Dairy Distribution

Dairy distribution news, information from Refrigerated Transporter magazine

US Justice Department
files antitrust lawsuit
against Dean Foods Co
 

Jan 26, 2010

The US Department of Justice has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Dean Foods Company challenging its April 2009 acquisition of Foremost Farms USA’s Consumer Products Division....

FDA takes action against
New Jersey cheese maker
 

Jan 5, 2010

The US Food and Drug Administration announced intentions to ask a federal court to shut down a New Jersey cheese manufacturer with an alleged history of operating under unsanitary conditions and producing cheese contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes....

Trega Foods expands,
acquires Green Meadows
 

Dec 4, 2009

Agropur’s board of directors announced that Trega Foods, the Canadian dairy cooperative’s US subsidiary, has acquired Green Meadows Foods, a new cheese factory in Hull IA....

Stater Bros completes
sale of Santee Dairies
 

Oct 16, 2009

Stater Bros Holdings Inc’s wholly owned subsidiary, Stater Bros Markets, has completed the sale of Santee Dairies to Dean Foods....

Azure LEEP Freeze plus
Kidron UltraTemp equals
cool decision for dairy
 

Oct 9, 2009

Azure Dynamics Corporation has received an order from Kidron Body Company for nine Low Emission Electric Power (LEEP Freeze) systems for Foster Farms Dairy....

Shamrock Farms to supply
milk for Subway restaurants
 

Oct 2, 2009

The Subway restaurant chain and Shamrock Farms are partnering to provide nutrient-rich milk as part of the Subway Fresh Fit meal selections. ...

Sargento Cheese again
salutes Perron Trucking
 

Aug 12, 2009

Sargento Cheese has again honored Perron Trucking. The carrier recently was awarded the 2008 Sargento Cheese Core Carrier Award for the second year in a row. ...

Great Lakes Cheese savors
benefits of CHEP pallets
 

Aug 1, 2009

Great Lakes Cheese is experiencing productivity and customer service improvements and is lowering its impact on the environment by shipping most of its products on pallets from CHEP....

National Dairy acquires
Promised Land operations
 

Jul 18, 2009

National Dairy LLC, one of the nation’s largest dairy processing companies, has announced the purchase of all-natural milk processor Promised Land Dairy Distribution Inc....

Dean Foods to acquire
Belgian firm’s division
 

Jun 16, 2009

Dean Foods Company has agreed to acquire the Alpro division of Vandemoortele NV, Belgium’s largest privately held food company....

Umpqua Dairy ‘HighJumps’
into greater DSD efficiency
 

Jun 1, 2009

Umpqua Dairy has reduced its direct labor expense, increased efficiency, and improved customer service since implementing systems from HighJump Software....

Mayfield Dairy Farms
recalls ice cream containers
 

May 12, 2009

Mayfield Dairy Farms is voluntarily recalling 1.5-quart containers of Mayfield Homemade Vanilla Select Ice Cream....

Dean Foods ‘off to a fast
start’ with strong 1Q 2009
 

May 4, 2009

Dean Foods Company earned $0.48 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, a 129% increase over $0.21 per diluted share in first quarter 2008....

Stater Bros Markets selling Santee Dairies  

Apr 14, 2009

Stater Bros Markets selling Santee Dairies to Dean Foods....

Unilever plans to close
ice cream plant in MA
 

Apr 7, 2009

Unilever, one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies, announced that it will be closing its manufacturing plant in Framingham MA....

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