DairiConcepts, L.P., a Springfield, Mo., joint venture between Fonterra and Dairy Farmers of America, said it acquired the U.S. hard Italian cheese business of Swiss Valley Farms (SVF).
Michael Foods, Inc. Minnetonka, Minn., said its parent, M-Foods Holdings, Inc., signed a definitive agreement under which its owners, affiliates of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. ("THL") and certain current and former members of management, will sell Michael Foods to affiliates of GS Capital Partners.
The Associated Press reported that cheese and whey protein processor Bongards' Creameries, Bongards, Minn., purchased a former ACH Food Companies plant in Humboldt, Tenn.
Dairy foods processor Foremost Farms USA, Baraboo, Wis., said it expects by early 2011 to complete an expansion at its Appleton, Wis., mozzarella cheese plant.