Month: February 2012

Report Highlights U.S. Concerns About Expanding U.S.-New Zealand Dairy Trade

February 27, 2012 National Milk Producers Federation

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) said today that a new report on the anti-competitive practices pervasive in the New Zealand dairy industry highlights why the U.S. dairy farmer sector is so concerned with including U.S.-New Zealand dairy trade in a potential Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement (FTA). The issue is one that NMPF has addressed through its comments to the Obama Administration on TPP, including in its 2010 testimony to the U.S. International Trade Commission. NMPF applauded the new report’s effort to shed more light on this critical concern. …

Pastured Egg Business Blooms

February 27, 2012 Deborah Gates, The Daily Times

The Morisons have found a market for their pasteurized eggs, selling to a Community Supported Agriculture, or a CSA, on the western shore that serves organic chain groceries in the Washington and Baltimore markets. "There is a growing demand for pasture-raised eggs. Studies say they are higher in Omega 3, lower in cholesterol and have more benefits to them," Carole Morison said. "There is a market and people are willing to pay the price." …

West Liberty Foods Facility Earns 'Landfill Free' Status From NSF-ISR

February 27, 2012 West Liberty Foods

West Liberty Foods, L.L.C. announced today that its Tremonton, Utah facility has successfully achieved 'landfill free' status. This status was independently verified by NSF International Strategic Registrations Ltd. (NSF-ISR), a leader in management systems registrations whose parent organization NSF International writes standards and tests that certify products for the food, water, building products and consumer goods industries. …

Market Research Projects Foodservice Disposables Market Growth At 5.4% CAGR Through 2015

February 27, 2012 MarketResearch.com

World demand for foodservice disposables is projected to grow 5.4 percent per year to over $53 billion in 2015. Gains will be driven by gains in the foodservice industry, which will accelerate from the rates seen over the 2000-2010 period due to improvements in global economic conditions, increasingly fast-paced lifestyles and growth in away-from-home food spending. …

Willow Tree Poultry Farm: Same Quality Product Under Different Processes

February 27, 2012 Pamela Berard, New England Business Bulletin

Willow Tree Poultry Farm, the Attleboro-based producer of chicken products — perhaps best-known for its deli chicken salad and chicken pot pies — has undergone some major changes in the past few years — including a facility upgrade, the creation of a management team, the addition of new products, a number of green initiatives, and recent expansion into new markets. But there's one thing that hasn't changed. …