Retailer predicts yogurt and cottage cheese have "staying power."

Cincinnati-based Graeter’s Ice Cream has served the Midwest since 1870. Dairy Foods visited the plant in April to check out its 30,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, opened in 2010. 

The FTC sued to block the merger in February, alleging the transaction was anticompetitive. 

The FTC alleges that the deal is anticompetitive. But Kroger says the "proposed merger with Albertsons Cos. will produce meaningful and measurable benefits for customers, associates and communities across the country."

The assets have become available due to The Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. Inc. merger.

Murray's new look features playful illustrations that bring the upbeat experience at their cheese counter.

Private-label milk sales account for a large percentage of these sales, reaching $8.6B in the same period. Natural cheese placed a close second at $8.1 billion,

The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, announced the second year of its Go Fresh & Local Supplier Accelerator, a program designed to enhance and accelerate the selection of local items sold in Kroger-owned stores.