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Dean Foods Appoints Eric Beringause As President, CEO

Dallas, Texas-based Dean Foods Co. has appointed Eric Beringause president and CEO and a member of the Dean Foods Board of Directors, effective July 29. Beringause succeeds Ralph Scozzafava, who has stepped down as CEO and resigned from his position on the board.  Beringause has more than 30 years of transformational leadership and operational experience […]

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Lancaster Local, Noluma Team Up To Offer Light-Protected Milk

Noluma International has partnered with Lancaster Local to roll out light-protected packaging that preserves the nutrients, flavor and quality of Lancaster Local’s new organic milk with A2A2 protein. Lancaster Local is a Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based community of farmers that produce Grade A milk. Research shows that in as little as an hour, retail and other indoor lights such […]

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Top 10 Summer Fancy Food Show Trends Revealed

The Specialty Food Association (SFA) held its 2019 Summer Fancy Food Show June 23-25 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City.  “It’s fascinating to observe the ever-evolving specialty food marketplace, which has grown into a nearly $150 billion industry,” said Denise Purcell, director of content for the SFA. “From the uptick of members […]

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MVP Dairy Opens New Ohio Production Facility To Supply Danone

MVP Dairy, a partnership between McCarty Family Farms and VanTilburg Farms, has opened a new dairy in northern Mercer County, Ohio, creating 35 new local jobs.  MVP Dairy produces fresh milk that is Non-GMO Project Verified for Danone North America, a leading U.S. yogurt maker. The dairy is 18 miles from Danone’s facility in Minster, […]

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T. Marzetti Co. Opens Innovation Center In Ohio

T. Marzetti Co. has opened the Innovation Center at Green Meadows. The 45,000-s.f. state-of-the-art facility in Lewis Center, Ohio, will allow the company to expand its research and development, food safety, regulatory and quality assurance space and bring the culinary arts, food science and technology under one roof to share ideas and collaborate on new […]

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Celebrity Goat Cheese Launching Eight Seasonal Flavors This Year

Celebrity Goat Cheese will launch eight new flavors of goat cheese this year. The new cheeses debuted at the 2019 Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City June 23-25. The flavored cheeses will be available seasonally and supported through an ongoing video and social media campaign. These flavors are on trend and meeting a […]

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Lactalis Group Acquires Ehrmann’s U.S. Yogurt Division

Lactalis Group in Buffalo, New York, has acquired Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy, the U.S. yogurt business of Ehrmann AG, a Bavaria, Germany-based dairy company. The acquisition was completed on July 5. Established in 2009, Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy has two state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities that employ 250 people in Brattleboro, Vermont, and Casa Grande, Arizona. The plants manufacture […]

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Milk: Organic Or Conventional?

by Cindy Sorensen/founder and CEO, The Grocery Group When I find myself in a conversation with a consumer about his or her preference for organic milk vs. conventionally produced milk, I like to inquire about the reason behind their preference. They usually tell me they prefer organic milk because they think it tastes better, is […]