Wisconsin Cheesemakers: Are You Prepared To Withstand A Product Recall

The Wisconsin Specialty Cheese Institute kicks off 2014 with a dynamic educational session on product recall preparation at its Feb. 21 meeting.

Operators Are Capitalizing On The Popularity Of Soup & Salad

February 6, 2014 Technomic

Soup, a classic comfort food, and salad, quintessential healthy fare, are favorites of the American diet. Ongoing emphasis on healthful eating, along with the rise of the fast-casual segment and retail prepared foods—both strong channels for soup and salad—continue to keep these offerings in the limelight.

Continental Sausage Earns National Accolades With 2014 Good Food Award

February 6, 2014 Continental Sausage

Continental Sausage, a Colorado-based, European-style gourmet sausage producer for more than 40 years, has recently been awarded the 2014 Good Food award for its popular bison pastrami. The Good Food Awards honor companies that create food products with real, local ingredients and respect for animals through economically and socially sustainable practices.

De Jong Clan Plans Visalia Cheese Plant

The De Jong family — Arie and Maartge and their 10 children — relocated from the Netherlands in 1949 settling in San Diego County, launching Hollandia Dairy. Today, Visalia dairyman Arie De Jong, son of the founder, says family dairies are spread across eight states with cow numbers on the order of 250,000.

International Dairy Show Recognized, Shares Exciting Updates For 2015

Dairy industry suppliers and processors attended the International Dairy Show Advisory Committee meeting during Dairy Forum 2014 last month to discuss plans for the 2015 International Dairy Show in Chicago. Representatives from more than 25 exhibiting companies and IDFA board members learned about continued enhancements for the 2015 show and heard IDFA's exciting new ideas for promoting this and future shows.