Borden Dairy Co., Dallas, Texas, announced that two of Mexico's LALA product lines are now available for the first time in the United States— Frutas dairy and fruit beverages and LALA Oaxaca cheese.
3D Dairy Foods, Milwaukee, Wis., introduced Cheeserts NutriDairi desserts and Cheenaks NutriDairi snacks, a fresh dairy cheese product made of soft small cheese curds in flavored creamy sauce.
Hilmar Cheese Co., Inc., Hilmar, Calif., announced plans to increase cheese capacity and add 500-pound barrel production at its Dalhart, Texas, manufacturing site.
Sargento Foods Inc., Plymouth, Wis., announced plans to combine its foodservice and food ingredients divisions to form one division that houses both foodservice and ingredients.
Caves of Faribault, a Faribault, Minn.-based subsidiary of Swiss Valley Farms, a Dubuque, Iowa, producer of Blue cheese, Gorgonzola and other specialty cheeses, formed a strategic alliance with Norseland, Inc., a Darien, Conn.-based importer of Jarlsberg cheese in the United States.
Borden Dairy, Dallas, and Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), Kansas City, Mo., introduced GOOD2GETHER snack trays, a portable snack that combines real, natural cheese and crunchy mini-twist pretzels in a pre-packaged container.
Lion Ltd. opened The Heritage, a specialty cheese manufacturing hub in Burnie, Tasmania, that is said to be the largest specialty cheese facility in the Southern hemisphere.