Chicken and prepared meats giant Tyson Foods Inc., Springdale, Ark., announced several personnel appointments.

Industrial cheese, ingredient and sauce supplier Sargento Food Ingredients, Plymouth, Wis., launched the Sargento Idea Center (www.SargentoIdeaCenter.com), a virtual creativity kitchen.

Just in time for summer fiestas, Sargento Foods Inc., Plymouth, Wis., added an Authentic Mexican cheese variety to its Artisan Blends cheese line.

Rising Sun Farms, Phoenix, Ore., offers Cheese Tortettes (cheese spreads) in three-ounce grab-and-go sizes. Varieties include Artichoke Lemon, Chocolate Mocha, Gorgonzola, Key Lime, Pesto Dried Tomato and Sweet Pepper & Chipotle.

While some businesses are cutting back operations and personnel, one that isn't is Pace Dairy, a 35-year-old cheese processor in Rochester, Minn.

I.J. White Systems reveals a new ULTRA line of Vertical Pouch Systems for chilling and blast freezing.

Looking to increase its U.S. presence and boost its whey protein business, Arla Foods Amba, Viby, Denmark, said it agreed to a whey processing and marketing deal with Green Meadows Foods, LLC.

Despite some thoughts of moving a new plant south of Syracuse, N.Y., Great Lakes Cheese, Hiram, Ohio, will finish a $67 million facility in Adams, N.Y.

Cheese and cultured products giant Schreiber Foods Inc., Green Bay, Wis., promoted Staci Kring to vice president-retail sales.

Milk and cheese processing giant Emmi, Lucerne, Switzerland, said it purchased Roth Kase USA Ltd., a Monroe, Wis., specialty cheese processor.