Articles Tagged with ''dairy''

The board of directors of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said it voted Wednesday to switch the association's dairy trade show to "an annual event focused on the dairy industry."

Dairy giant Dean Foods, Dallas, said it will promote Joseph Scalzo to Dean Foods chief operating officer, effective November 1.

Jack Brown, chairman, president and CEO of Stater Bros. Holdings, Inc. said Stater Bros.Markets, completed the sale of Santee Dairies to Dallas-based Dean Foods Inc.

Jolly Llama Company LLC, Oakland, Calif., says its single-serve tubes of Jolly Llama Squeezable Whole Fruit Sorbets have been a hit with grown-ups and kids alike.

Continuing its expansion into the United States, Mexico's Grupo Lala has finalized its acquisition of New Jersey-based Farmland Dairies.

Canadian dairy giant Saputo inc., Montreal., said it received a copy of an unsolicited below market "mini-tender" offer made by TRC Capital Corporation (TRC), Edmonton, Alberta, to purchase up to 3,000,000 common shares of Saputo.

Agropur, a Canadian dairy cooperative, said its Schroeder Company subsidiary in Maplewood, Minn., purchased Farmland Dairies' UHT milk processing plant in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Diversified bakery, meat and prepared foods giant Sara Lee Corp., Downers Grove, Ill., said it hired Marcel H.M. Smits as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Oct. 1.

Here's an example of "inspired" product development. The Breyers Yogurt Co., Boulder, Colo., has introduced the Breyers Inspirations line with such flavors as Chocolate Chip and Mint Chocolate Chip.