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.
Now describing itself as a "global powerhouse in snacks, confectionery and quick meals," Kraft Foods Inc., Northfield, Ill., used the 2010 Food Marketing Institute show in Las Vegas to debut more than 30 new products, including several refrigerated offerings.
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.
Bongrain Cheese USA, New Holland, Pa., said it completed a "significant expansion" at its West Coast (Fleur De Lait) plant in the City of Industry, Calif.
Whether they're interesting in cooking -- or just snacking -- consumers
will still get full flavor with 25 percent less sodium in the latest
new offering from Sargento Foods Inc.
Natural and specialty blended cheeses will pace future growth in a $14 billion retail market that is projected to be on fire by 2020, according to Packaged Facts.
Recognizing that salt consumption has long been a health concern, deli meats and cheese marketer Boar's Head, Sarasota, Fla., says it is addressing the topic -- head on.