Dairy

JVM Sales Corp d/b/a Milano’s Cheese Corp. has recently been awarded the SQF 2000 Level 3 Excellent Certification by the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), the leading global authority on food safety and quality control in the food service industry. …

Meijer, the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer, announced today the acquisition of plant operations at Bareman's Dairy, a local family-owned company based in Holland, Mich. Meijer's move into dairy production will also include a more than $8 million investment to expand the Bareman's dairy plant in Holland, Mich. …

Dean Foods Company announced the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in the previously disclosed Tennessee Retailer Action has entered a judgment ordering that the Action be dismissed in its entirety, that plaintiffs recover nothing from the Company or other defendants, and that the Company and other defendants recover costs from the plaintiffs. …

Crystal Farms® is excited to announce that all Sunday home games during the 2012 Minnesota Twins season will be Crystal Farms Kids Day at Target Field. …

It’s official: Dairy farmer-owned Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) makes some of the world’s best dairy products. An international panel of judges awarded gold medals to two AMPI entries in the 2012 World Championship Cheese Contest. The biennial competition, held in Madison, Wis., attracted more than 2,500 cheese and butter entries from around the globe. …