The European Union aims to prevent U.S. dairy food manufacturers from using cheese names such as feta and parmesan. An dairy industry analysis predicts losses in the billions of dollars to processors and rising prices for consumers.
In September, Petaluma, Calif.-based Clover Stornetta Farms said it will convert its conventional milk products to be Non-GMO Project Verified over the next two years.
How are consumers able to reduce packaging and food waste and further environmental sustainability, and how can CPG companies—especially those in the dairy case—provide solutions for them? A pair of recent reports provides clues.
A survey finds that millennials want fresh, healthy, prepared and portable food. Dairy processors can support their supermarket customers by offering these options and formats.
October 5, 2016
A nationwide survey of more than 1,800 shoppers by the Private Label Manufacturers Association reveals that millennials love food but want food done their way.
Blue Bell Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling select products produced in its Alabama plant made with a chocolate chip cookie dough ingredient.
September 22, 2016
Blue Bell Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling select products produced in its Sylacauga, Alabama, plant because they were made with a chocolate chip cookie dough ingredient supplied by a third party supplier Aspen Hills, Inc., due to the potential for it to contain Listeria monocytogenes.