Month: April 2012

Appearing on behalf of the International Dairy Foods Association, Jon Davis, president and CEO of Davisco Foods International, testified today before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry about dairy provisions in the draft 2012 Farm Bill. Davis explained why his company and others are opposed to including a new program designed to control milk prices in the Farm Bill. Davis, who appeared at a press briefing with other dairy industry leaders and visited Senate offices on Tuesday, told subcommittee members that his family's business has put expansion plans on hold until the supply management issue is resolved. …

Olive Garden's Italian salad dressing and shredded cheese are now for sale in Sam's Club stores across the country. The Italian chain, owned by Orlando-based Darden Restaurants, said Wednesday the products will be sold at Sam's Club stores exclusively for a year.

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Crystal Farms®, the third-largest cheese company in the U.S., today announces new stand-up packaging for its 8-ounce shredded cheese line. The new pouch uses 20 percent less packaging but still contains the same two cups of cheese. Crystal Farms’ packaging technology produces the right size bag for the amount of cheese inside. …