Dairy

Quality Chekd Dairies announced the selection of Umpqua Dairy Products Company (Roseburg, OR) as one of five finalists competing for the 2012 Production Excellence Award, which recognizes the best single plant for production quality excellence. …

Galaxy Nutritional Foods, America’s leading producer of cheese alternatives, announced today the launch of its new product offering – Vegan Shreds. The new line is available in Mozzarella and Mexican flavors and is made from non-genetically modified (Non GMO) ingredients with a unique soy free cornstarch base. Galaxy’s new Vegan Shred products will be sold in natural food and health food stores throughout the United States beginning in April 2012. …

IN the Greek yogurt business, frequently trumpeted as the latest superfood, manufacturers jockey for market share; Loblaws last year began re-merchandising the dairy section of some stores in part to showcase its Greek yogourts, and publications, including the Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic, have analyzed the phenomenon of soaring sales: from $60 million annually to $1.5 billion in just five years in the United States. …

Oakhurst Dairy, northern New England’s largest independent family-owned dairy company, announced today that its 12th annual Egg Nog campaign to support The Salvation Army raised $19,500. The family-owned New England dairy donates five cents for every container of Oakhurst Egg Nog and Lite Egg Nog sold during the holiday season. To date, the company has donated more than $200,000 to The Salvation Army through this annual tradition. …

Americans are expected to spend nearly $300 million on chocolate this Valentine's Day, but only a lucky portion will be able to find new PHILADELPHIA INDULGENCE, the creamy chocolate spread from the makers of PHILADELPHIA cream cheese just now making its way onto supermarket shelves.* …