Dairy Business News
A major employer in New London, Wis., says it will be shutting its doors.
Final details might not come until August.
With milk prices near a record, it costs Fonterra more to make other products with the milk it can’t process into powder.
Hawaii land officials have approved a nearly 1,400-acre dairy farm and cheesery on the Big Island.
“No one country has any right to own common food names for their exclusive use.” -- NMPF’s Jim Mulhern
As part of trade talks, the EU wants to ban the use of names like Parmesan, feta and Gorgonzola on cheese made in the U.S.
The charges against the New Zealand dairy giant stemmed from last year’s botulism scare.
The Department of Natural Resources in Iowa says sludge from a northwest Iowa cheese processing plant overflowed from a storage tank and flowed into a nearby stream.
The largest capital project undertaken since California Dairies Inc. built its Visalia plant in 2007, the new evaporator will increase the co-op’s ability to meet tight export specifications on value-added milk powders.
Two critical aspects of milk handling have helped keep safety and quality concerns at a minimal: milk cooling and pasteurization.
Yogurt shipment was blocked by Russian import restrictions.
The Turlock facility will produce a variety of milk powders for global distribution.
House Speaker John Boehner’s refusal to allow a floor vote effectively killed the proposal.
Wisconsin farmers pay an average of 25¢/cwt; North Dakota farmers, $1.26.
Danone, the world’s biggest yogurt maker, canceled its supply contract with New Zealand’s Fonterra and is seeking compensation for last year’s product recall over a contamination scare.
The deal will help Lactalis reduce its reliance on Europe, where it gets 60 percent of its revenue.
Indiana’s Fair Oaks Farms is taking a $400,000-$500,000 loss each day for milk that doesn’t make it to the marketplace.
A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit that claims Dean Foods conspired with another milk processor and a dairy cooperative to reduce competition in the milk industry.
More than 200,000 metric tonnes of dairy products, destined for delivery across Brazil, are expected to pass through the distribution center per year.
Some 323 employees at a milk-processing plant in northern New Jersey have gotten pink slips just before Christmas.
Saputo Inc., Canada’s biggest milk processor, raised its bid for Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory Co. to A$537 million ($480 million), after a ruling from Australia’s takeover regulator.
Greek yogurt maker increases production and innovation as sales have increased 32% year-to-date and are projected to grow even higher in 2014.
The Sartori cheese company plans to spend $14 million to expand and renovate its plants in Antigo and Plymouth, Wis.
Construction is finishing up on a new cheese plant in Brookings, S.D.
A South Dakota Legislative panel on Tuesday approved proposed state rules covering the production, testing and labeling of raw milk sold in the state.
After a nationwide vote, a new cartoon character helping to build awareness of the advantages of real dairy foods has a name: DairyUS
Dairy processors say the state is competing to seize global opportunities.
The contest for dairy manufacturing capacity continues as bidders attempt to raise production and add export infrastructure amid rising demand in Asia.
Empire Specialty Cheese Co., a maker of ricotta and mozzarella cheese, says it’s retooling an idle food-processing facility to make more cheese.
Canada’s Saputo seeks to tap growing demand in China with purchase of Australian cheese and butter plant.