Month: January 2015

Fritz Leeman, Owner Of Brewster Dairy, Receives 2015 NCI Laureate Award

January 30, 2015 The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA)

The National Cheese Institute has bestowed its highest honor, the NCI Laureate Award, on Fritz Leeman, owner of Brewster Dairy, Inc., in Brewster, Ohio. NCI Chairman Mike Reidy, who is senior vice president, corporate affairs, Leprino Foods Company, presented the award to Leeman during a special ceremony this week at the International Dairy Foods Association's Dairy Forum in Boca Raton, Fla. …

California Milk Advisory Board 2015 Executive Committee Officers

January 30, 2015 California Milk Advisory Board

Newly elected 2015 officers of the California Milk Advisory Board Executive Committee are (top row, left to right): Member-at-Large Tony Louters of Merced, Treasurer Jim Ahlem of Hilmar and Vice Chairman Dante Migliazzo of Atwater. Shown in the bottom row (left to right) are Secretary Jeff Wilbur of Tulare, Member-at-Large James Netto of Hanford, Member-at-Large Essie Bootsma of Lakeview and Chairman Richard Wagner of Escalon. …

Plymouth, PA Stroehmann Bakery Owner To Move From Area

January 30, 2015 Gary Puleo, Main Line Media News

Bimbo Bakeries USA, which has owned the Stroehmann Bread Co. for six years, announced this week that it will end production at its West Ridge Pike bakery in Plymouth, which has turned out the iconic sliced bread and buns popularized for decades by the white-mustachioed, Pennsylvania Dutch mascot Grampa Stroehmann. …

Bimbo Bakeries USA Will Close Its Fresno Baking Plant On March 27

January 30, 2015 Tim Sheehan, Fresno Bee

Bimbo Bakeries USA will close its Fresno baking plant in late March with plans to shift production to other company bakeries, primarily in Sacramento. …

Flowers Foods Announces Transition In Manufacturing Leadership

January 30, 2015 Flowers Foods

Flowers Foods, Inc. has announced two executive transitions in the company's manufacturing leadership, effective immediately: …