Articles Tagged with ''dairy''

It only makes sense that farmers should know a thing or two about growing cycles. However, most members of the Organic Valley Family of Farms cooperative are dairy farmers, so the annual “harvest” takes on a different meaning.

Refrigerated and frozen products such as Yoplait yogurt and Green Giant vegetables helped General Mills Inc., Minneapolis, post a 14 percent net sales gain.

Brett Favre a Jet? Although Wisconsinites weren’t able to control their football fortunes, there’s one Wisconsin-based company proving that it can control something of vital importance to food processors: the supply chain.

Diversified frozen food giant Schwan Food Company, Marshall, Minn., said it hired Yvonne La Penotiere as the company's first chief strategy and marketing officer.

Global food processing equipment supplier CFS, Bakel, The Netherlands, said it hired Brian McCluskie to become chief executive officer effective August 1, 2008.

Market researcher Packaged Facts, New York, recently projected that the U.S. market for ice cream and related frozen desserts will grow by $4 billion and reach $27.6 billion by 2012.

Nestle Prepared Foods Co. will build a 265,000-sq.-ft. distribution center beside the company's Mt. Sterling, Ky., plant.

Sara Lee Corp. appointed Margaret (Peggy) Foran executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective June 30.

Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Holdings Inc. named Tony Sarsam and Rhonda Ramlo to new senior executive positions.

Perhaps the best word to describe Dean Foods Co.’s financial situation is “fluid.” That is to say that the Dallas dairy giant’s fortunes have been bleak - though officials expect that to improve during the second half of this next fiscal calendar year.