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NFRA members name Shaw
as president of association

The National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA) has appointed H V “Skip” Shaw Jr as president and chief executive officer....

Dean Foods Co transitions
Schepps-brand products
to Oak Farms in DFW area

Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) plans to convert its retail Schepps-brand dairy products to the Oak Farms brand in the Dallas-Fort Worth TX area by early 2011....

Global ice cream market
belies a chilly economy

According to Mintel Global Market Navigator (GMN), ice cream retailers are scooping up the profits despite a chilly economy....

DairyTrace helps track
raw milk to origin farms

Dairy.com, provider of web-based supply chain systems, introduced DairyTrace at the 2010 International Dairy Show, which is running through September 15 at the Dallas (TX) Convention Center....

‘Building Healthy Families’
theme for Dairy Month
brings a flock of Penguins

The National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA) recognized the best marketing efforts supporting June Dairy Month with 30 Gold and 40 Silver Penguin Awards in 14 different retail categories....

Agro Farma will expand
Chobani yogurt production

Agro Farma plans to expand its South Edmeston NY manufacturing facility–production hub for Chobani, the company’s Greek yogurt brand....

Meritor 14X drive axles
drive Shamrock Foods

New Meritor 14X drive axles are outfitted on 105 new heavy-duty tractors being put into service by Shamrock Foods Company, a private motor carrier based in Phoenix AZ....

Operation Hoodsie Cup
delivers sweet relief,
opens channel to youth

Under the leadership of Mayor Thomas Menino, the Boston Police Department will launch a new way to engage with communities and build trust among Boston’s youth. ...

Sale of Michael Foods
to GS Capital Partners
affiliates is completed

Michael Foods Inc announced that its parent, Michael Foods Group Inc (formerly M-Foods Holdings Inc) closed a previously announced transaction under which its owners, affiliates of Thomas H Lee Partners LP (THL), and certain current and former members of management sold Michael Foods to affiliates of GS Capital Partners....

Foster Farms Dairy
selects HighJump WMS

Foster Farms Dairy has selected the HighJump warehouse management system (WMS) to optimize its operations....

Dean Foods, Thermo King
unveil vehicle that has
eco-friendly reefer system

Dean Foods (NYSE: DF), a leading dairy processor and owner of a large refrigerated direct-store delivery distribution network, has unveiled a delivery vehicle equipped with a new prototype truck refrigeration system developed by Thermo King....

FreshDirect puts farmer’s
market at customer’s door

Turn off the alarm clock and sleep in; the weekly early morning dash to the Farmer’s Market for fresh salad greens and pasture-raised eggs has just ended....

Dairy.com celebrates
10 years of innovations

Dairy.com, a provider of web-based supply chain, transportation, and commodity trading systems for the dairy industry, commemorates 10 years of operation....

Hercules’ hybrid reefer
truck designed to run
green—and save green

Hercules Manufacturing Company has received five additional orders after a presentation and inspection of its green hybrid vehicle to Prairie Farms Dairy Inc recently....

Michael Foods to be sold
to GS Capital Partners
affiliates for $1.7 billion

Michael Foods Inc announced that its parent, M-Foods Holdings Inc, has signed a definitive agreement under which its owners, affiliates of Thomas H Lee Partners LP and certain current and former members of management, will sell Michael Foods to affiliates of GS Capital Partners....