After 80 Years, Mel-O-Cream Mainly A Wholesale Business

Most of the Mel-O-Cream business is wholesale these days, with products sold to supermarket chains. There are still four independently owned franchise stores in Springfield and one in Lincoln. But the focus shifted from retail sales to wholesale just a few years after Kelly Sr. took over a Mel-O-Cream Donut franchise in Springfield in 1932.

Bimbo Bakeries USA Expands Distribution Of Sara Lee Breads

April 9, 2012 Bimbo Bakeries USA

Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU) introduces Sara Lee sliced bread products to the Northeast market, including Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. BBU will also expand its existing distribution network of Sara Lee breads in the Mid-Atlantic region, including Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

February Milk Production Improves In Wisconsin

Even discounting the additional Leap Day, milk producers in Wisconsin and Minnesota had a better February this year than they did last year.

Ruling In Federal Raw Milk Case May Bring Boost For Nebraska Producers

Nebraskans who sell raw milk may see a boost in out-of-state business. A federal judge in Sioux City, Iowa, has thrown out a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s ban on bringing unpasteurized raw milk across state lines.

Local Organic Milk Coming To Nova Scotians This June

Nova Scotians may be pouring their first glasses of local organic milk this coming June. It’s a big moment for organic dairy farmers, who have finally found a way to market their milk locally. Even though Nova Scotian farmers have been producing organic milk for six years, industry and political barriers have meant that it has all been getting dumped into the same big tanker truck as conventionally-produced milk.