Wisconsin Study Finds Big Dairies Produce Cleaner Milk

September 8, 2011 Dinesh Ramde, Associated Press

With buying from small, local, family-run farms becoming more popular, the results of a new study from Wisconsin could be surprising: It found that milk from big dairies is cleaner than that from small ones.

WhiteWave Foods, University Of Colorado Team Up To Present Homegrown Heroes

September 8, 2011 WhiteWave Foods

The University of Colorado athletic department and WhiteWave Foods have teamed up to present the WhiteWave Homegrown Hero, honoring a CU student athlete, coach or staff member who grew up in Colorado and has excelled for the Buffaloes. WhiteWave has strong Colorado roots with two of its brands, Silk® and Horizon®, starting in Colorado and creating the categories they now lead.

Prairie Farms Dairy "Moo-Ves" Into School Year With New Milk Flavors

September 8, 2011 Prairie Farms Dairy

Prairie Farms Dairy today announced the launch of its new flavored school milk products. Chocolate milk is the flavor-of-choice for students and is a healthy alternative to sodas and fruit juices. Prairie Farms has taken the best and made it better by reformulating chocolate milk into a fat-free, lower sugar product.

ABA Board To Talk Commodities With CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

September 8, 2011 American Bakers Association

The American Bakers Association is pleased to announce that Commodities Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler will round out the speaker line up for the joint meeting of the ABA and Allied Trades of the Baking Industry (ATBI) Boards. Chairman Gensler will address the groups at their meeting on Sept. 21 in Washington, D.C.

Steamboat Spring's Chocolate Soup Selling Its Confections At Whole Foods

Chocolate Soup is selling its milk chocolate almond and dark chocolate pistachio macaroons and its Bella Luna graham crackers at Whole Foods Market stores in the company's Rocky Mountain region. The products were introduced in some Whole Foods stores last week.