Articles by Staff Reporter, International Dairy Foods Association

IDFA on Monday asked the Federal Trade Commission to allow more time for food manufacturers and industry groups to respond to the Interagency Working Group's proposed guidelines for advertising and marketing foods to children and teens. On Tuesday, the FTC responded, saying the IWG had agreed to extend the comment period by 30 days to July 14, 2011. …

U.S. dairies are generating record production as farmers seek to benefit from a rally in milk prices that is boosting costs for shoppers at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) and eroding profit for Starbucks Corp. …

General Mills said today that it signed definitive agreements with PAI partners and Sodiaal to acquire a 51 percent controlling interest in Yoplait S.A.S. and a 50 percent interest in a related entity that holds the worldwide Yoplait brands for approximately €810 million. …