Dairy

Recognizing the value of music education for all students, Stremicks Heritage Foods, makers of 8th Continent Soymilk, has announced the launch of an interactive campaign that helps advance in-school music lessons. The “Nice Job, Mom: We Rock” program invites moms to www.8thContinent.com/werock to share, in 50 words or less, the tips and tricks that make them a rock star.
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All-natural cheese with 1/3 less cholesterol and no additives is now available globally for purchase and private labeling, according to the dairy division of Alliance Enterprises of SE Wisconsin, LLC. Full-fat, reduced-fat and fat-free cheeses can now be produced using the all-natural, patented Benelact® technology, which reduces cholesterol while retaining taste, functionality and nutrients in milk products. …

With nearly 80 percent of consumers buying a potato product on a regular basis, Santa Barbara Bay's new Tater Toppers provides a whole new potato experience, a one-stop shop for flavor that can be savored. The dairy-based potato toppings provide the perfect potato addition with eye-popping taste – from typical potato condiments like butter, sour cream, cheese, pepper, bacon bits, chives – and much more. With all these toppings in one 9 oz. container, there is nothing else like it! …

From our perspective, the competitive landscape within the milk aisle has changed considerably during the last several years. But more importantly, it now appears that the competitive advantages we once believed Dean Foods DF possessed (namely as a low-cost operator with significant scale in a highly fragmented industry) seem to have eroded away as a result of the structural shift in what is essentially a commodity market. …

Borden Dairy Company, one of the most trusted brands in the dairy industry, announced today that it will bring its premium milk to dairy aisles in the Sunshine State. Florida-based Velda Farms has changed its name to Borden Dairy Company of Florida to help relaunch the brand and expand its distribution in Florida. Borden® milk will be available at more than 2,000 local retailers, such as Walmart, Kmart, Sedano's, Walgreens and 7-Eleven beginning June 20. …