Dairy

General Mills confirmed today that Yoplait S.A.S. has reached an agreement to terminate the current Yoplait brand license in Canada on September 1, 2012. At that time, General Mills Canada will begin to market, sell and distribute Yoplait yogurt products in Canada under license from Yoplait S.A.S. The current Canadian licensee, Ultima Foods, will continue to produce Yoplait branded products to be sold by General Mills Canada under a multi-year manufacturing agreement. …

Actress Nina Dobrev of "The Vampire Diaries" understands that good role modeling starts with simple, positive acts like these. That's why she and her mother are teaming up with the National Milk Mustache "got milk?"® Campaign and Seventeen magazine to launch "Like Her, Like Me" —a program that draws attention to the many ways in which moms and teens can positively influence each other. …

Butter just got better. Smart Balance, the maker of great tasting heart-healthier products, is introducing a new line of creamy spreadable butters that are now available in grocery stores nationwide. …

The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today announced that they have signed an agreement to co-locate PROCESS EXPO and the International Dairy Show in Chicago, beginning in 2013. …

Do you know where your butter comes from? Mine comes from Stirling, northwest of Belleville. The Stirling Creamery has been a fixture there since 1925 (although it’s now owned by Butterball Farms out of Michigan). Toronto foodies and chefs have gone mad for master butter maker Chet Blair’s cold barrel churned work. …