Wisconsin Dairy, Meet Italian Cheeses From Burnett Dairy Co-Op

Three hundred miles north of Madison in a small town called Grantsburg near the Minnesota border, the Burnett Dairy Co-op has been supporting farmers for over forty years. Dairy farming is notoriously difficult in this area, yet the co-op buys milk from 240 milk patrons, area farmers who truck their milk to the dairy from up to seventy-five miles away. Its a support system thats vital for the area.

Daisy Brand Selects Junction Solutions & Microsoft Dynamics AX

October 19, 2010 Daisy Brand

Junction Solutions today announced that Dallas-based Daisy Brand has selected JunctionF/B for Dairy, its end-to-end solution set for the dairy industry.

Sale! Half Off!

October 19, 2010 Editorial, Chicago Tribune

Researchers in England say they tested supermarket customers’ responses to offers of bargains on certain items such as milk and bread. Researchers discovered that finding a great deal is equatable to sexual arousal.

Kraft Foods Named To Carbon Disclosure Project’s Leadership Index

October 15, 2010 Kraft Foods

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has commended Kraft Foods for its approach to climate change disclosure adding the company to the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index for the first time and joining the top scoring 10 percent of the world’s companies in the Global 500 and S&P 500. Kraft Foods is the only U.S.-based food company on the Leadership Index.

IOM, Industry Move Forward On Front-Of-Pack Labeling Schemes

Front-of-package labeling systems have landed on the agendas of a number of groups, including the Institute of Medicine and the food industry, led by the Grocery Manufacturers Association. Although the recommendations may differ, all efforts aim to enhance point-of-purchase nutrition information for consumers to help them make more informed purchasing decisions.